What’s Ailing America
Long before the coronavirus descended on all of us, low-wage workers were struggling to survive. No paid sick leave. No family leave. Real incomes on ...
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The Fairness Project: A New Kid On The Block’s Role In Voter-Driven Medicaid Expansions
One surprising outcome from the November 2018 mid-term elections was voter approval of ballot initiatives expanding Medicaid coverage in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah. These victories ...
Read postDemocracy and health care is under attack in Utah
By: Jonathan Schleifer, executive director of The Fairness Project Over the past two years, Americans have sent elected officials one message that could not be ...
Read postThis 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 ...
Read postHow 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 ...
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