legislation
Californians battle for far-reaching climate legislation
August 28, 2015The California state Assembly will decide on an array of pace-setting legislative bills to combat climate change.
Read moreAFL-CIO backs legislation to curb execs’ revolving door to D.C.
August 27, 2015"Hard-working families can't afford to have the financial industry and government creating a cozy relationship that allows Wall Street to write its own rules."
Read moreToday in history: LBJ’s “Great Society” is launched
August 20, 2015On this date in 1964, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Read moreBill would restore voting protections in time for 2016 election
August 13, 2015The bill, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, would ensure that voting rights are protected in the 2016 presidential election.
Read moreWhite House threatens to veto GOP anti-VA worker bill
August 7, 2015If HR1994 becomes law, the VA would in essence return to the spoils system of the 1800s, where bosses could fire workers for political reasons - or none at all.
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