LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Paid family and medical leave, a 100% clean energy standard and codifying protections ensured by the Affordable Care Act are among the issues that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is directing Democrats to tackle in the final months of the year.
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With Democratic control, Michigan’s governor pushes for health care and climate change laws
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave an outline of Democratic plans for the final months of the year in a speech Wednesday that included calls for funding paid family and medical leave, mandating a 100% clean energy standard and codifying protections ensured by the Affordable Care Act.
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Biden touts drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation: ‘We’re not gonna back down’
President Biden on Tuesday vowed to not back down from pharmaceutical companies in touting the first 10 drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
“Big Pharma charging Americans more than three times what they charge other countries simply because they could and I think it’s outrageous. That’s why these negotiations matter,” Biden said at an event at the White House.
“We’re going to keep standing up to Big Pharma, and we’re ...
Progressives see promise in more diverse candidates, voters ahead of 2024
The Democratic Party’s progressive wing has been through many iterations – from the upstart insurgency of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in 2016 to the 2018 primary upsets inspired by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and the expanding Squad of 2022.
Now, at the start of the 2024 election cycle, the movement has seen even more promising levels of diversity, particularly among Black and brown communities, with many on the left hoping to redefine the party around their f...
$15 an hour isn’t enough: U.S. workers need to earn a living wage
As cost increases persist and workers try to keep up, buzzwords like “poverty wage,” “minimum wage” and “living wage” are coming back into the lexicon, shaping conversations about what it means to make enough and who decides where to draw the line.
The federal minimum wage, which was last raised in 2009, stands at $7.25 an hour.
A full-time employee, working an average of 40 hours per week on minimum wage, makes $15,000 annually (which puts these workers below the pove...
$15 an hour isn’t enough: U.S. workers need to earn a living wage
As cost increases persist and workers try to keep up, buzzwords like “poverty wage,” “minimum wage” and “living wage” are coming back into the lexicon, shaping conversations about what it means to make enough and who decides where to draw the line.
The federal minimum wage, which was last raised in 2009, stands at $7.25 an hour.
A full-time employee, working an average of 40 hours per week on minimum wage, makes $15,000 annually (which puts these workers below the pove...
Anti-abortion movement reckons with ‘circular firing squad’
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Is Bernie Sanders the new healthcare pragmatist?
It is hard to find someone I agree with less than Bernie Sanders, particularly in my own area of healthcare. But increasingly, I find myself agreeing with him on significant healthcare issues.
Is Bernie Sanders becoming the ultimate healthcare pragmatist — wanting good progress even as his deepest healthcare desires do not seem achievable?
Things seem to be pointing this way, especially with his recent announcement regarding the need to tackle the primary care cris...
Why GOP hopefuls aren’t talking about health care costs
President Biden is leaning into lowering health care costs as the White House shifts into campaign mode, but the issue is barely mentioned by the gaggle of GOP candidates barnstorming the country.
The Hill reached out to 10 leading Republican candidates about how they would reduce health costs and improve affordability; only former Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) responded.
The relative GOP silence has left the White House with plenty of room to tout Democratic efforts, suc...
Feehery: 5 ways Democrats can beat Trump
It now looks inevitable that Donald Trump will be reelected to the White House, mostly because the Democrats have done a terrible job of running against him.
I would prefer Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) over Trump because he is more conservative. But in a match-up against President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom or just about any other Democrat, I would vote for Trump.
Dysfunctional capitalists are better than fully functio...