Posted on March 18, 2014
VICTORY: Dr. Vivek Murthy confirmed as surgeon general
Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama’s nominee for surgeon general, teaches at Harvard Medical School and started a technology company to improve the efficiency of clinical trials around the world. He is also a gun control advocate who has …
Posted on March 16, 2014
VICTORY: Berkeley, California raises minimum wage to $12.53
Berkeley, California’s minimum wage was the state-mandated $8.00 per hour, which had not been updated since 2007. The proposal sent to the city council included a gradual increase to $13.34 by 2022 with a faster acceleration for corporations …
Posted on March 13, 2014
VICTORY: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick increases food-stamps allowance
Last month, President Obama signed a new “farm bill” that cuts food stamp funding by about $800 million per year. These heartless cuts – which Republicans forced through in Congress – slash $90 in food stamp benefits per …
Posted on March 11, 2014
VICTORY: Minnesota increases minimum wage
The minimum wage is not a living wage. In Minnesota, minimum wage was not indexed to inflation. Minnesota minimum wage workers shouldn’t have to wait nine years or more for a raise, hoping that the political climate might …
Posted on March 11, 2014
VICTORY: President Obama signs executive order barring anti-gay discrimination for federal contractors
In more than 30 states, Americans can be fired just because they’re gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. On June 16, the White House announced that President Obama intends to sign an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating …
