Low Wage Nation Nearly Half of New Jobs Don’t Pay Enough to Make Ends Meet Press and Media Hits January 2015 Press Release: “A Full-Time Job Should Lead to Financial Stability, Not to Poverty” OREGON Half of Oregon Job Openings Don’t Pay Enough to Get By, New Study Finds, January 27, 2015 – The Oregonian FLORIDA ReportsContinue reading “Low Wage Nation – Press and Media Hits”
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Blog Posts and Opinion Pieces
Job Gap Economic Prosperity Series Selected Opinion Pieces and Blog Posts Op-Ed: Tax The Big Businesses That Won’t Pay Connecticut Workers A Living Wage By State Rep. Peter Tercyak The Connecticut Mirror Montana Working Families Deserve a Living Wage State Sen. Sue Malek The Montana Standard Minimum Wage Shouldn’t Force Workers to Live in PovertyContinue reading “Blog Posts and Opinion Pieces”
Equity in the Balance – Press and Media Hits
Equity in the Balance How a Living Wage Would Help Women and People of Color Make Ends Meet November 2104 Press Releases: Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet Legislature Set to Ban Local Minimum Wage Laws – Bozeman Daily ChronicleContinue reading “Equity in the Balance – Press and Media Hits”
Families Out of Balance – Press and Media hits
Families Out of Balance How a Living Wage Helps Working Families Move From Debt to Stability August 2014 Press Release: Families Out of Balance: Living Wages Move Families from Survive to Thrive Media Connecticut “Working Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet are Sliding Deeper into Debt” – Connecticut Post Blog “Campaign demands better job access” – YaleContinue reading “Families Out of Balance – Press and Media hits”
20 Years Later, Can We Finally End Excessive Policing?
The movement against police violence — a movement perhaps best summed up by the slogan Black Lives Matter — is at a turning point. Of course, police abuse of power is as old as policing itself. Racist and disproportionate police misconduct, and violence targeted at communities of color, is just as lasting. But it seemsContinue reading “20 Years Later, Can We Finally End Excessive Policing?”
MEDIA: Breaking Barriers to Health Care Coverage and Access
NATIONAL Study: Obamacare Hasn’t Solved Health Care Disparities, April 9, 2015 – U.S. News and World Report Is ACA Serving Those Facing Barriers? April 9, 2015 – Politico The PPACA and Health Care Disparities, 10 Things to Know, April 10, 2015 –Becker’s Hospital Review Study: Your Health Could Depend on Where you Live, April 10, 2015 – New America Media “Breaking Barriers”Continue reading “MEDIA: Breaking Barriers to Health Care Coverage and Access”
LeeAnn Hall: Moving From Rage to Reform
Police violence is a national problem, and everybody has a stake in solving it Another city has erupted in rage in response to a police killing. After a week of peaceful protests following the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, “Charm City” was in flames. The authorities declared a state of emergency and deployed theContinue reading “LeeAnn Hall: Moving From Rage to Reform”
Rompiendo Barreras: Como Mejorar el Acceso al Seguro Médico y a la Atención Médica en California
Puntos Principales La Alianza por una Sociedad Justa es una red que provee análisis de políticas, investigación, y gestión para promover la justicia racial y económica. Durante 20 años la Alianza ha desarrollado informes importantes sobre problemáticas claves relacionadas al sistema de salud, incluyendo el Medicaid y la industria del seguro médico. La reforma deContinue reading “Rompiendo Barreras: Como Mejorar el Acceso al Seguro Médico y a la Atención Médica en California”
Today in Montana: Big Win on Medicaid Expansion
Today, Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed SB 405 into law, making Montana the 29th state in the country to expand health coverage for low-income residents through Medicaid expansion. Thanks to this bill, up to 70,000 Montana residents who are currently uninsured will be eligible for quality, affordable health coverage for the first time. It’s aContinue reading “Today in Montana: Big Win on Medicaid Expansion”
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”