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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.

Dark-money groups building campaign for “right to work” in Pa.

January 24, 2014 By Sean Kitchen

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The never-ending push for right to work (for less) legislation in Pennsylvania is on the move again, but this time there's more of a tangible campaign targeting the conservative base.

Edward Snowden holds Twitter Q&A session

January 24, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Whistleblower Edward Snowden took questions from Twitter users on Jan. 23, tackling queries about civil liberties, whether all spying is inherently wrong, and more.

Moral Mondays expanded in North Carolina

January 23, 2014 By Kenneth Quinnell

On Feb. 8, the Moral Monday movement, which showed massive momentum in 2013, will return with its biggest event yet, the Moral March on Raleigh.

Thousands in Seattle march on MLK Day for $15 wage

January 22, 2014 By Tim Wheeler

More than 5,000 protesters marched through downtown Seattle on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day chanting, "Raise the minimum wage now!"