Ted Cruz Introduces ” the EL CHAPO Act” to Fund Border Wall

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act, according to a press release on the Republican’s website. The US government is seeking the criminal forfeiture of $14B+ in drug proceeds & illicit profits from El…

Nurses in TX Are Leaving Their Jobs to Work at McDonald’s Instead

Nurses in TX Are Leaving Their Jobs to Work at McDonald’s Instead

Texas nursing home caregivers are starting to migrate en masse away from their long-held positions and toward jobs in the fast food industry. Why? Well, according to Kron4 News: Texas has one of the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rates, which makes it difficult for nursing homes and service providers to offer competitive wages. “You know, you…

Scott Walker’s Right-To-Work Law Overturned By Wisconsin Judge

Blake Neff   Wisconsin’s new right-to-work law, one of the signature achievements of Gov. Scott Walker, has been thrown out by a state judge who says the law violates the state constitution. Judge William Foust said in his ruling the right-to-work law, which prohibits unions from collecting dues from non-members, is an illegal “taking” of…

Most Americans Think It’s Stupid To Pay Criminals Not To Be Criminals

Most Americans Think It’s Stupid To Pay Criminals Not To Be Criminals

By Jonah Bennett A new poll conducted by Rasmussen determined American adults don’t support paying off criminals to be peaceful citizens, instead of murderers. Several U.S. cities, seemingly out of options to reduce crime rates, have been pondering bribing criminals with cash every month to play nice. Officials from cities like Miami, Toledo and Baltimore are…

Amy Adams On Pay Gap: Men and Women Negotiate Equally

USA Today is reporting that Amy Adams feels a little out-of-step with her fellow actress Jennifer Lawrence, who co-starred alongside Adams in the acclaimed film American Hustle back in 2013. You might recall then that Lawrence had made a big stink following a link of insider studio information regarding the discovery that she and Adams…