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Senate Dems’ vote on reproductive rights fails; Manchin joins GOP opposition
May 11, 2022The aim is to put lawmakers on record so the public will know where everyone stands.
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Legislature overrides Md. GOP Gov. Hogan’s veto of labor-backed paid family/medical leave; pro-union bills fall
April 14, 2022ANNAPOLIS, Md. (PAI)—The heavily Democratic Maryland legislature overrode GOP Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a proposed state family and medical leave bill, the Time To Care Act, that would have helped an estimated 2.5 million workers...
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Money bill tells labor enforcement agencies to work against corporate abusers
March 17, 2022Labor law enforcement agencies get more cash than ever to enforce worker rights.
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GOP-run Fla. legislature OKs “Don’t say gay’ bill
March 14, 2022Another repressive measure in Florida passed over the strong objections of teachers and students.
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Lynching made a federal hate crime, bill named for Emmett Till
March 11, 2022The Black community of Chicago’s South Side and foes of racial injustice celebrate.
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