December 2018 – mindchangingUSA

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L.A. teachers set to strike Jan. 10. Union says it has no plans for more negotiating

December 20, 2018 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: A labor agreement is not the only thing dividing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers. One missing element crucial to coming together…

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Senate votes to overturn Trump’s IRS disclosure rule allowing “dark money”

December 13, 2018 Editor

From today’s Politico Online: The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to reverse a Trump administration policy limiting donor disclosure requirements for political nonprofits in a rare rebuke to the White House.…

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First Wisconsin, now Michigan GOP moves to strip Democrats’ power

December 6, 2018 Editor

From today’s MSNBC News: Republicans who control Michigan’s Legislature voted Wednesday to advance a measure that strips campaign-finance oversight power from the Democratic secretary of state-elect, and they were poised…

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WI Republicans Approve Bills Stripping Power From Incoming Dem. Governor

December 6, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: After a rancorous, sleepless night of debate, Republican lawmakers early Wednesday pushed through a sweeping set of bills that will limit the power of Wisconsin’s…

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“Unqualified” Trump appointee set to take over consumer protection agency

December 4, 2018 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: If all goes according to Republican plan, this is the week a person with no experience in consumer protection will take over the consumer watchdog…

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New Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice

December 3, 2018 Editor

From The Nation Magazine: There are about 2 million domestic workers in the country, a workforce that is only growing larger as baby boomers age and millennials have children. But…

L.A. teachers set to strike Jan. 10. Union says it has no plans for more negotiating

Senate votes to overturn Trump’s IRS disclosure rule allowing “dark money”

First Wisconsin, now Michigan GOP moves to strip Democrats’ power

WI Republicans Approve Bills Stripping Power From Incoming Dem. Governor

“Unqualified” Trump appointee set to take over consumer protection agency

New Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice

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