Legislation for Equality and Progress. We work for progressive model policy at the state and local level, for shared prosperity and equal justice for all.
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This resolution criminalizes Cuban doctors who are sent to remote areas in various parts of South America.
These doctors are essential for many of the rural areas that don't have other hospital and medical infrastructure.
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On January 10th, both Senator Robert Menendez (D) and Republican Marco Rubio(R) introduced a measure to affirm that Cuba's medical missions constitute human trafficking
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The population of the places colored in purple is the same as the population of LA county.
But, the places in purple get 8 senators combined!
LA county still gets 2.
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Coming up: All Hands Meeting
Let's end prisoner disenfranchisement! Come to our 8pm meeting. The url to join is: zoom.us/j/802758120
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Florida just restored its rights to 1.5 million ex-felons. Followed its success, we want to spread it to all 50 states.
Please join us!
RSVP here:
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ALT All hands meeting tuesday november 13, 2018
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America has more people currently imprisoned than both India and China combined.
#MassIncarceration
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Amendment 3 Modifies the charter for the University of Alabama to include:
ALT text of amendment 3
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Amendment 2: An amendment to criminalize all abortion and family-planning services in Alabama
ALT text of amendment 2
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This November, be informed about Ballot Measures. They are equally as important than elections for legislatures and governors.
ALT Ballot initiative.
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Only the states colored in red have a curriculum in school where they teach about consent.
We need to analyze every other state and figure out why kids are not being taught about consent.
ALT consent map
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There is a legal human right to have work for everyone who wants it. Unemployment is a human rights violation.
Johnathon Crock
#mmtconf18
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If you are curious, replacements fo senate vacancies vary from state to state.
Here is the relevant statute in Arizona law.
Therefore, the next election, should there be a vacancy will be in 2020
ALT arizona law on senate vacancies
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In America, 18 out of every 100 girls surveyed have said they have missed school because of #PeriodPoverty
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There are no #SignsYourVacationIsTooLong in America, because America is one of the few countries that does not mandate paid leave.
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What You Need to Know About Florida's Voting Rights: And how they might be changing soon for over 1.5 million people
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Detroit has already had "cheer" for nearly a decade.
Nearly 45 establishments accept them and they are a great way to boost mom and pop shops and other small businesses
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A very insightful and succinct explanation on why alternative currencies help an area out of the circle of poverty
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Under the IMF, countries that were historically exploited are grossly under-represented.
Therefore, the governance for the IMF is set by countries whose profit from continuing the exploitation.
World Map vs World Map on IMF
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People in Madison Square Garden in 1947 urge President Truman to veto the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.
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Using the #Redscare, Congress took advantage to pass one of the earliest anti-union bills: Taft-Hartley Bill of 1947,
1. banned solidarity.
2. allowed states to create their own right to work laws
3. purged *communists* from unions.
(Still into effect today)
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California’s Senate passed the “gold standard” of net neutrality state laws today and next it will go to the state assembly. You can find the legislation here
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So, @anthonykernAZ , What are all these alleged "frivolous actions" caused by more pads and tampons?
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In 1996, when the congress was passing the Dickey Amendment, here was a serious amendment (still effective today) to allow research for..
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Phazers and the Death Star.
Tell me again, how we can't afford #MedicareForAll ?
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One of the tools to end mass shootings is a ban on assault weapons. Here is a model bill to do that. #GunControl #SantaFeHighSchool 👇🏼
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Despite all the talk of belt-tightening for state employees and retirees, lawmakers have not done anything to $1 billion of investment fees that the state’s pension system paid out to external money managers westword.com/news/colorados-…
The Ugly Truth About Police Reform in the Age of Trump Police know how to ease racial bias and excessive force cases. But some choose not to. brennancenter.org/blog/ugly-…
Colorado state should not kill efforts to raise wages at the local level 👉🏼Colorado Senate committee kills effort to let cities, counties raise minimum wage - Denver Business Journal bizjournals.com/denver/news/…
When unions began their gradual four-decade slide in the 1970s, working-class families were propped up by more women entering the workforce, and then by debt: second mortgages, credit cards, and student loans. newrepublic.com/article/1481…
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Public workers were the new “welfare queens” by 2011, a racist and sexist depiction made possible by the fact that the public sector was the best place for black workers to find a foothold in the middle class, and where women more than men tended to work.newrepublic.com/article/1481…
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The rising cost of college means that students are increasingly relying on debt to finance their degrees. What’s more, college is more necessary than ever to succeed in today’s economy. And entering the workforce during a downturn doesn’t help. marketwatch.com/story/the-ne…
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Progressive solutions at the state and local level 👉🏼 It’s long past time we remedy the drug policies of yesteryear, and this is one small step to right the injustices of a drug war that has primarily targeted people of color. thestranger.com/slog/2018/04…
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The motion explicitly acknowledges the racial disproportionality of these convictions, citing an ACLU report showing that African Americans are more than three times more likely to be arrested for pot possession than whites, despite equivalent rates of use.thestranger.com/slog/2018/04…
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