Paid Sick Days Health Impact Assessment: The health of all Americans would significantly benefit if workers earned paid sick days and used them when ill or when a family member needs care. However, about 50% of the U.S. workforce do not have the right to take paid time off from work when they are sick.
No Paid Sick Days ‘Scary’ for Minnesotans: Minnesota DFL lawmakers will join members of the Paid Sick Days Coalition at the corner of Snelling and University on Friday to push for a bill requiring paid sick days for full-time workers. The Minnesota bill (SF 1324/HF 1334) would provide all workers with paid sick days to be used to recover from their own illness, to care for a sick family member, or for absence related to domestic violence.
Experts: Obama, McCain tax plans won’t close income gap: There are no easy ways for the presidential candidates to close the nation’s gap between rich and poor, now bigger than any time since the 1920s.
Building Space for Early Education Programs: We spend a lot of time around here thinking about building infrastructure for quality early education–state early learning standards, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, early childhood educator competencies, and professional development systems. But we don’t talk all that much about building physical infrastructure–the buildings–for quality early education programs. And, the fact is, if we want to build the supply of high-quality early education, we’re going to need more space.
Oregon’s Public Pension Fund Loses Billions: Oregon’s public pension system has been the fully funded envy of other states since 2003 legislative reforms and a bull market helped turn a projected $17 billion system deficit into a substantial surplus. No more.
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