Livable Wages/Working Families
Monday, November 11, 2024
MO residents believe family-focused economy is key to well being
The latest "Speak Up MO" report reveals the economic struggles facing Missourians, adding to earlier findings about community concerns and the …
Monday, November 11, 2024
More AR families struggle with food insecurity
By Mary Hennigan for The Arkansas Advocate.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Arkansas News Service reporting for The Arkansas Advocate-Winthrop Rock…
Monday, November 11, 2024
Open enrollment for ME health insurance marketplace underway
It's open enrollment time for Maine's health insurance marketplace. People without access to health or dental insurance through their employer…
Friday, November 8, 2024
MN readying new program to close big gaps in retirement savings
Roughly 30% of Minnesota's private-sector employees do not have a work-sponsored retirement plan but some business owners and consumer advocates hope …
Study reveals Tennessee child care workers face poverty wages
Child care workers across the nation, including in Tennessee, are struggling with poverty-level wages according to a new report. It revealed in …
Experts analyze why CA propositions on minimum wage, rent control failed
California political analysts say inflation and voter confusion contributed to the failure of propositions to raise the minimum wage and allow stronge…
Massachusetts rideshare drivers win the right to unionize
Voters in Massachusetts have passed a first of its kind ballot measure allowing rideshare drivers to unionize as independent contractors. Question 3 …
Program helps youth in Pueblo clear steep hurdles of fines and fees
Young people in Pueblo can now avoid serious and long-lasting consequences when they are unable to pay fines or fees. Chanell Hasty, program …
Report: Colorado’s housing crisis linked to billionaire investors
Denver's homeless population hit an all-time high in 2024 but there is actually no shortage of available housing units, according to a new report…
Denver could become first city to ban slaughterhouses
By Grace Hussain for Sentient.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaborat…
KY labor unions want next administration to support PRO Act
Labor groups in Kentucky and across the nation are pushing for the next administration to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize, or PRO, Act…
PA Lehigh Valley economic stability at risk with Project 2025 proposals
Ahead of tomorrow's presidential election, a nonprofit is raising concerns Project 2025 and its proposed rollback of federal aid could disrupt …