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Medicaid fight in Virginia takes off

January 28, 2014 By Emile Schepers

The new Democratic governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, is pushing hard for Virginia to sign onto the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Medicaid Expansion Program.

Our daughters deserve better than 77 percent of a man’s pay

January 27, 2014 By Matt Murray

There is no denying that in spite of our best efforts, women continue to be discriminated against in the workplace.

Housing is key to solving jobs crisis

January 27, 2014 By Pat Barile

Our country is plagued by a severe jobs crisis. The crisis is on-going and the longer it lasts, the larger the number of permanently unemployed.

Pope demands accountability from corporate leaders meeting in Davos

January 27, 2014 By Press Associates And Workday Minnesota

As corporate and government leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum, a new poll showed that workers worldwide are struggling to survive on low wages.

Barn owls face armageddon

January 27, 2014 By Peter Frost

The barn owl population has declined from use of agricultural poisons and rat and mouse baits so popular in the 1950s and 1960s.