We need you to act right now and send a message to your Nevada Assemblyperson urging them to support legislation that would begin the multi-year process to repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage and allow all couples in Nevada the right
Maryland’s government is embracing an alternative way to monitor the state’s well-being called the Genuine Progress Indicator, which brings depth to the analysis of the state’s economic growth. By Daphne Wysham Tent cities and shacks sprung up on empty lots across the
GOP Report Shows Party is Out of Touch With Americans on Threats to Democracy: Money in Politics and Voter Suppression The Republican National Committee released a report on Monday reviewing its losses in the 2012 election cycle and laying out a roadmap
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Washington should do more than the minimum on minimum wage. — by Jim Hightower “In the wealthiest nation on Earth,” President Barack Obama declared in his State of the Union speech, “no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty.”
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, distinguished members of the Legislature, honorable justices of the Supreme Court, constitutional officers, Sen. (Dean) Heller, honored guests … My fellow Nevadans: For nearly 150 years, governors before me have stood in front of this body and delivered
Robert Reich, who served under Presidents Ford and Carter and as President Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, talks about the Romney – Ryan economic plan and its five steps to disaster for America in the following video:
Every five years, Congress passes a bundle of legislation, commonly called the "Farm Bill" that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy. The last Farm Bill was passed in 2008, and expires in 2012. The current iteration of the “farm bill”
By Travis Waldron on Jul 6, 2012 at 1:55 pm The last three years have been the worst on record for public sector job losses, and the fact that more than 700,000 public employees have been laid off is holding back the
— by Pat Garofalo, Think Progress / News Analysis, 6 July 2012 Jobless Americans are facing a cliff when it comes to their unemployment benefits. As a new report from the National Employment Law Project notes, due to Congress phasing out federal
