Month: January 2021
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Reform Advocates Call for End of Filibuster
Reform Advocates Call for End of Filibuster NEW YORK - Although Democrats now have a razor-thin majority in the U.S.…
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Good-Government Groups Say MO Needs Democracy Reform
Good-Government Groups Say MO Needs Democracy Reform JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Good-government groups in Missouri say that a major democracy…
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Chicago Firm Boosts Support for Black Entrepreneurs
Chicago Firm Boosts Support for Black Entrepreneurs CHICAGO - Spurred by protests calling for racial justice over the past year,…
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Workers: FL “Union Busting” Bill Hurts Those on Front Lines
Workers: FL "Union Busting" Bill Hurts Those on Front Lines TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Public-sector workers such as police and teachers…
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Isolation During Pandemic Takes Mental-Health Toll on People with Disabilities
Isolation During Pandemic Takes Mental-Health Toll on People with Disabilities DENVER - People with disabilities in Colorado are among those…
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Critics Say KY Voucher Plan Would Siphon Funds from Public Schools
Critics Say KY Voucher Plan Would Siphon Funds from Public Schools FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Some Kentucky lawmakers are proposing a…
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Rights Advocates See New Hope for Equality Act
Rights Advocates See New Hope for Equality Act NEW YORK -- A new report suggests a bill often promoted as…
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ND Lawmakers Hear Plan for No-Cost Lunch for All Students
ND Lawmakers Hear Plan for No-Cost Lunch for All Students BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota families facing hardships could see…
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Calif. Senior Advocates Press for Affordable Housing
Calif. Senior Advocates Press for Affordable Housing SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California faces an enormous shortage of affordable housing, and a…
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MT Business Liability Bill: Necessary, or a Shield for ‘Bad Actors?’
MT Business Liability Bill: Necessary, or a Shield for 'Bad Actors?' HELENA, Mont. -- Lawmakers in Montana and other states…
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