Move to expand Medicaid in Missouri
"We have an opportunity to expand Medicaid here in Missouri. We have an opportunity to give security to over 250,000 people who currently do not have health care."
March on Washington for Gun Control set for Jan. 26
Marchers will gather at 10 a.m. at the Capitol Reflecting Pool on 3rd St. NW.
Public option for health care back on the table
A group of Democratic lawmakers moved quickly yesterday and filed a bill that would give the people of the nation the right to choose a publicly run health insurance plan.
Obama goes head-to-head with gun lobby
President Obama called on the American public to demand measures to curb gun violence.
Under pressure GOP dumps “poison pills” from Sandy aid
The Republican-run House Rules Committee decided not to invite more confrontations over GOP reluctance to aid the millions of victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Protest immigration raid vs. workers standing up for rights
Don't look now, but the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency may be back to its old tricks.
Fear, then hope for an immigrant family
After the abduction of her mother by ICE Jan. 10, Erika Andiola got in touch with other immigrants' rights activists, and within hours a nationwide network was mobilized.
Obama to push citizenship for undocumented
President Obama can be expected to move swiftly on immigration reform, and he can be expected to propose changes in one comprehensive bill.
Bill will let undocumented Illinoisans drive
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn declared he would sign into law a bill that would grant three-year state driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants .
Lack of paid sick days fueling record flu epidemic
Workers in almost every industry are reporting that people all around them are sick.
