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Cutting food assistance increases hunger
November 7, 2013Last week the Illinois Watchdog published an article that trivialized the effects of the Nov. 1 SNAP benefit cuts, stating they were "neither a surprise nor a problem."
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AFL-CIO launches ad campaign to press GOP on immigration reform
November 6, 2013The fate of comprehensive immigration reform with a road map to citizenship that fully protects the rights of all workers is in the hands of House Republicans.
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Tea party Republicans set back in Virginia
November 6, 2013Virginia held state elections for governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general, all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, and some local offices.
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Today in labor history: Susan B. Anthony tries to vote
November 6, 2013Despite being fined, Anthony responded, "I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty," and, true to her word, never paid the fine for the rest of her life.
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Standing with history, Illinois passes Marriage Equality
November 6, 2013Jubilation swept Illinois after the state legislature passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Nov. 5. Illinois becomes the 15th state to pass a marriage equality law.
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