minimum wage in 2020: a look at the 24 states set to raise it
KEY POINTS 21 states and 26 cities and counties are set to increase wage on Jan 1, 2020 17 will raise the wage to $15 4 more states will raise wage to $15 later in 2020... ..…
lawsuit launched over trump epa’s delay in cleaning up smog from
OAKLAND, Calif — The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Environmental Health filed formal notice today of their intent to sue Trump Environmental Protection Agency for delays in reducing dangerous smog pollution from oil and gas drilling 15 states.. ..…
the first u.s. census took place in 1790: vermont was counted
About 73% of the new citizens in 2018 resided 10 states -- California, Florida, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia, Washington, and Pennsylvania, in descending order. ..…
as states strive to stabilize insurance marketplaces, insurers return
Morrison, Stockton, Calif., buys coverage for and twin sons through Covered California, Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace. ..…
education policy helped these states beat the socioeconomic curve
Some states did well across the board or close to it — namely Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Georgia, Hawaii, and Washington. ..…
city adopts resolution opposing abortion, confirming human life begin
Resolution Declaring City of Highland's Support for Protecting All Human Life supports laws that protect life from its earliest stages and that life begins at conception, according to Salt Lake Tribune. ..…
maine and nevada show why the electoral college helps small states,
Hans von Spakovsky is authority on wide range of issues, as senior fellow The Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and manager of Election Law Reform Initiative. ..…
power of new york, texas hinges on
Two states that have the most on the in Supreme Court case over the citizenship question in the 2020 census are taking drastically different approaches to the decennial count next year.. ..…
poll: support for florida gov. desantis surges after sanctuary city
California, a sanctuary state, has almost as many foreign-born residents as New York, Texas, and Florida combined, with more than 10.5 million illegal aliens, legal residents, and foreign-born naturalized citizens living in the state. . ..…
beijing does not surrender to washington
The top three sectors energy and financial, where companies have chosen to base their headquarters are California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, and Illinois, according to the chamber. conclusion. ..…
nassar sentencing made aquilina a face of the #metoo movement
She ticks off places she's visited New York, Texas, Kansas, Minnesota, Tennessee and Florida. ..…
measles cases in u.s. spike to highest level since 2000
New cases of measles reported New York, New Jersey and California bring the number of infections in U.S to at least 695 so in 2019 according to new numbers released by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the most for year since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000.. ..…
trump administration’s addition of citizenship question to census to
One of the most high-profile cases of Supreme Court's current term will be before Tuesday when they weigh the legality of Trump effort to add citizenship question to the 2020 census.. ..…
data snapshot: a look at the falling bar passage rates in five u.s.
The fact that bar exam pass rates have been in decline is not news to the industry. ..…
two ny law schools had highest bar pass rates in the country in 2018,
Photo Peopleimages com Less lower than in 2017, according to new figures from American Bar Association.. ..…
measles outbreak: 90 more cases reported for biggest jump this year
additional 90 measles cases were reported across the nation last week, Monday.. ..…
the price of wrongful convictions: 1,639 years behind bars
Due to Chicago scandals, Illinois led the pack with the most exonerations last year, followed by New York, Texas, Michigan, and California .. ..…
measles outbreak found in 5 states as cases near all of 2018
The number of cases of measles this year in United States is nearing the total for all of last year, with five states reporting outbreaks in 2019, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. ..…
the national popular vote is national popular insanity
Essentially, it commits Colorado to pact, 's electoral franchise to whomever wins the popular vote, rendering the current system entirely irrelevant.. ..…
in midwest states, political parties eye growing asian-american
With Milwaukee set to host Democratic convention, Democratic National Committee is counting in part on the region's fast-growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population to help them win back Midwest... ..…
philippine ‘democracy’
Interestingly, in my review of the present structures of the state senate (different and separate from the US or Federal Senate) of large US states (California, New York, Texas, and Florida), I find that the state senators in these states are elected by district (one for each..…
cdc: at least 228 measles cases reported in us this year
- At least 228 cases of measles have been reported according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. ..…
government shutdown 2019: nancy pelosi wants to delay state of union
WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to reschedule his State of Union address this month if the government remains shuttered or deliver it in writing... ..…
doctors without (state) borders, coast to coast
or any other of the 50 states, odds are you would not question the competence of the medical professionals. ..…
are we in a recession already?
