Twelve by 2020

Apr 30, 2015 | by CAP Action War Room Sen. Murray and Rep. Scott Introduce The Raise The Wage Act To Raise The Minimum Wage To $12 Today, Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Bobby Scott released the Raise the Wage Act, which

Chuck Muth’s Shockingly Electrifying Untruths

I read Mr. Muth’s solar untruths with dismay in the March 31-April 2 Humboldt Sun.  Mr. Muth appears to be promulgating ALEC propaganda to bias folks against Solar Energy. Homeowners who don’t have solar panels on their roofs are NOT being ripped

We’re Waiting … Will Sen. Heller Vote NAY on Yet Another High Profile Female?

Senate Republicans Must Stop Delaying Attorney General Confirmation — by CAP Action War Room It has been 124 days since Loretta Lynch was nominated to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General. In that time, the 50th anniversary of Selma reminded us that

Has Senator Heller Committed Seditious Conspiracy Along Side 46 Other Senators?

I awoke this morning to hear that 47 U.S. Senators had signed a letter to the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran basically telling them (1) not to trust our nation’s President to negotiate an agreement as to Iran’s nuclear program,

Nevada BluePrint

— by Senator Aaron D Ford, Senate Democratic Leader and      Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Assembly Democratic Leader As Nevada Democrats, we share a core belief: Every Nevadan deserves a fair shot at the American Dream. That starts with a quality education, and it

In Ferguson, DOJ Probe Only Confirms What Community Has Long Known

‘What the DOJ has memorialized on paper, we will memorialize in action.’ —Tory Russell, Hands Up United     — by Sarah Lazare, staff writer A Department of Justice probe into the now-notorious Ferguson Police Department confirmed Wednesday what residents of this

Netanyahu Speaks, Money Talks

— by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship   Everything you need to know about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress Tuesday was the presence in the visitor’s gallery of one man – Sheldon Adelson. The gambling tycoon is the Godfather of

ADVOCACY ALERT: Ask the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations to Vote “NO” on SJR 1

The Senate Committee on Legislative Operations will hear Senate Joint Resolution 1 on Monday, March 2nd at 3:30 pm.  This is a crucial moment, when grassroots action can make an enormous difference.  We need to let the committee members know how strongly

HHS Presser: 9.4M Medicare Enrollees Seeing Savings Under ACA

Since 2010, 9.4 million people with Medicare have saved over $15 billion on prescription drugs 39 million Medicare beneficiaries received preventive services with no cost sharing in 2014 The Department of Health and Human Services released today new information that shows that

Bio Fuels and Jobs in Your Community

From farmers to small business owners, the renewable fuel industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in wages in rural communities across the United States. These are homegrown jobs that can’t be outsourced and that’s good news for our rural