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Eliminating Health Disparities, Achieving Equity
Session Roundup: HI, VT, NE, FL
Averting Layoffs and Revitalizing the Manufacturing Economy: Lessons from the Great Lakes States
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Photo ID Law, Undermines Voting Rights
Climate Justice: Promoting Equity in Dealing with Climate Change
Toxic Toys Update: States Pushing Forward with Bold, Comprehensive Legislation
State Session Roundups: MD, WV, IN, GA, KY & ID
Tough Wage Enforcement Law Approved in Iowa Senate
Voter Registration: Steps States Can Take to Help Voters Register and Keep Them Registered
Stopping Profiteering in "Not-for-Profit" Hospitals
Extending Rights to Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender Americans
ME Sen. Passes NPV | Bush's Proposed Gutting of State Insurance Regulation
Promoting Smart Biofuels Policy at the State Level
Immigration Policy in the States- Mid-session Developments
Focus on Prescription Drug Reform
Short Sessions, Mixed Results: WA, WI, OR, WY, UT
Expanding Access to Justice in the Courts
Paid Sick Days & Paid Leave Bills Approved in D.C. and New Jersey
Making Voting Easier Assists Record Turnout in Presidential Primaries
Protecting Worker Freedom from Mandatory Meetings
Health-Care-for-All On the Installment Plan
States Criminalizing Immigrant Workers through State "Identity Theft" Legislation
Mass Transit Projects Provide Transportation Equity and Workforce Development
States Barred from Protecting Consumers Hurt by Faulty Medical Devices, Says Supreme Court
Dos and Dont's of Coping With State Budget Crises
Cracking Down on Misclassification of Workers-- And Raising Tax Revenue
Mapping and Deploying High-Speed Broadband
President's Budget Would Devastate State Services
State Immigration Policies & Politics in 2008
Low-Income Tax Relief, California Health Care and Public Financing in Washington
National Popular Vote- A Voter Turnout and Civil Rights Issue
Aiding States to Stimulate the National Economy & New Models for Health Care Reform - WI and WA
Protecting our Children: States Take Action Against Toxic Toys
Toll Increases for Public Investment, Affordable Housing Plans & Hate Crime Laws
Dealing with the Foreclosure Crisis at the State Level
Health Care Employer Mandate Approved by Appeals Court in Landmark Decision
Building a Progressive Majority: Bills for 2008
States Call for Moratorium on Home Foreclosures
Climate Change's Impact on Low-Income Households, Health Care Reform in California, & the Economic Costs of Anti-Immigrant Legislation
Presidential Platforms and State Policies
Reducing the Mortgage Crisis, Abolishing the Death Penalty, & the Passenger's Bill of Rights
Privatizing in the Dark: The Pitfalls of Privatization & Why Budget Disclosure is Needed
Using Child-Support Payments, Gutting Anti-Terror Funding, & WA's Broken Tax System
Apollo's Fire and Updates on Family Leave and Paid Sick Days
Affordable Housing Conference Call, Privatizing Mental Health Services & Trans Fat Bans
Pay Dirt: Restoration Economies Uncover Gold (and Green)
Individual Health Care Mandates and the Problem of Affordability
Ranking the States on Online Disclosure of Govt Contracts, Subsidies and Lobbying
Fighting the Anti-Immigrant Movement in the States
Election Night 2007: Progressive Gains but a Mixed Night on Ballot Initiatives Around the Country
Economic Strategies for Nurturing Innovation and Job Growth
Stopping Toxic Toys
The Fight Against Global Warming: Another Way States Can Rein in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Auto Emissions Standards, SCHIP Continued, and Wal-Mart's Tax Evasion
Progress Amidst Conflict: California and Illinois Wrap up Sessions
Colorado Health Care at a Crossroads: Building a Path to Health Care for All
States Promoting Contraception to Reduce Pregnancies and Abortion Rates
How Exploited "Independent Contractor" Truckers Drive Pollution in Our Ports
MI & MD: Solving State Budget Crises with New Revenue
Why States Matter
Municipal Broadband Internet Moving Forward
New Polling: Paid Sick Days and Family Leave Overwhelming Political Winners
Industry Looks to Federal Rules to Preempt State Regulation
Criminal Justice Reform at the State Level
Will special session yield California health care reform?
