The use of the death penalty is one of the very first social issues that I remember feeling extremely passionate about. It was the topic of the first debate paper I ever wrote as a freshman in high school. And that's why I'm so thrilled to hear that the Maryland State Senate has voted to repeal...
...unfairness for gay and lesbians'? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14981082
>> ''Our nation will finally close the door on a fundamental unfairness for gays and lesbians, and indeed affirm equality for all Americans,'' said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat...
Wisconsin is planning on repealing child labor laws. This means that teenagers will be able to work longer hours, longer weeks.
Here is the new laws.
-Minors aged 16 and 17 will work unlimited hours per week
-Minors aged 16 and 17 will work unlimited hours per day (with the exception of during...
Senate Bill 70 (PDF), prefiled in the Louisiana Senate on April 15, 2011, and provisionally referred to the Senate Committee on Education, would, if enacted, repeal Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:285.1, which implemented the so-called Louisiana Science Education Act, passed and enacted in 2008...
Senate Bill 70 (PDF), prefiled in the Louisiana Senate on April 15, 2011, and provisionally referred to the Senate Committee on Education, would, if enacted, repeal Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:285.1, which implemented the so-called Louisiana Science Education Act, passed and enacted in 2008...
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 245-189 to repeal President Obama's health care law.I'm sure I'm speaking to the converted here, but if you happen to live in a US Congressional district with one of those representatives who voted to repeal this law, I'd like to pass on one whopping big...
The following summarizes select women's health-related blog posts. ~ "For 'Pro-Life' Republicans, Human Life is Cheap," Carole Joffe, RH Reality Check: "The refusal of Senate Republicans, nearly all of whom identify as pro-life, to support the 9/11 First Responders bill (HR 847) gives ... new...
In a landmark vote for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to advance legislation that would overturn the military ban on openly gay troops known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."The 63-33 test vote all but guarantees the legislation will pass the Senate, possibly by day's end, and reach the...
How Medicare Killed the Family Doctor The Wall Street Journal Medicare introduced a whole new dynamic in the delivery of health care. Gone were the days when physicians were paid based on the value of their services. With payment coming directly from Medicare and the federal government, patients...
Election returns yesterday resulted in substantial losses for Democrats at the congressional and gubernatorial levels. The following is the statement of Ron Pollack, Executive Director of the consumer health organization Families USA, concerning voter sentiments about Republican Party leaders'...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "None of Your Business: Bus Driver Refuses To Bring Women to Planned Parenthood," Micole Allekotte, National Women's Law Center's "Womenstake": Allekotte, a health fellow at NWLC, writes that a Texas bus driver is suing a...
On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $213 billion fiscal year 2011 spending bill that includes an amendment to permanently repeal the so-called "global gag rule," which prohibits federal funding to international family planning organizations that provide abortion services...
A vote pushed by House Republicans to repeal the mandate on citizens to carry health insurance failed Tuesday, despite some Democrats joining Republicans to rescind what is known as the requirement known as the individual mandate, Politico reports. "Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, the top Republican...
The Hill: House Republican Leader John Boehner said Monday that repealing the new health care law will be Republicans' "'No. 1 priority' ... if [the GOP] wins back control of Congress this fall. ... Republicans have talked up a strategy of 'repeal and replace' in the weeks since health reform...
The Hill: House Republican Leader John Boehner said Monday that repealing the new health care law will be Republicans' "'No. 1 priority' ... if [the GOP] wins back control of Congress this fall. ... Republicans have talked up a strategy of 'repeal and replace' in the weeks since health reform...
The Hill: House Republican Leader John Boehner said Monday that repealing the new health care law will be Republicans' "'No. 1 priority' ... if [the GOP] wins back control of Congress this fall. ... Republicans have talked up a strategy of 'repeal and replace' in the weeks since health reform...
President Barack Obama went to Iowa City, where he first outlined his plans for health care reform as a candidate, to campaign for public support for the new health overhaul law, USA Today reports. "Obama dared congressional Republicans today to campaign for repeal of the new health care law...