The Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law penalizing companies that hire illegal immigrants, rejecting a challenge by business groups and civil liberties organizations.
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, earlier this year. Click on the link, above right, for a report from The Boston Globe about the congressman admitting he helped his former partner, Herb Moses, land a job with Fannie Mae. Click here for another report from the Boston Herald.- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank admits he helped ex-lover win Fannie Mae job [BostonGlobe.com]
- Judge voids Wisconsin's controversial collective bargaining law [BizJournals.com/Milwaukee]
- Supreme Court upholds Arizona law penalizing companies that hire illegal immigrants [USAToday.com]
- Connecticut may become first state to require public service companies to offer paid sick days to workers [HartfordCourant.com]
- Massachusetts backs neighboring state's plan not to renew Vermont Nuclear power plant's license [Gazettenet.com]
- Top Serbian war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic, caught [NYTimes.com]
- Central Massachusetts braces for heavy Memorial Day weekend travel[WorcesterTelegram.com]
- Business observers shocked by sudden death of CNBC-TV anchor Mark Haines (video) [BostonHerald.com]
- Twitter posts tagged #westernma in Western Mass. [MassLive.com]
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