Utility Decoupling: Giving Utilities Incentives to Promote Energy Efficiency
Housing Slump Hits Tax Revenues in Selected States
Labor Day: How States Can Protect Workers Rights
Student-Led Think Tank Advances Progressive Policy Reforms
Bush Blocks SCHIP - States and Congressional Leaders Vow to Fight Back
Eliminating Health Disparities
Oregon Aims to Decrease Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 75%
Promoting Affordable Housing through State Policy
North Carolina Roundup and Minnesota Transit
Building a Progressive Majority: Policy Options for 2008
Right-wing Ballot Scheme to Manipulate Presidential Votes in California
Immigration Policy in the States: The Bad, the Good & the Politically Smart
States May Get Federal Help to Modernize Unemployment Insurance
Legislative Roundups: NJ, NY, SC, TN
Municipal Broadband, Lead Paint, & SCHIP
Legislative Roundup: RI, DE, LA, AZ
Same Day Registration Approved in North Carolina
Legislative Roundups OR, NH, ME, CT: Late but Strong Finishers
With Supreme Court Shift to Right, States Need to Take Action
Nation's Most Comprehensive Health Plan Approved in Wisconsin Senate
Pervasive Violations of Wage Laws -- and What States Can Do About It
Voter "Fraud", College Debt, & Prison Crowding
Taking the Lead: Our Report on State Legislative Successes in 2007
Labor Union Majority Signup Approved in OR & NH -- And States Demand the US Senate Follows Suit
Legislative Roundups: VT, NV & AL
NY: Increasing Funds for Legal Services for the Poor
Legislative Roundups: CO, MN, HI
Legislative Roundups: MO, KS, OK, TX
Protecting Parents from Workplace Discrimination
Overcoming Racial Discrimination
Minnesota Showdown Over Tax Fairness
National Guard Readiness: Iraq, Kansas, and Future Disasters
U.S. Infrastructure: An Economic Disaster Waiting to Happen
Legislative Roundups: IA, IN, AR, FL & GA
In Health Care, 2007 May Be the Year of the Child
Completed Legislative Sessions: Accomplishments & Unfinished Agendas
WA: Mapping the Digital Divide
Public Opinion Supports Bold Progressive Leadership
Washington Poised to Be Second Paid Parental Leave State
Wringing Costs Out of the Health Care System
Living Wage: Maryland Enacts First State Law in Nation
Green Building: Energy Conservation from the Ground Up
Iowa Enacts Election Day Registration - EDR Moving Nationwide
Right Wing Lobbying Strategies in the States
"National Popular Vote" Fix for Electoral College Passes MD Senate
A Focus on North Carolina: Legislators Come Together for Progressive States Briefing
Election Day Registration Bills Advance Nationwide
The Predatory Lending Bubble and How the Feds Made it Worse
Universal Health Care's Next Steps - PA & IL Plans
Preventing Trade Deals from Undermining State Power
MT: Disclosing Corporate Tax Dodgers
Ex-Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration
"Fast Track": Montana Senate Says No To Bad Trade Deals
Universal and Affordable Broadband in the States
States Limit Mercury Emissions While the Feds Fail to Act
Taxing Big Oil's Windfall Profits
Affordable Housing as Smart Growth
National Leaders Gather to Fight Voter Deception
Ripoff Privatizations-- And Why They Keep Happening
WA: Evergreen State Aims for Clean Elections
Health Care in 2007
Economic Development: Ranking the States
Raising Revenue Through Fair Taxes
National Popular Vote Moves Forward
CA: Health Care Debate is On
Protecting the Freedom to Form Unions
Shutting the Courtroom Door: How the Corporate Right Mobilized in the States
States Win Energy Dereg Fight in Court
Promoting Renewable Energy in the States
New Resistance to Privatizing Social Services
Election Day Registration
Zoning a Path to Affordable Housing
Defining Health Care Down
Living Wage for Hotel Workers / MI Telecom Bill Opposed
