This is how many million U.S. workers will get a pay raise in the New Year
The New Year is off to a fruitful start for millions of Americans. Some 5.3 million workers will be receiving higher pay starting Jan. 1 ...
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How Medicaid broke through in three deep-red states, and could do the same in more
The victories — which bring to 36 the number of states that have elected to expand Medicaid coverage — were the product of a model ...
Read postA Winning Idea: Medicaid Expansion Prevails In Idaho, Nebraska And Utah
Voters in three traditionally Republican states supported ballot measures to extend Medicaid benefits to more low-income adults. The results highlight the divide between voters, even ...
Read postVoters just gave nearly 1 million workers a raise in 2 red states
Tuesday’s midterm elections were a victory for some of America’s lowest-paid workers. Voters in two red states — Missouri and Arkansas — overwhelmingly approved ballot ...
Read postTuesday’s big winner: Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion
Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is set to grow by about a half-million after voters in three deeply red states rebuked Republican leaders to approve ballot measures ...
Read postFrom Medicaid to minimum wage, even red state voters backed progressive measures
Voters in deeply red states elected some deeply conservative politicians in this week’s midterm elections. But they also approved a litany of progressive ballot initiatives, ...
Read postThe Grassroots Activists Who Got Medicaid on the Ballot in Utah
Leaders from the U.H.P.P. and other advocacy groups, such as Voices for Utah Children and the A.A.R.P., had wondered aloud for years if they should ...
Read postVoters In 4 States Set To Decide On Medicaid Expansion
The campaign to get Medicaid expansion onto the ballot in Utah and the three other states has been led by The Fairness Project, a nonprofit advocacy ...
Read postMissouri and Arkansas To Vote On Raising The Minimum Wage On Election Day
Voters in Missouri and Arkansas will decide next week whether to do what Congress hasn’t done in more than a decade: boost the minimum wage. ...
Read postVoters In 4 Red States Could Give Health Care To 400,000 On Election Day
Voters in four states that heavily supported President Donald Trump in 2016 have a chance this Election Day to secure health coverage for nearly 400,000 ...
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