Month: July 2019

Alaska’s legislature fails to stop a major attack on its judicial independence

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Alaska’s legislature has until Friday at midnight to override the governor’s attack on the state’s judicial system. No vote has yet been scheduled, and one-third of the legislators are in Wasilla, 800 miles away from the state capital.

Using a line-item veto, Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) recently slashed the budget of the state’s Supreme Court, due to its repeated protection of abortion rights. Dunleavy cut the budget of the Alaska Supreme Court and the court of appeals by 5%, as part of ...

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Here’s what unions think about Medicare for All

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History tells us that the support of organized labor is critical to any major health care reform in the United States.

Unions represent 1 in 10 U.S. workers, making it one of the largest institutions nationwide. So what does that mean for “Medicare for All,” a policy that moves everyone into one public plan with no premiums or deductibles?

Everyone agrees universal health care coverage is the goal, but not everyone agrees Medicare for All is the only or best way t...

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Amy Klobuchar unveils plan to address medical needs of aging Americans

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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar is unveiling a comprehensive proposal to help older Americans and their families. Her plan would tackle chronic conditions like Alzheimer's, strengthen Medicare and Social Security and reduce drug costs and creating personal savings accounts to help Americans save for retirement. Klobuchar joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the details of her new proposal.

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