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1/31/08 20 STATES FACE TOTAL BUDGET SHORTFALL |
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More than half of states anticipate budget problems, according to this updated analysis of state fiscal conditions.
The Center continues to monitor state fiscal reports and will send regular updates as new data become available.
Entire article here |
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2/4/08 Krugman Wrong on Obama and Mandates |
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It’s not often that I take issue with Paul Krugman’s economics (at least not recently), but he does misrepresent the issues in going after Obama on health insurance mandates....full article is found here |
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2/6/08 Urbana, IL passes Iran Peace Resolution |
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By a four-to-one margin, voters in Urbana, Illinois approved on Tuesday a referendum calling on Congress to act to prevent war with Iran! Read more here |
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NEW NATIONAL GUARD HOME NOW TOOLKIT AVAILABLE |
"It is clear that the mission that Congress authorized no longer exists. The President has no current or permanent legal authority to keep Guard members in Iraq. The Governor as Commander-in-Chief of the Vermont National Guard should take necessary steps to bring them home." (Rep. Michael Fisher, Vermont State House)
BRING THE NATIONAL GUARD BACK TO YOUR STATE NOW! A national campaign is underway in multiple states to bring attention to the fact that the October 2002 Authorization to Use Military Force, enabling Bush to have sent our National Guard to Iraq, has EXPIRED. The Guard must be returned to the command of our Governors and be employed at home where we need them most.
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NEW IRAN/IRAQ TOOLKIT PACK |
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A NEW IRAN/IRAQ TOOLKIT PACK HAS BEEN RELEASED |
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2/13/08 Mayor Boots Marines Out of Toledo |
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Mayor Carty Finkbeiner on Friday ordered some 200 members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines from Grand Rapids, Michigan, out of Toledo just before the unit was supposed to start a weekend of urban warfare training downtown. Read the full story here |
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2/18/08 20 States Face Total Budget Shortfall |
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At least twenty-five states, including several of the nation’s largest, face budget shortfalls in fiscal year 2009. Of these 25 states, specific estimates are available for 20 states; the combined deficits of these 20 states are expected to total at least $35 billion for fiscal 2009 — which begins July 2008 in most states. Full article is found here |
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2/18/08 Human Needs Programs Take a Hit in President’s Budget |
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President Bush’s FY 2009 budget proposal, released on February 4, is replete with upside-down priorities. Read full article here |
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BRING THE MONEY HOME NOW TOOLKIT |
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BRING THE MONEY HOME NOW! With the cost of the war now exceeding the $500 billion threshold, projected to exceed $3 trillion, it's past time to demand that the money being spent on continued occupation in Iraq be spent at home in our own communities NOW!
Get your municipality started in joining over 300 Cities for Peace and taking action and to increase the nation-wide demand to reign in the war spending and shift the focus back to education, health care and a tenuous economy. |
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2/21/08 One In Five People Working Families Fail To Attain Middle Class |
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Washington, DC: At least 48 million Americans in working families lack the income needed to gain a toehold in the middle class, according to a new report released by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Full article is here. |
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How the President's Budget Affects the Food Industry |
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2/5/08 Federal Spending Update 2001 Through 2008 |
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Defense Is a Rapidly Growing Share of the Budget,
While Domestic Appropriations Have Shrunk. Read more here. |
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3/6/08 Indict Bush and Cheney Toolkit Available |
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Indict Bush and Cheney Toolkit from our friends at After Downing Street. Read more here. |
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3/17/08 General William Odom Says Congress Should Impeach |
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In a wide-ranging hour-long discussion on live radio, General William Odom said he sees two useful things Congress can do: cease funding the occupation of Iraq, and impeach Bush and Cheney. Full article found here. |
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3/22/08 Brattleboro, VT passes a NO WAR IN IRAN Resolution |
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The Town Meeting Reps of Brattleboro passed the No War in Iran Resolution today. Full text of resolution found here. |
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With Tax Day coming up on April 15, protests all across the nation have been announced to show resistance to the use of American tax dollars for funding the war in Iraq.
IPS has come up with sample petitions and resolutions that concerned citizens as well as locally elected officials can use to make their case heard. Click here for more information on our "Bring the money home" toolkit. |
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04/15/08 Blog: Lesser Evil Party |
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Read Institute for Policy Studies' Senior Scholar Andy Levine's blog for insightful witty and cogent analysis of the 2008 Presidential campaign! (IPS and Cities for Progress are non-partisan and do not endorse any candidate for office). |
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04/23/08 New Britain, CT passes anti-war Resolution |
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We are happy to announce that New Britain, CT is the latest community to have passed a peace resolution. It has now joined the list of over 325 Cities for Peace communities! |
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05/07/08 New Brunswick, NJ passes anti-war Resolution |
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Congratulations to New Brunswick, NJ, which has passed a resolution opposing the war in Iraq and supporting the right of free speech. |
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Just in time for tomorrow's City Council hearing in Chicago on a resolution opposing an attack on Iran, Cities for Peace is presenting its updated Iran Toolkit. |
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