legislation
D.C. council committee OKs nurse safe-staffing bill
July 10, 2015"Nurse-to-patient ratios is sound public policy, raising the bar for public safety."
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Confederate flag taken down at South Carolina Capitol
July 10, 2015The state's Senate and House voted to remove the flag; chants of "take it down" eventually morphed into chants of "U.S.A." as the flag was lowered.
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Unions and allies get support for gas tax hike for highway-mass transit funding
June 24, 2015The legislation is important both for jobs creation and to repair and replace the nation's crumbling infrastructure and to repair, replace and upgrade bus and subway systems.
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The fight for affordable housing rages in New York
June 23, 2015The rent stabilization program was allowed to expire and over 1 million households are now at risk of being priced out when their leases go up for renewal.
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House votes to approve Fast Track
June 18, 2015The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve Fast Track trade authority today. The bill passed with a vote of 218-208.
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