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Martin Luther King Day and Race in America
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. By an act of Congress in 1983, this day is commemorated on the third Monday of each January, so the federal holiday can...
Higher Minimum Wage in 24 States
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The beginning of 2021 marked the increase of the legal minimum wage in 20 states. Four additional states will increase their own wage floor later in the year. These policies (and analogous ordinances...
POTUS Elect Biden Designates an Attorney General
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In a press conference on Thursday, January 7, President elect Joseph Biden announced that he will appoint Merrick Garland, a Judge on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, as his...
President Trump’s Old Allies Turning Against Him
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Now in his final days in office, and facing a second impeachment, President Trump has found himself on the receiving end of sharp criticism even from those who were, until quite recently, friends...
Democratic Party to Control the New Senate
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The question which political party would control the US Senate over the next two years hung in the balance in the two Senatorial run-off elections held in Georgia, Tuesday, January 5. The Democratic...