Building a Progressive Majority in the States
Values Voters and the 2006 Election
An Emerging Progressive Majority
Cleaning Up Election Day Disasters
A Good Day for Progressives
Affirmative Opposition Forms to Anti-Civil Rights Initiative
One Eye on the Ballot
Onerous ID Laws Come Under Fire
An Eye on the Right
"Survey Says!" Americans are Uneasy About Health Costs, Want Solutions
The Valuing Families Agenda: A MomsRising and Progressive States Partnership
Paid Sick Days on the Ballot
Broadband for Economic Growth & Energy Savings
Losing the Freedom to Form Unions
The Fragmenting Religious Right & Emerging Progressive Faith Networks
Supremes to Weigh Laws Crippling Union Speech
Child Care: A Valuing Families Campaign Issue
Even Conservatives Running on Progressive Platforms
Welfare "Reform": Ten Years Later
Rightwing Fraud Derails Tax Revolt
Fighting Vote Suppression by the Rightwing
Pension Returns Outperform 401(k)s
CA: Legislature Votes for Single-Payer Health System to Cover Uninsured
A Convenient Truth: States Can Seize the Lead on Global Warming
Multi-State Ad Campaign Targets Public Employees
Cutting Health Care Costs
Target's Tax Subsidies Under Fire After Chicago Living Wage Fight
Stopping Privatization Profiteering
Pharmacies in Illinois Must Disclose Contraception Rights
Progressve Initiatives Frame Debate, Mobilize Voters
US House Undermines State Wage Laws for Tipped Workers
Illinois Joins Pre-School for All Movement
Groundbreaking Living Wage Victory for Chicago Retail Workers
Debate on Health Care for All Gets Real
Fair Share Ruling: A Setback for Maryland, Not for Other States
The Takings Trap
Fighting the Great Kentucky Blog Ban
07/10/2006 Winning on Property Taxes: The Montana Model for Progressives
07/06/2006 The Political Landscape
06/29/2006 Fighting for Child Care and Retail Workers
06/26/2006 Reforming Failed Tax Subsidies
06/22/2006 Clean Elections: Good Politics
06/19/2006 The Taxpayers' Bill of Goods
06/16/2006 States Take Action on Global Warming
06/12/2006 Profiles in Courage: Legislators Worth Watching
06/08/2006 Backwards Conservatives: Feds Try to Usurp State Powers
06/05/2006 Beyond the Minimum Wage: New Policies to Raise Wages
06/01/2006 Welfare Does Not Breed Poverty -- But Wal-Mart Does
05/25/2006 Leaving Children Behind: Some States Failing in Foster Care
05/22/2006 Voting by Mail: Ending Long Lines, Hanging Chads, & Paperless Elections
05/18/2006 Rush to Privatize Draws Condemnation
05/16/2006 Cleaning Up Our Statehouses
05/11/2006 The Right Tries to Gut State Health Insurance Protections
05/08/2006 Mothers Day: How About a Family-Friendly Workplace?
05/04/2006 The Lying (and the Buying) of the Right
05/01/2006 Lowering the Bar: America's Worst Governors
04/27/2006 A Real Health Care Plan for All Workers
04/24/2006 Cracking Down on Wage Law Violations
04/20/2006 Culture of Corruption Lands Governor in Prison
04/17/2006 Economic Growth: New State Solutions for Job Creation
04/13/2006 Global Warming: States Act, Some Not
04/10/2006 Cleaning Up Corruption in the Statehouses
04/06/2006 The Massachusetts Health Care Model
04/03/2006 Clean Power Alternatives for Energy Independence
03/30/2006 Global Trade Negotiations Threaten State Powers
03/27/2006 How the Right Wing Organizes Locally
03/23/2006 Playing Games With Workers' Wages
03/20/2006 The Rightwing's War on Public Schools
03/16/2006 Universal Vote by Mail
03/13/2006 Eye on Health Care
03/09/2006 The Minimum Wage, Conservative Posturing, and Progressive Success
03/06/2006 Eye on Immigration
03/02/2006 Smart Growth to Protect Rural America
02/28/2006 The Fight for Fair Coverage
Sign up for the Dispatch by email, tell your friends & colleagues about it, and feel free to browse the archives below.
