Livable Wages/Working Families
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
MN workplace injuries plummet, with some caveats
There is promising news at the national level and in Minnesota in trying to lower workplace injuries and illnesses. A key labor organization is happy …
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Gov. sets aside 2026 SD funds for new education savings accounts
In this week's 2026 budget address, Gov. Kristi Noem proposed establishing education savings accounts for K-12 students in South Dakota. Opponents …
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
TX business leaders form new alliance
A new Texas organization hopes to increase civic engagement among business leaders. The Texas Business Leader Alliance officially launches today…
Monday, December 2, 2024
Florida apprenticeship programs transform lives, build futures
For some, apprenticeships provide more than just a job, they offer a career path. Industry leaders are working around the clock, not only on their …
Monday, December 2, 2024
A long road for Medicaid work requirements in South Dakota
South Dakotans passed Amendment F on Election Day, opening the door to impose work requirements on people who qualify for expanded Medicaid benefits…
Monday, December 2, 2024
Federal investments help bolster MA workforce training programs
Federal investments are helping the city of Boston develop greater workforce training programs. The city received $23 million in 2022 to develop …
Monday, December 2, 2024
Group plans to implement universal public child care in NY
A New York organization believes universal public childcare can be implemented in five years. New Yorkers United for Child Care is using its newly …
Monday, December 2, 2024
Immigrant NYers urge lawmakers to create unemployment bridge program
Immigrant New Yorkers want lawmakers to create an unemployment bridge program. It would support unemployed workers who are ineligible for state …
Monday, December 2, 2024
MN's free college tuition program gets early assessment
The first semester for Minnesota college students is winding down. Supporters of the state's new free tuition program - which assists low-income …
Monday, December 2, 2024
WV braces for more child care center closures
West Virginia child care advocates said they are bracing for more center closures in the new year. There are more than 60,000 children in the state …
Monday, December 2, 2024
Iowa adds hundreds of higher-wage child care providers
A new report says Iowa has created more than 200 new child-care providers in the state, which is among the nation's leaders in working parents who …
Monday, December 2, 2024
Montanans threaten 'rent strike' over black mold, safety issues
More than two dozen members of a tenant's union in Bozeman are threatening a rent strike if their landlord doesn't address maintenance and other safet…