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With a change in party control of Indiana's legislature, one
shift may be new resistance to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniel's pell-mell
movement to privatize all public services.
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Since the Bush administration first recognized the genocide in Darfur, over 250,000 men,
women, and children have died. This number does not count the countless
women and children that have been raped or attacked as a result of the
Sudanese government's campaign to kill and drive out Darfur's...
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Commission members in Wisconsin are floating an idea
that is almost groundbreaking in its simplicity: a free college
education for the state's students in exchange for a commitment to
remain in state for a set period of time. If the student ends up
reneging on the deal, they pay the cost of their...
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One of the biggest challenges in raising voter turnout is address the
rate of voter registration. The vast majority of states have
registration deadlines weeks before Election Day. The schedule poses
problems for busy Americans who simply forget to register or
re-register and find themselves...
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The Baltimore City Council is considering a bill
that would require developers to include affordable housing units in
all of Baltimore's residential projects. Under the proposal, up to 20
percent of all housing units would be reserved for low to moderate
income people. Baltimore is not the first...
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While conservatives obfuscate their support for No Child Left Behind (see today's Eye on the Right),
a much more pressing issue faces America's education system: the state
of school buildings and the physical infrastructure. In a new report
from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the union...
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In states across the country, progressive leaders are stepping up to
discuss how to achieve universal coverage for health care. At the same
time, many on the Right are trying to define "health care coverage" to
mean bare-bones care with often unaffordable cost-sharing for
individuals and...
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This week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa approved a new city law
requiring hotels near the LAX airport to pay the same living wage as
those companies receiving government contracts: $9.39 an hour if the
hotels provide health insurance or $10.64 an hour without benefits.
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Like many other states, Michigan is struggling with how to build a
technology infrastructure that can grow the state's economy and educate
its children. Unfortunately, meeting in a lame-duck session, the
Michigan's State Senate is considering an industry-backed bill, HB 6456,
to create statewide...
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Back in early October, we highlighted The Fragmenting Religious Right & Emerging Progressive Faith Networks--
a foreshadowing of the gains progressives would make among faith voters
in the mid-term elections. With the November election victories for
progressives, this Stateside Dispatch will...
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Even more than simply marking the end of one-party rule in Washington,
last Tuesday's elections indicated what may be the beginning of
long-term progressive strength: a strength fueled, in part, by
increasing strength among Latinos and young voters, as well as huge
turnout from American workers,...
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For years, Latinos have been among the most important swing bloc of
voters in the country. While typically breaking for Democrats,
Republicans knew that with the right campaigning, they could perform
well among this large and growing demographic group. In 2004, exit
polls showed Bush receiving as...
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