Millions of ex-cons lost the right to vote. Now they might get it back.
From today’s NBC News: Dean Turner never voted before he went to prison. But his right to cast a ballot was the last barrier to rebuilding his life once he…
Why Being Unproductive Saves a Career
From the New York Times: Debra Suh had been a leader in domestic violence prevention for 16 years when she hit a breaking point about a decade ago. Balancing her…
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Salaried or Hourly? The Gaps in Family Friendly Policies Begin to Close
From the New York Times: More large companies like Starbucks and Walmart are starting to see the value in paid leave and other benefits for parents, including hourly workers, though…
#RussiaGate: AG Sessions Interviewed in Mueller’s Russia Investigation
Breaking news from today’s New York Times: Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by the special counsel’s office as part of the investigation into Russia’s…
In Montana, Governor Bullock Signs Order to Enforce Net Neutrality
From the New York Times: Most efforts underway to restore so-called net neutralityface big obstacles and would take many months, if not years, to succeed. But in Montana, the governor…
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Thorny Logistics Of A Federal Shutdown and How It Affects Agency Employees
From National Public Radio: Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will either be sent home or have been told to not show up to work at all on Monday, as…
LA Times journalists vote to unionize
From today’s LA Times: Journalists at the Los Angeles Times have overwhelmingly elected to form a union, a first for the 136-year-old news organization that for much of its history…
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Individual Mandate Now Gone, G.O.P. Targets the One for Employers
From the New York Times: Having wiped out the requirement for people to have health insurance, Republicans in Congress are taking aim at a new target: the mandate in the…
Op-Ed: Should we set up New Deal-style work camps for the needy?
From today’s LA Times: They are sending out emergency calls for shoes, underwear, sleeping garments, household equipment, mattresses, springs and bedding,” a Los Angeles Times story reported from Southern California.…
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CFPB to reconsider rule on payday loans
From CNN Money Edition: The watchdog agency said in a statement Tuesday that it intends to “reconsider” a regulation, issued in October, that would have required payday lenders to vet…