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ACORN Voter Registration Fraud Allegations Are Just The Tip of The Iceberg: Illegalities, Fraud and Contradictions Detailed in Report on Lead Organizer of Florida’s Amendment 5
October 2004
Washington – A Florida state attorney is investigating thousands of potentially fraudulent voter registrations associated with the leading organizer of Florida’s Amendment 5 ballot initiative. But this is just the tip of an iceberg of illegalities, fraud and contradictions connected to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). In recent days, ACORN has been at the epicenter of reports on thousands of potentially fraudulent voter… -
New Study Says Passage of Proposition 72 Would Destroy Up to 150,000 Jobs: Up to $12.9 Billion in New Costs to California Businesses, While Nearly 70 Percent of Uninsured Will Remain Without Coverage
September 2004
Sacramento – California voters will hold the fate of up to 150,000 of the state’s least-skilled employees when they vote on Proposition 72 on Election Day. A new study by The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) reveals that Proposition 72, which would require all employers in the state with 20 or more employees to provide full medical insurance for their employees, will cost businesses up to $12.9 billion… -
New Study Says Passage of Proposition 72 Would Destroy Up to 150,000 Jobs: Up to $12.9 Billion in New Costs to California Businesses, While Nearly 70 Percent of Uninsured Will Remain Without Coverage
September 2004
Sacramento – California voters will hold the fate of up to 150,000 of the state’s least-skilled employees when they vote on Proposition 72 on Election Day. A new study by The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) reveals that Proposition 72, which would require all employers in the state with 20 or more employees to provide full medical insurance for their employees, will cost businesses up to $12.9 billion… -
Minimum Wage Hike Would Likely Worsen Poverty
August 2004
Washington – Candidates and lawmakers that are flirting with the idea of raising the minimum wage in response to negative poverty data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau must realize that such a move will increase poverty, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) said today. Using poverty statistics to justify an increase in the minimum wage is simply an election year ploy that ignores the economic evidence… -
Minimum Wage Hike Would Likely Worsen Poverty
August 2004
Washington – Candidates and lawmakers that are flirting with the idea of raising the minimum wage in response to negative poverty data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau must realize that such a move will increase poverty, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) said today. Using poverty statistics to justify an increase in the minimum wage is simply an election year ploy that ignores the economic evidence… -
Fourth Straight Month of Rising Unemployment for Black Teens: Skyrocketing teen and minority teen unemployment should caution lawmakers against raising the wage floor
August 2004
Washington – Lower than anticipated job growth in July should instill caution in Washington lawmakers, the California assembly, and Florida voters—all of whom are considering increases in their respective minimum wages. Even worse than the lack of expected job growth are the rising rates of unemployment for our nation’s teens, particularly young African-Americans. All of these developments are highlighted in the latest report on Gatewayjobs.com, a website…