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Ohio poll: Don’t cut people’s programs

January 31, 2011 By Bruce Bostick

The old adage that people may want the ox gored, but not their ox, appears to hold true in the findings of an Quinnipiac poll published last week in Ohio.

Congressman stands up for Kentucky workers

January 31, 2011 By Derek Souleotes

Kentucky's Democratic Congressperson, John Yarmuth, voted against the repeal of health care reform, voicing the opinion of the Kentucky working people.

Supreme Court limits employer ability to retaliate in job discrimination cases

January 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Retaliation against a third-party employee is illegal under federal law, the Supreme Court ruled.

National outrage: Akron mother jailed for putting kids in suburban school

January 28, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, an African American resident of Akron, Ohio, highlights the ongoing problems of racism and segregation in our country.

Massachusetts aims to curb modern-day slavery

January 28, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Massachusetts is one of only five states without a law aimed at ending human trafficking, but a bill introduced Jan. 20 into both the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives aims to change that.