As most states raise their minimum wages, Texas refuses to budge
As most states raise their minimum wages, Texas refuses to budge
Mercedes Fulbright, the Texas state coordinator for Local Progress, a national network of progressive local elected officials, said city officials are working to convince the state that they are...
Mercedes Fulbright, the Texas state coordinator for Local Progress, a national network of progressive local elected officials, said city officials are working to convince the state that they are capable of deciding what is best for their communities when it comes to raising the minimum wage.
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Brought the fight against the opioid epidemic to the art world.
Brought the fight against the opioid epidemic to the art world.
The grassroots group meets regularly at Goldin’s Brooklyn apartment to coordinate protests at the many museums bearing the Sackler name. In an interview with Artsy, community organizer Jennifer...
The grassroots group meets regularly at Goldin’s Brooklyn apartment to coordinate protests at the many museums bearing the Sackler name. In an interview with Artsy, community organizer Jennifer Flynn Walker of the Center for Popular Democracy, who began working with Goldin and P.A.I.N. this year, said the artistic group’s visual sensibility is a crucial component to its success in an era when protests are increasingly recognized for their slick messaging.
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Trump's safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules
Trump's safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules
Dmitri Holtzman, director of education justice campaigns for the Center for Popular Democracy, said the proposal sends "a clear message to millions of Black, Brown, Immigrant, LGBTQ and...
Dmitri Holtzman, director of education justice campaigns for the Center for Popular Democracy, said the proposal sends "a clear message to millions of Black, Brown, Immigrant, LGBTQ and Transgender students that the Federal Government is turning its back on them instead of proactively protecting their fundamental rights."
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Federal school safety panel says arming teachers a local choice
Dmitri Holtzman, director of education justice campaigns for the Center for Popular Democracy, said it sends “a clear message to millions of black, brown, immigrant, LGBTQ and transgender students...
Dmitri Holtzman, director of education justice campaigns for the Center for Popular Democracy, said it sends “a clear message to millions of black, brown, immigrant, LGBTQ and transgender students that the federal government is turning its back on them instead of proactively protecting their fundamental rights.”
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Federal school safety panel says arming teachers a local choice
Federal school safety panel says arming teachers a local choice
Dmitri Holtzman, director of education justice campaigns for the Center for Popular Democracy, said it sends “a clear message to millions of black, brown, immigrant, LGBTQ and transgender students...
Dmitri Holtzman, director of education justice campaigns for the Center for Popular Democracy, said it sends “a clear message to millions of black, brown, immigrant, LGBTQ and transgender students that the federal government is turning its back on them instead of proactively protecting their fundamental rights.”
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Former Toys R Us Employees In Metro Phoenix Get Money
Former store manager Tracy Auerbach teamed up with Rise Up Retail and Center for Popular Democracy to push for severance pay for 33,000 employees.
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Former store manager Tracy Auerbach teamed up with Rise Up Retail and Center for Popular Democracy to push for severance pay for 33,000 employees.
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Trump administration asylum limits struck down
DHS OVERSIGHT HEARING: Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will testify before the Judiciary Committee this morning for the first time in her official role leading the agency. Advocacy groups, Families...
DHS OVERSIGHT HEARING: Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will testify before the Judiciary Committee this morning for the first time in her official role leading the agency. Advocacy groups, Families Belong Together, Center for Popular Democracy and the National Domestic Workers Alliance are planning a protest over the recent death of a 7-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody. The hearing starts at 10:15 a.m.; watch a livestream here.
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Trump defiende posible cierre del gobierno para lograr un muro que pocos apoyan
Trump defiende posible cierre del gobierno para lograr un muro que pocos apoyan
Los activistas, de grupos como la coalición “Families Belong Together”, “Center for Popular Democracy”, “CASA”, y “Make the Road New York”, también exigieron rendición de cuentas por el incidente...
Los activistas, de grupos como la coalición “Families Belong Together”, “Center for Popular Democracy”, “CASA”, y “Make the Road New York”, también exigieron rendición de cuentas por el incidente del pasado 25 de noviembre, en el que agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza lanzaron gases lacrimógenos contra inmigrantes en la frontera entre California y México, incluyendo madres y niños.
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During visit to New York, Seattle councilmember says Amazon didn't keep its word
During visit to New York, Seattle councilmember says Amazon didn't keep its word
"In fact, they funded the opposition," she said during a briefing hosted by Local Progress. "And what we saw was not just an attack on policy, but on the very existence on public policy making and...
"In fact, they funded the opposition," she said during a briefing hosted by Local Progress. "And what we saw was not just an attack on policy, but on the very existence on public policy making and the role we have to play."
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The first U.S. charter school teacher strike just landed a deal
The first U.S. charter school teacher strike just landed a deal
In Illinois, the Education Department found in 2010 that the state “has no system in place for [monitoring charter schools].” According to research by the Center for Popular Democracy and Action...
In Illinois, the Education Department found in 2010 that the state “has no system in place for [monitoring charter schools].” According to research by the Center for Popular Democracy and Action Now, by early 2015, Illinois had seen $13.1 million in fraud by charter school officials, with total fraud estimated at more than $27 million in 2014 alone.
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