Indiana's Spreading the Blame in That State Fair Stage Collapse

The State of Indiana released its official findings today in last summer's collapse of a stage at the state fair, and the blame goes mostly to the company that built the stage and the union that worked on it. The State Fair Commission, which runs the fair, also got a citation from the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But the biggest fine ($63,000) went to the stage builder ...
http://news.yahoo.com/indianas-spreading-blame-state-fair-stage-collapse-164343124.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:43 -0800

Indiana fines company, union in deadly stage collapse

(Reuters) - Indiana officials fined and cited the State Fair Commission, a stagehands union and a private company for safety violations on Wednesday over the summer stage collapse that killed seven people and injured dozens. The outdoor concert stage at the Indiana State Fair collapsed in heavy wind on August 13 just before the country duo Sugarland was set to perform. The Indiana Department of ...
http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-fines-company-union-deadly-stage-collapse-180423689.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:04:23 -0800

Indiana 'right to work' law: what it means for the pro-union Rust Belt

After a protracted battle, Indiana in early February elected to make union dues optional for workers in union jobs. It's the first state in more than 10 years to adopt a so-called right-to-work law and the first state ever in the industrial Midwest to go that route.
http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-law-means-pro-union-rust-belt-173800724.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:38:00 -0800

Indiana: Judge blocks right-to-work fines

A Marion County judge ordered Indiana House Republicans to return fines levied against House Democrats in the right-to-work battle last year and blocked $1,000-a-day fines levied this year.
http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-judge-blocks-fines-160846973.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:08:46 -0800

Indiana stage builder cited in state fair collapse

The company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse appeared to be indifferent to safety standards and fair officials were too slow to order an evacuation of the grounds, the state Department of Labor said Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-stage-builder-cited-state-fair-collapse-153120969.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:21:24 -0800

Indiana cites builder in deadly stage collapse

Agency issues 3 major safety violations, $63K fine against company behind stage that collapsed at state fair
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57373305/indiana-cites-builder-in-deadly-stage-collapse/

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:33:57 -0800

Indiana 'right to work' law: what it means for the anti-union Rust Belt

Indiana's new 'right to work' law is the first of its kind in the Midwest. But amid the region's disputed union issues, will the right-to-work law mean more jobs or lower wages for all workers?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2012/0207/Indiana-right-to-work-law-what-it-means-for-the-anti-union-Rust-Belt

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:54:16 -0800

Indiana Legislature Votes for Theocracy

Indiana voted last week to teach religious theories of the origin of life in public schools, including the Christian creation myth and Scientology.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/02/06/indiana-legislature-votes-for-theocracy/

Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:44:18 -0800

Indiana's Top Election Official Convicted of Voter Fraud

Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White was accused of lying about his home address on voter registration forms in order to continue receiving a stipend for serving on his town's council.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/06/146473653/indianas-top-election-official-convicted-of-voter-fraud?ft=1&f=1001

Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:20 -0800

Indiana Senate Sends Right-to-Work Bill for Daniels’s Signature

Indiana will become the nation’s 23rd right-to-work state after its Senate exempted nonunion employees from paying dues when working alongside their unionized colleagues.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-08/indiana-senate-sends-right-to-work-bill-for-daniels-s-signature.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:26:19 -0800