Four in Hartford arrested at Lieberman protest
Several dozen demonstrators gathered in front of Senator Joseph Lieberman's Hartford office at Constitution Plaza yesterday.
Only in California! In-home care in peril
Beginning Nov. 1, until they are officially enrolled, new providers of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) to low income seniors, the blind and the disabled will not be paid their wages.
New York state budget: the money is there, if you look for it
Yesterday, Gov. David Paterson made a speech before an extraordinary joint session of the State Senate and Assembly, pushing the legislative bodies to accept his plan to alleviate the state's more than $3.2 billion deficit for this fiscal year (of which, four and a half months are remaining). Included in his plans are about $1.3 billion in cuts to schools, health care and municipal governments.
Wall Street gets swine flu vaccine before others
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley were among the first employers in New York to receive shipments of the badly sought after H1N1 swine flu vaccine.
Health bill passes House, abortion remains sticking point
The bipartisan passage of the House health reform bill Sat. Nov. 7 was met with mainly positive reviews from the labor and democratic movements.
E. coli deaths point to food safety failures
Two people have died and another 28 are ill after eating ground beef contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The deaths underscore the failures of the nation's food safety system.
Demonstrators stage sit-in at Cigna
Video: Non-violent civil disobedience is employed at a Glendale, California Cigna office with protestors calling for a public health care option.
Pelosi announces the House health plan
After months of struggle by a growing movement outside and inside the halls of Congress, House Democrats released a health care reform plan.
Congress probes link between football and brain damage
Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League, faced heated questions accusing the league of neglect of its responsibilities to players with brain injuries.
Health reform and rural America
Health reform being considered in Congress now would address the special concerns of rural Americans, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters Tuesday, Oct 27th.
