Posted on July 23, 2014
VICTORY: Gov. Brown stands up for immigrant children
Tens of thousands of child refugees fleeing violence in Central America cross the border and are in need of humane treatment at temporary shelters. Almost 6,000 CREDO members urged Governor Brown to immediately step up by helping the …
Posted on May 13, 2014
VICTORY: No vote on A.B. 2145
Community Choice energy programs empower local communities to take control of decision-making about the sources and cost of their electrical power. Not-for-profit, democratically controlled Community Choice energy programs enable local governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating …
Posted on April 28, 2014
VICTORY: Gov. O’Malley vetoes anti-wind bill
The Maryland Legislature passed HB 1168, a moratorium on land-based wind energy in over 40 percent of the state and nearly 90 percent of Maryland’s most viable wind development areas. It would have significantly undermined Maryland’s progress toward …
Posted on April 16, 2014
VICTORY: NAACP and DOJ win against voter suppression in Ohio
In July, the Department of Justice backed the NAACP’s legal challenge to the reduction of early voting days and the elimination of “Golden Week,” an early voting week in Ohio. Then in September, a federal judge ruled in …
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 …
Posted on February 24, 2014
VICTORY: Gov. Cuomo extends solar program through 2023
The New York Public Service Commission planned an extension to NY-Sun Initiative solar program through 2023. The plan results in 10x more affordable solar up and down the state, enough to power 465,000 New York homes and cut …
