Who advises you about your retirement account? And more importantly how is he or she being compensated and by whom? On Monday, while representing Main Street Alliance, I found myself in the same room with President Obama and the Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, as they unveiled some new rules that coming for those whoContinue reading “Obama’s New Rules for Financial Advisors a Boost to Small Business”
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Clean Fuels Standard Strengthens Local Economies
Last night I teamed up with Washington Community Action Network Political Director Mauricio Ayon to testify at a Washington Department of Ecology hearing on the proposed Clean Fuels Standard, which would establish a requirement that oil refineries and distributors cut carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel by 10 percent over 10 years. Needless to say, thereContinue reading “Clean Fuels Standard Strengthens Local Economies”
The Road to Prosperity
Giving Idaho Immigrants the Chance to Apply for a Driver’s License Cultivates a Future of Shared Opportunity and Success to the Benefit of All Idahoans Read: The Road to Prosperity This report was produced by Julie Chinitz, Ben Henry, Fernando Mejia and Sheley Secrest of the Alliance for a Just Society, and Krista Bustamante, AnaContinue reading “The Road to Prosperity”
Addressing Health Disparities Through the Marketplace
Addressing Health Disparities Through the Marketplace An action agenda for Washington state. By Bill Daley, national policy director, Alliance for a Just Society
Alliance Statement on Immigration Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org Alliance for a Just Society Joins Organizations Nationwide, Confident That the Politically Motivated, Anti-immigrant Ruling Will be Quickly Overturned WASHINGTON – The ruling today by an anti-Obama, anti-immigrant judge in Brownsville, Texas, is disappointing, but it is only a temporary setback. Immigrants andContinue reading “Alliance Statement on Immigration Ruling”
In Seattle Feb. 26? Attend our Panel on Health Care Disparities
Join us on February 26! What Will it Take to End Racial Disparities in Health Care in Washington State? Panel Discussion in Seattle’s Columbia City on Feb. 26 Insurance coverage alone can’t overcome the histories of neglect, poverty and discrimination that created poor health outcomes for people of color in Washington. Improved access to health careContinue reading “In Seattle Feb. 26? Attend our Panel on Health Care Disparities”
Working Families Need Good Jobs – Not Just Any Job
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its January jobs report, showing that 257,000 jobs were added last month. Increasing jobs is great news, but only if those jobs allow workers and their families to make ends meet. The numbers have been praised, especially the average hourly wages that “soared 12 cents” to $24.75. While wages didContinue reading “Working Families Need Good Jobs – Not Just Any Job”
A Question for Lawmakers Who Backtrack on Expanded Health Coverage: Seriously?
With two weeks left in the second enrollment period for Affordable Care Act health coverage, marketplace enrollment is projected to reach between 9 million and 9.9 million people this year. That’s a net increase of between 2 and 3 million people gaining coverage through the marketplaces. Millions more will gain coverage through Medicaid expansion. That’sContinue reading “A Question for Lawmakers Who Backtrack on Expanded Health Coverage: Seriously?”