Eliminating Health Disparities, Achieving Equity
Session Roundup: HI, VT, NE, FL
Averting Layoffs and Revitalizing the Manufacturing Economy: Lessons from the Great Lakes States
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Photo ID Law, Undermines Voting Rights
Climate Justice: Promoting Equity in Dealing with Climate Change
Toxic Toys Update: States Pushing Forward with Bold, Comprehensive Legislation
State Session Roundups: MD, WV, IN, GA, KY & ID
Tough Wage Enforcement Law Approved in Iowa Senate
Voter Registration: Steps States Can Take to Help Voters Register and Keep Them Registered
Stopping Profiteering in "Not-for-Profit" Hospitals
Extending Rights to Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender Americans
ME Sen. Passes NPV | Bush's Proposed Gutting of State Insurance Regulation
Promoting Smart Biofuels Policy at the State Level
Immigration Policy in the States- Mid-session Developments
Focus on Prescription Drug Reform
Short Sessions, Mixed Results: WA, WI, OR, WY, UT
Expanding Access to Justice in the Courts
Paid Sick Days & Paid Leave Bills Approved in D.C. and New Jersey
Making Voting Easier Assists Record Turnout in Presidential Primaries
Protecting Worker Freedom from Mandatory Meetings
Health-Care-for-All On the Installment Plan
States Criminalizing Immigrant Workers through State "Identity Theft" Legislation
Mass Transit Projects Provide Transportation Equity and Workforce Development
States Barred from Protecting Consumers Hurt by Faulty Medical Devices, Says Supreme Court
Dos and Dont's of Coping With State Budget Crises
Cracking Down on Misclassification of Workers-- And Raising Tax Revenue
Mapping and Deploying High-Speed Broadband
President's Budget Would Devastate State Services
State Immigration Policies & Politics in 2008
Low-Income Tax Relief, California Health Care and Public Financing in Washington
National Popular Vote- A Voter Turnout and Civil Rights Issue
Aiding States to Stimulate the National Economy & New Models for Health Care Reform - WI and WA
Protecting our Children: States Take Action Against Toxic Toys
Toll Increases for Public Investment, Affordable Housing Plans & Hate Crime Laws
Dealing with the Foreclosure Crisis at the State Level
Health Care Employer Mandate Approved by Appeals Court in Landmark Decision
Building a Progressive Majority: Bills for 2008
States Call for Moratorium on Home Foreclosures
Climate Change's Impact on Low-Income Households, Health Care Reform in California, & the Economic Costs of Anti-Immigrant Legislation
Presidential Platforms and State Policies
Reducing the Mortgage Crisis, Abolishing the Death Penalty, & the Passenger's Bill of Rights
Privatizing in the Dark: The Pitfalls of Privatization & Why Budget Disclosure is Needed
Using Child-Support Payments, Gutting Anti-Terror Funding, & WA's Broken Tax System
Apollo's Fire and Updates on Family Leave and Paid Sick Days
Affordable Housing Conference Call, Privatizing Mental Health Services & Trans Fat Bans
Pay Dirt: Restoration Economies Uncover Gold (and Green)
Individual Health Care Mandates and the Problem of Affordability
Ranking the States on Online Disclosure of Govt Contracts, Subsidies and Lobbying
Fighting the Anti-Immigrant Movement in the States
Election Night 2007: Progressive Gains but a Mixed Night on Ballot Initiatives Around the Country
Economic Strategies for Nurturing Innovation and Job Growth
Stopping Toxic Toys
The Fight Against Global Warming: Another Way States Can Rein in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Auto Emissions Standards, SCHIP Continued, and Wal-Mart's Tax Evasion
Progress Amidst Conflict: California and Illinois Wrap up Sessions
Colorado Health Care at a Crossroads: Building a Path to Health Care for All
States Promoting Contraception to Reduce Pregnancies and Abortion Rates
How Exploited "Independent Contractor" Truckers Drive Pollution in Our Ports
MI & MD: Solving State Budget Crises with New Revenue
Why States Matter
Municipal Broadband Internet Moving Forward
New Polling: Paid Sick Days and Family Leave Overwhelming Political Winners
Industry Looks to Federal Rules to Preempt State Regulation
Criminal Justice Reform at the State Level
Will special session yield California health care reform?