The value of declaring the in or out of recession is limited.. ..…
unemployment rate at record low in 10 states: california, new
Unemployment Rate at Record Low States California, New York, Texas, Missouri, Iowa.. ..…
another federal court rules against trump on daca
After a series of lower court injunctions against the move, federal appeals courts have taken up the issue in New York, Texas, Washington and now California. . ..…
new exhibit shines light on crucial role of american soldiers in wwi -
Upon America's, Battleship Division 9, composed of USS Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, New York, Texas and Wyoming, extended Allied Forces battleship strength... ..…
all politics is national
and the influence of TV was way off — most state and local elections were decided on old-fashioned retail politics and. ..…
how nursing homes in the united states overmedicate people with
The report is based on interviews with 323 people New York, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, California, and Florida between October 2016 and March 2017. ..…
texas immigrant population ties new york's
New York had the population of any state from 1850 to 1970, according to Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. ..…
new poll suggests president doing well in six close states
WASHINGTON - President Bush has pulled ahead of John Kerry in six contested swing states that he carried in 2000, shifting the landscape rightward and making it more difficult for Kerry to win White House, according to Knight Ridder-MSNBC poll.. ..…
state unauthorized immigrant populations
The seven states Idaho, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.. ..…
population decline of unauthorized immigrants stalls, may have
The sharp decline in U.S population of unauthorized immigrants that accompanied the recession has bottomed out, and the number may be rising again. ..…
3. state patterns
are home to most of the nation's unauthorized immigrants — California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas.. ..…
why are corporations pouring millions into shoo-in governor races?
But Arkansas, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Texas and Vermont — may cruise to victory, together they have already amassed at least $135 in donations, according to Center for Public Integrity analysis. ..…
betsy devos, this is what sexual assault survivors want you to know
We have been forced to ask this question again and again, of all the institutions that are supposed to serve us of our Title IX administrators, police officers, schools, teachers, now, and deans, our government. ..…
22 percent of resettled refugees in minnesota test positive for
Today four states California, New York, Texas and Florida have more though they have third of the population. ..…
report: immigrant households using welfare at vastly higher rate than
By immigrant households is higher, • In the four top immigrant-receiving states, use of welfare New York, Texas, and Florida ... ..…
audio interview & article: family homelessness in u.s. epidemic –
California, New York, Texas, Florida, Chicago, Illinois and Arizona have the absolute numbers of homeless kids, explained Dr. ..…
house approves $26.1 billion aid package to states in special session
will receive the highest amounts of fiscal relief of over $1 California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania have some of the unemployment rates in the country on top of rocky housing markets.. ..…
reduced tuition for undocumented students debated
Thousands of immigrant advocates, criticized provisions they perceive as harsh, such as making the status of being in United States illegally felony. ..…
state testing of english-learners scrutinized
. • Colorado • Minnesota • Oregon • Delaware • New Mexico • Pennsylvania • Kansas • New York • Texas • Massachusetts • Ohio. ..…
states strive toward esea compliance
Only Louisiana, New York, Texas, and Wyoming report to the public on the distribution of teacher qualifications across schools with different characteristics. . ..…
puerto rico's governor presses for statehood vote
Rossello, Democratic ally of President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, made no direct reference to Hispanic political influence that is being courted in key electoral states such as New York, Texas, California and Florida by Democratic and..…
despite execution, debate over death penalty lingers
HUNTSVILLE, Texas Not since 1977, the prisoner put to death after Supreme Court allowed resumption of punishment, has so much attention been focused on execution.. ..…
illegal immigrants cost u.s. $29 billion, report says
WASHINGTON — Legal and immigration is more costly for large states new study said on Thursday.. ..…
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