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Ohio students, faculty, parents: Reinvest in higher education
May 16, 2014"Ohioans deserve responsible budgeting that will provide more support for higher education and reduce the out-of-pocket expenses for our students."
Read moreSenate GOP defeats minimum wage hike
May 1, 2014The Senate tried to raise the nation's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. But its Democratic sponsors needed 60 votes to start debate, and got six fewer than that.
Read moreMinimum wage hike drive moves into high gear
April 11, 2014The labor-backed campaign to raise the minimum wage resumed as the "Raise The Wage" bus headed for more states, while Maryland became the second state to enact a multi-year hike of the wage to $10.10 an...
Read moreSenate Republicans block equal pay bill
April 9, 2014GOP senators today killed the Paycheck Fairness Act, a mini-version of which President Obama ordered into existence yesterday for employees of federal contractors.
Read moreFast for families activists demand Cantor support immigration reform
April 4, 2014On February 24, two buses, one with a northern route, the other covering the south departed from Los Angeles. to visit 70 cities, ending up in Washington on April 9.
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