Local legislators support bill to grant driver's licenses regardless of immigration status
Local legislators support bill to grant driver's licenses regardless of immigration status
Legislator Anna Kelles, who worked on the resolution, said the bill being considered are not intended fix anything...
Legislator Anna Kelles, who worked on the resolution, said the bill being considered are not intended fix anything about immigration on a federal level, but is specifically designed to improve road safety. She said there are already people driving who are undocumented, and this measure is intended to make sure they get a license that verifies their identity and knowledge of road safety rules. The license would not be valid for federal purposes such as international travel.
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Legislators urge state to 'double down' on funding for water infrastructure improvements
Legislators urge state to 'double down' on funding for water infrastructure improvements
With a resolution passed Tuesday, Tompkins County legislators are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state leaders to "double...
With a resolution passed Tuesday, Tompkins County legislators are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state leaders to "double down" on water infrastructure funding through the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, which has successfully helped towns locally and across the state make needed, expensive improvements.
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JPMorgan Chase Stops Funding Private Prison Companies, and Immigration Activists Applaud
JPMorgan Chase Stops Funding Private Prison Companies, and Immigration Activists Applaud
Ana Maria Archila is the co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy, a national network of community...
Ana Maria Archila is the co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy, a national network of community organizations and individuals that has organized public protests at the bank’s headquarters, at annual meetings and outside the bank’s chief executive’s home in Manhattan.
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Activists Deliver 750,000+ Petition Signatures Urging the Senate to Revoke Trump's National Emergency Declaration
Activists Deliver 750,000+ Petition Signatures Urging the Senate to Revoke Trump's National Emergency Declaration
The petition signatures were collected by CREDO, Public Citizen, Color Of Change, Win Without War, United We Dream,...
The petition signatures were collected by CREDO, Public Citizen, Color Of Change, Win Without War, United We Dream, MoveOn, NDWA, UltraViolet, DailyKos, Defending Rights & Dissent, Bend the Arc Jewish Action, People Demanding Action, Women’s March, Center for Popular Democracy…
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Moms Celebrate That JPMorgan Chase Will No Longer "Bank the Private Prison Industry"
Moms Celebrate That JPMorgan Chase Will No Longer "Bank the Private Prison Industry"
Members of MomsRising signed thousands of petitions and delivered letters to their local Chase bank branches from coast...
Members of MomsRising signed thousands of petitions and delivered letters to their local Chase bank branches from coast to coast as part of the nationwide Families Belong Together Corporate Accountability campaign. Across the country, more than 500,000 people made it clear the funding of private prisons by Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase is unacceptable, including those with the Families Belong Together coalition, Make the Road NY, Candide Group, Presente.org, Center for Popular Democracy…
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The Marxist Roots of "Medicare for All"
Jayapal was surrounded by more than 100 supporters, many from groups such as National Nurses United, the Center for...
Jayapal was surrounded by more than 100 supporters, many from groups such as National Nurses United, the Center for Popular Democracy, Our Revolution, Coalition of Labor Union Women, and the Labor Campaign for Single Payer.
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Local, Federal Officials Still Seeking Answers, Support for Condemning ICE
Local, Federal Officials Still Seeking Answers, Support for Condemning ICE
The letter from Durham City Councilmember Javiera Caballero and Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-...
The letter from Durham City Councilmember Javiera Caballero and Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell was sent to the media in a release from Local Progress, a project from the larger organization Popular Democracy.
Here’s what the Democrats’ new Medicare for All bill would do
Here’s what the Democrats’ new Medicare for All bill would do
This means a Medicare for All program would need to be implemented as quickly as possible. Advocates with the Center...
This means a Medicare for All program would need to be implemented as quickly as possible. Advocates with the Center for Popular Democracy told ThinkProgress in January they were pushing for a faster transition period because they wanted the president who signs the Medicare for All bill into law to be the one who oversees implementation.
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"People Power Beats Corporate Greed": After Years of Pressure, JPMorgan Agrees to Divest from Private Prisons
"People Power Beats Corporate Greed": After Years of Pressure, JPMorgan Agrees to Divest from Private Prisons
Make the Road NY, the Center for Popular Democracy, and New York Communities for Change were among the organizations...
Make the Road NY, the Center for Popular Democracy, and New York Communities for Change were among the organizations credited with pressuring the bank to stop bankrolling CoreCivic and GEO Group, the nation's largest private prison operators.
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House Progressives To Unveil The Most Ambitious ‘Medicare For All’ Bill Yet
House Progressives To Unveil The Most Ambitious ‘Medicare For All’ Bill Yet
Jennifer Epps-Addison, the president of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, which organizes low-income communities...
Jennifer Epps-Addison, the president of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, which organizes low-income communities of color and is backing the legislation, said that even though she and her husband had decent employer-sponsored coverage, his multiple sclerosis diagnosis three years ago turned their world “upside down.” They struggle to afford their out-of-pocket health care costs, she said, particularly now that her husband is out of work.
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