The president of the North Carolina chapter of the AFL-CIO says it’s easy in this prolonged recession to become apathetic about the road to recovery. But James Andrews maintains progress has been made this year with health care and Wall Street reforms. That said, Andrews says union members, civil rights activists and other concerned citizens [Continue Reading...]
State legislative races are not just being more closely watched and fiercely contested this year because of the tea parties emergence, the public anxiety about the state’s economy, or even the Right’s obsession with stalling the implementation of health care reform. [Continue Reading...]
After Labor Day, Congress will return to Capitol Hill to try once again to pass legislation that will help to move the economy forward. One piece of unfinished business is the extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Emergency Fund. The TANF Emergency Fund was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and provided $5 billion to help states serve families seeking employment and requiring additional work supports during these difficult economic times. The fund will expire on September 30th if Congress doesn’t act before then to extend it. [Continue Reading...]
