Cuomo budget axe chops health care, education
NEW YORK - Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo presented his proposed state budget yesterday, Feb. 1, unveiling huge spending cuts to social services, especially education and health care.
Michigan deficit plan: Raise taxes on poor
Going after those on the low end of the economic ladder, Republicans in the Michigan Legislature want to eliminate the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor.
Lawmaker panel faults “reckless” banks as causing great recession
According to a federal panel, "reckless" banks and faulty regulators were the chief source of the recent crisis.
Michigan governor goes down old, no-solution path
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address last night showed that his drive to "reinvent" Michigan is neither new nor a balm for this crisis-weary state.
Trumka: State of the Union must be a call to action on jobs
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka urged President Obama to make next week’s State of the Union Address a “call to action, a call to invest in our future, to create jobs, to be the country we can and must be.”
Ohio rallies show surging anger over cuts
Militant rallies in Columbus and Cincinnati on Friday voiced mounting anger at threats by Republican Gov. John Kasich to slash jobs, services and union rights.
Homelessness, poverty up across the country
The Great Recession resulted in a significant increase in homelessness according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Health reform helps Californians, repeal would be costly
The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) has released a report detailing what would happen to Californians if repeal happens.
Wal-Mart job-killing "Trojan horse," says new report
Allowing Wal-Mart open a store here would be akin to letting in an economy-killing "Trojan Horse," says this city's Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and he has a study to prove it.
“Show-Me Solutions” are no solution, Missouri lawmaker says
Missouri's new Republican House leader declared a Republican mandate for a "change in the culture of how we operate," but a freshman lawmaker thinks otherwise.
