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Floridians to governor: You’ve got a fight on your hands

March 9, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The first day of the legislative session saw "Awake the State"demonstrations in 32 cities across the state, aiming to stop Gov. Rick Scott's "skeleton budget."

1,000 Michigan workers lobby: Save our communities!

March 9, 2011 By John Rummel

Workers answered the Michigan AFL-CIO's call and turned out in force March 8 to lobby the state Senate against budget cuts and takeovers of cities and schools.

Providence, R.I., dilemma: tax the rich or fire teachers

March 8, 2011 By Susan Webb

City officials are planning major slashes, but "tax the rich" bills could help Providence avoid those damaging cuts.

Campus rally and teach-in slam Ohio education cuts

March 7, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Faced with the prospect of massive cuts and hikes in tuition and fees, hundreds of students at Ohio University took part in a teach-in, a rally and a march last week.

How Wisconsin 14 have halted two budget havocs

March 3, 2011 By Dominique Paul Noth

Why is Gov. Scott Walker so desperate to get back the minority Democrats of the Senate? It's certainly not to vote with him. It's actually not to vote at all.