by Bill Scher | Feb 23, 2010 | Blog, Economy
On a blogger conference call earlier today, representatives from AFSCME, Economic Policy Institute and Progressive States called for a major grassroots push to secure critical aid for fiscally distressed state governments and help tackle the jobs crisis. While aid to...
by Bill Scher | Feb 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Jobs Tax Credit Advances On...
by Bill Scher | Feb 22, 2010 | Blog
Five Republican Senators joined most of the Democratic caucus to forge the necessary 60-vote supermajority allowing the Senate's first jobs bill of the year to advance. Is this a cause for celebration? Is this proof that a 59-seat Democratic caucus can actually...
by Bill Scher | Feb 22, 2010 | Blog
The White House's health care proposal takes the Senate path and excludes a public health insurance option. The apparent logic, as indicated by White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, was that a public option couldn't get even 50 Senate votes today. This may be...
by Bill Scher | Feb 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. WH To Post Health Care Proposal...