Utility Decoupling: Giving Utilities Incentives to Promote Energy Efficiency
Housing Slump Hits Tax Revenues in Selected States
Labor Day: How States Can Protect Workers Rights
Student-Led Think Tank Advances Progressive Policy Reforms
Bush Blocks SCHIP - States and Congressional Leaders Vow to Fight Back
Eliminating Health Disparities
Oregon Aims to Decrease Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 75%
Promoting Affordable Housing through State Policy
North Carolina Roundup and Minnesota Transit
Building a Progressive Majority: Policy Options for 2008
Right-wing Ballot Scheme to Manipulate Presidential Votes in California
Immigration Policy in the States: The Bad, the Good & the Politically Smart
States May Get Federal Help to Modernize Unemployment Insurance
Legislative Roundups: NJ, NY, SC, TN
Municipal Broadband, Lead Paint, & SCHIP
Legislative Roundup: RI, DE, LA, AZ
Same Day Registration Approved in North Carolina
Legislative Roundups OR, NH, ME, CT: Late but Strong Finishers
With Supreme Court Shift to Right, States Need to Take Action
Nation's Most Comprehensive Health Plan Approved in Wisconsin Senate
Pervasive Violations of Wage Laws -- and What States Can Do About It
Voter "Fraud", College Debt, & Prison Crowding
Taking the Lead: Our Report on State Legislative Successes in 2007
Labor Union Majority Signup Approved in OR & NH -- And States Demand the US Senate Follows Suit
Legislative Roundups: VT, NV & AL
NY: Increasing Funds for Legal Services for the Poor
Legislative Roundups: CO, MN, HI
Legislative Roundups: MO, KS, OK, TX
Protecting Parents from Workplace Discrimination
Overcoming Racial Discrimination
Minnesota Showdown Over Tax Fairness
National Guard Readiness: Iraq, Kansas, and Future Disasters
U.S. Infrastructure: An Economic Disaster Waiting to Happen
Legislative Roundups: IA, IN, AR, FL & GA
In Health Care, 2007 May Be the Year of the Child
Completed Legislative Sessions: Accomplishments & Unfinished Agendas
WA: Mapping the Digital Divide
Public Opinion Supports Bold Progressive Leadership
Washington Poised to Be Second Paid Parental Leave State
Wringing Costs Out of the Health Care System
Living Wage: Maryland Enacts First State Law in Nation
Green Building: Energy Conservation from the Ground Up
Iowa Enacts Election Day Registration - EDR Moving Nationwide
Right Wing Lobbying Strategies in the States
"National Popular Vote" Fix for Electoral College Passes MD Senate
A Focus on North Carolina: Legislators Come Together for Progressive States Briefing
Election Day Registration Bills Advance Nationwide
The Predatory Lending Bubble and How the Feds Made it Worse
Universal Health Care's Next Steps - PA & IL Plans
Preventing Trade Deals from Undermining State Power
MT: Disclosing Corporate Tax Dodgers
Ex-Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration
"Fast Track": Montana Senate Says No To Bad Trade Deals
Universal and Affordable Broadband in the States
States Limit Mercury Emissions While the Feds Fail to Act
Taxing Big Oil's Windfall Profits
Affordable Housing as Smart Growth
National Leaders Gather to Fight Voter Deception
Ripoff Privatizations-- And Why They Keep Happening
WA: Evergreen State Aims for Clean Elections
Health Care in 2007
Economic Development: Ranking the States
Raising Revenue Through Fair Taxes
National Popular Vote Moves Forward
CA: Health Care Debate is On
Protecting the Freedom to Form Unions
Shutting the Courtroom Door: How the Corporate Right Mobilized in the States
States Win Energy Dereg Fight in Court
Promoting Renewable Energy in the States
New Resistance to Privatizing Social Services
Election Day Registration
Zoning a Path to Affordable Housing
