Sean Higgins

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Ninety-four percent of those represented by unions never voted for one, according to The Heritage Foundation. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn, wants to change that by requiring periodic referendums on continuing with a union. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans relaunch effort to beat back pro-union laws

Sean Higgins · May 25, 2017 9:34 pm

Lawmakers will take up legislation to increase accountability within the Department of Veterans Affairs and protect its whistleblowers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate to tackle VA reform

Sean Higgins · May 25, 2017 6:51 pm

The minimum wage would be raised from $7.25 to $15, a stark change for the Democratic Party, which was promoting an increase to $10.50 in 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats officially introduce $15 minimum wage bill

Sean Higgins · May 25, 2017 5:38 pm

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., said the micro-union rule allowing divisions within a larger company to organize is a mere gift to organize labor. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

GOP seeks to roll back ‘micro-union’ rule

Sean Higgins · May 24, 2017 10:21 pm

President Trump, with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinal Palace on Wednesday in Rome, has drawn support from an air traffic controllers' union and a trade group for his effort to create a nonprofit to control U.S. air traffic. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump plans to privatize air traffic control

Sean Higgins · May 24, 2017 9:58 pm

The insects were found in and around the food service areas and even on food trays served to patients at the Edward Hines Jr. VA hospital in Hines, Ill. (Courtesy Veterans Health/Flickr)

Veterans Affairs hospital staff knew of roaches on food trays but didn’t get rid of them, report finds

Sean Higgins · May 24, 2017 1:37 pm

"There are large compliance costs with having to deal with a myriad of regulations across states and now across localities. For many businesses, the minimum wage hike in their state will already be a cost ... but now dealing with different minimum wages in different parts of the state (and across the country) imposes an additional cost," said Aparna Mathur, economic policy scholar for American Enterprise Institute.

States rein in cities raising minimum wage

Sean Higgins · May 22, 2017 4:01 am

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration rule violated a provision of the The FAA Modernization and Reform Act, in which Congress prohibited any rulemaking regarding model aircraft. (Paul Rodriguez/The Orange County Register via AP)

Appeals court says FAA cannot force drone owners to register with government

Sean Higgins · May 19, 2017 9:36 pm

Alexander Costa said the Trump administration wants to use apprenticeships to address a skills gap that has plagued the economy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Labor secretary Acosta: Trump still loves apprenticeships

Sean Higgins · May 19, 2017 6:52 pm

Democratic lawmakers and liberal groups have called for decades for NAFTA to be dropped or at least renegotiated, but when the Trump administration formally announced Thursday that it was opening talks with the Mexico and Canada, many reacted with pointed criticism of the White House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats fear Trump will steal trade issue

Sean Higgins · May 18, 2017 6:57 pm

The White House formally told Congress in a letter that it intends to open talks with Canada and Mexico to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House tells Congress it will renegotiate NAFTA

Sean Higgins · May 18, 2017 3:47 pm

Rep. Bill Shuster said he would make moving air traffic control from the government to a nonprofit a key part of the FAA reauthorization bill. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

House panel takes up privatizing air traffic control

Sean Higgins · May 17, 2017 8:15 pm