Students in the fight against funding cuts
Recently H.R.1 passed in congress cutting $60 billion from the federal budget. One of the programs hit hardest is the Pell Grant program which was stripped of $5.7 billion.
Calif. students: "These budget cuts have got to go!"
"Youth apathetic? ... Anyone who wakes up before dawn to drive across the state and rally at the capitol is not apathetic!"
Feb. jobless figures down but concerns rise over govt. cuts
The nation's official unemployment rate declined ever so slightly for the third straight month in February, down 0.1 percent to 8.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last week.
Cut BP aid, not Pell Grants! students demand
Student activists and advocates say congressional lawmakers need to get their budget priorities straight especially when it comes to making cuts to federal funding for higher education.
Mayors warn cuts to block grants will cost jobs
Mayors around the country are reacting with alarm to the cuts proposed for the Community Development Block Grant program.
Video: The Windy City protests federal housing cuts
On Friday close to one thousand Chicagoans turned out at the Illinois State Office Building hopping mad about planned federal budget cuts proposed for HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
GOP budget would close Social Security offices
If Republicans have their way with the federal budget it would close Social Security offices across the country.
Homelessness, poverty up across the country
The Great Recession resulted in a significant increase in homelessness according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Cuomo-friendly business group launches ad campaign
The new television commercial about New York state sounds good - so why are labor and community groups worried?
Maryland faces $1.2 billion in new cuts
While taxes on the rich are set to expire, increased taxes on gas and alcohol, which would disproportionately affect working people, are under consideration.
