“We are the mayor:” Newark inaugurates new mayor
A large and enthusiastic Newark crowd celebrated the inauguration of its 40th mayor, Ras Baraka, last week at the city's New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
House GOP approves hiring of lawbreakers as federal contractors
The House GOP majority rejected a Democratic attempt to aid low-wage workers by ending federal government hiring of contractors who violate the law.
Working Families Party, citing “historic coalition,” backs Cuomo re-election bid
In spite of deep anger and skepticism about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's sincerity, the Working Families Party has endorsed his re-election bid.
Seattle City Council panel OKs $15 an hour minimum wage
An ordinance that gradually increases the minimum wage in Seattle to $15 an hour was approved Thursday by a City Council committee, setting up a full council vote next week.
High point of the week: House votes to end medical pot crackdowns
The somewhat surprising 219-189 vote came as the House debated a bill funding the Justice Department's budget. The measure now heads to the Democratic Senate.
Illinois working families face major threat with Rauner primary win
Working families, organized labor, progressives and other democratic forces face a major threat from the right with billionaire venture capitalist Bruce Rauner.
U.S. Senate race in Georgia reaches a new low
The campaign is raffling off an AR-15 semiautomatic assault rifle as a way to build a list of conservative supporters.
Closing wealth gap tops Obama’s State of the Union
President Obama, in his 2014 State of the Union speech here last night, defined narrowing of the unprecedented wealth gap in America as a major task facing the nation.
“The Great Dictator” of New Jersey crosses a bridge too far
No one who is knowledgeable about Jersey politics knows of a more reactionary, anti-labor, and personally abusive governor in the state's recent history.
Bipartisan budget deal announced
The spending increase of $63 billion is the total of a $45 billion increase for 2014 and an $18 billion increase for 2015.
