August 31, 2010
The Big Double Dip: Not One But Two Tax Breaks for the Wealthiest Michiganders Economists and newspapers are reporting that the recession may be heading for a double dip. Well, it might interest you to know that while most working families are in the economic struggle of their lives, the wealthy are asking for a double [...]

August 24, 2010
LANSING – The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced yesterday that an agreement has been reached that will offer coverage to uninsured Michigan citizens who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health condition. Coverage will be offered through Michigan-based HMO Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan (PHP).  PHP has [...]

August 23, 2010
For Jobs, Justice and Education for All WHO WE ARE We are One Nation, born from many, determined to build a more united America – with jobs, justice and education for all. We are young people, frustrated that society seems willing to spend more locking up our bodies than educating our minds, yet still we find ways to [...]

August 23, 2010
   Wed Aug 18, 10:23 AM ET The South Asian country of Pakistan is undergoing immense flooding, and is one fifth under water. Currently, over 1600 lives have been claimed by the disaster, and over 20 million people have been affected. The United Nations says that this is a worse crisis than both the 2004 tsunami and the recent [...]

August 19, 2010
Healthcare remains a key concern for voters ahead of the November midterms, a new CNN poll says, even if the issue is less potent than jobs and the economy. Eighty-three percent of respondents said healthcare was “extremely” or “very” important in determining their vote for Congress. Only five other issues — the economy, unemployment, the deficit, terrorism [...]

August 18, 2010
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) yesterday took an initial step toward comprehensive federal rules that determine whether health insurance companies spend an appropriate share of premium dollars on patient care rather than profits, CEO pay, lobbying and administration. The association approved a set of disclosure forms that will be filed by health insurers. Still, [...]

August 11, 2010
Washington, DC –  Health Care for America Now (HCAN), the 1,000-member coalition that led the successful fight for health reform, released a report today showing that in 2009, while America’s families struggled with skyrocketing health insurance costs and the worst economy since the Great Depression, chief executives of the 10 largest for-profit health insurance companies [...]

August 10, 2010
The U.S. House approved $26 billion so that teachers, firefighters, police officers and others can continue to educate our children and keep working to ensure the safety of our families and communities.   The House’s action today provided $380 million to Michigan’s Medicaid program and $318 million to the state’s education funding.  Because of the House [...]

August 6, 2010

August 6, 2010
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