Hummingbirds are one of the joys of wintertime birding here in Louisiana. My friend Erik Johnson and I recently visited the home of Dr. Jeff Harris — a birder and research entomologist — who has up to six different species visiting his feeders each day t

Winston-Salem, NC -- Reynolds American spokeswoman Maura Payne confirmed Wednesday morning that some employees were laid off from their manufacturing facility in Tobaccoville. Payne would not provide any specific numbers regarding the layoffs saying they

Four days before his state hosts Super Bowl XLVI, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed anti-union “right-to-work” legislation into law Wednesday afternoon, making Indiana the 23rd right-to-work state in the country. Daniels signed the law despite the fa

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Wednesday signed a measure making his state the first in the Rust Belt to have a right-to-work law, according to state lawmakers. The signing had been expected after the Republican-controlled Indiana Senate gave final passag

Indiana is the first Rust Belt state to enact the contentious right-to-work labor law prohibiting labor contracts that require workers to pay union representation fees, after Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the bill this afternoon. The Senate approv

The Republican-controlled Senate approved the bill in a 28-22 vote Wednesday morning as hundreds of union members gathered at the Statehouse and chanted "Shame on you!" Union protesters said they were not ready to be sile