Defining Health Care Down
Living Wage for Hotel Workers / MI Telecom Bill Opposed
Building a Progressive Majority in the States
Values Voters and the 2006 Election
An Emerging Progressive Majority
Cleaning Up Election Day Disasters
A Good Day for Progressives
Affirmative Opposition Forms to Anti-Civil Rights Initiative
One Eye on the Ballot
Onerous ID Laws Come Under Fire
An Eye on the Right
"Survey Says!" Americans are Uneasy About Health Costs, Want Solutions
The Valuing Families Agenda: A MomsRising and Progressive States Partnership
Paid Sick Days on the Ballot
Broadband for Economic Growth & Energy Savings
Losing the Freedom to Form Unions
The Fragmenting Religious Right & Emerging Progressive Faith Networks
Supremes to Weigh Laws Crippling Union Speech
Child Care: A Valuing Families Campaign Issue
Even Conservatives Running on Progressive Platforms
Welfare "Reform": Ten Years Later
Rightwing Fraud Derails Tax Revolt
Fighting Vote Suppression by the Rightwing
Pension Returns Outperform 401(k)s
CA: Legislature Votes for Single-Payer Health System to Cover Uninsured
A Convenient Truth: States Can Seize the Lead on Global Warming
Multi-State Ad Campaign Targets Public Employees
Cutting Health Care Costs
Target's Tax Subsidies Under Fire After Chicago Living Wage Fight
Stopping Privatization Profiteering
Pharmacies in Illinois Must Disclose Contraception Rights
Progressve Initiatives Frame Debate, Mobilize Voters
US House Undermines State Wage Laws for Tipped Workers
Illinois Joins Pre-School for All Movement
Groundbreaking Living Wage Victory for Chicago Retail Workers
Debate on Health Care for All Gets Real
Fair Share Ruling: A Setback for Maryland, Not for Other States
The Takings Trap
Fighting the Great Kentucky Blog Ban
07/10/2006 Winning on Property Taxes: The Montana Model for Progressives
07/06/2006 The Political Landscape
06/29/2006 Fighting for Child Care and Retail Workers
06/26/2006 Reforming Failed Tax Subsidies
06/22/2006 Clean Elections: Good Politics
06/19/2006 The Taxpayers' Bill of Goods
06/16/2006 States Take Action on Global Warming
06/12/2006 Profiles in Courage: Legislators Worth Watching
06/08/2006 Backwards Conservatives: Feds Try to Usurp State Powers
06/05/2006 Beyond the Minimum Wage: New Policies to Raise Wages
06/01/2006 Welfare Does Not Breed Poverty -- But Wal-Mart Does
05/25/2006 Leaving Children Behind: Some States Failing in Foster Care
05/22/2006 Voting by Mail: Ending Long Lines, Hanging Chads, & Paperless Elections
05/18/2006 Rush to Privatize Draws Condemnation
05/16/2006 Cleaning Up Our Statehouses
05/11/2006 The Right Tries to Gut State Health Insurance Protections
05/08/2006 Mothers Day: How About a Family-Friendly Workplace?
05/04/2006 The Lying (and the Buying) of the Right
05/01/2006 Lowering the Bar: America's Worst Governors
04/27/2006 A Real Health Care Plan for All Workers
04/24/2006 Cracking Down on Wage Law Violations
04/20/2006 Culture of Corruption Lands Governor in Prison
04/17/2006 Economic Growth: New State Solutions for Job Creation
04/13/2006 Global Warming: States Act, Some Not
04/10/2006 Cleaning Up Corruption in the Statehouses
04/06/2006 The Massachusetts Health Care Model
04/03/2006 Clean Power Alternatives for Energy Independence
03/30/2006 Global Trade Negotiations Threaten State Powers
03/27/2006 How the Right Wing Organizes Locally
03/23/2006 Playing Games With Workers' Wages
03/20/2006 The Rightwing's War on Public Schools
03/16/2006 Universal Vote by Mail
03/13/2006 Eye on Health Care
03/09/2006 The Minimum Wage, Conservative Posturing, and Progressive Success
03/06/2006 Eye on Immigration
03/02/2006 Smart Growth to Protect Rural America
02/28/2006 The Fight for Fair Coverage
