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1,000 in Olympia: Put people first, close tax loopholes
March 21, 2011The legislature is grappling with budget deficits estimated at $5.1 billion, yet ballot initiatives pushed through by Republican extremists last November block every measure to increase revenues.
Read moreProtestors crash “corporate criminal” breakfast
March 18, 2011Protestors in St. Louis crashed an annual breakfast where corpoarte leaders, politicans and bank executives were meeting, demanding they be held responsible for wrecking the economy.
Read moreArizona Senate rejects anti-immigrant bills
March 18, 2011Arizona Republican lawmakers have finally decided some anti-immigrant bills go too far, and joined with Democrats in defeating five of them.
Read moreJudge issues restraining order against Wisconsin anti-union law
March 18, 2011A judge at 10:30 this morning issued a temporary restraining order blocking implementation of the law that would destroy collective bargaining rights for public workers.
Read morePublic service union leader urges Boehner to cool violent rhetoric
March 18, 2011AFSCME president Gerald McEntee has called upon the House Speaker John Boehner to "stop using violent metaphors and demonizing public employees."
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