Portland Mayor Calls for Citywide Minimum Wage, Moratorium on Charter Schools

Portland mayor calls for citywide minimum wage, moratorium on charter schools
Other major announcements Monday night included the proposed formation of a new subcommittee to “address education, prevention, intervention and treatment related to drug and alcohol use. … their legislators and support the bill, as well as efforts …
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Obamacare Is a Powerful New Crime-Fighting Tool
… they soon wind up back in jail. But for some, that revolving door may stop spinning this year, thanks to a little-noticed side-effect of President Obama's Affordable Care Act. Obamacare, it turns out, might be a crime-fighting tool. … Richard …
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Wonkbook: In California, Obamacare is succeeding
"None of the three proposals to allow people to keep their existing coverage will send the Affordable Care Act into a “death spiral,” according to a study released Tuesday by the RAND Corp. … Patrick, a former male prostitute and recovering drug …
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