New Polling: GOP Medicaid Blockade Could Cost Republicans in November
New polls show that running on the Medicaid gap can be a potent strategy for Democrats in 2014.
Big Win in Jindal Billboard Lawsuit: Our Billboard Is Staying Up
MoveOn has just won a major victory in federal court. The state of Louisiana’s attempt to take down our billboard criticizing Gov. Jindal has been rejected.
Robert Reich explains why we should raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour
If we really want to grow our economy and lift workers out of poverty, then we should really be talking about raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, and not even debating anything lower than $10.10.
MoveOn Members Rally at Louisiana Court House to Call for Medicaid Expansion
MoveOn members joined Anna Galland outside the courthouse in Baton Rouge yesterday after the hearing on our billboard, which calls out Gov. Jindal for blocking Medicaid for 242,000 Louisianans, to send a clear signal that, whatever the outcome, we’re not backing down.
VICTORY for Free Speech in Nebraska
The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) banned state speech champion Michael Barth from performing a poetry piece on gender identity at a recent competition. So MoveOn member Mike Nellis started a petition calling on the NSAA to allow Michael to perform his poetry.
MoveOn’s Reaction to the McCutcheon Decision
Statement by Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, responding to the Supreme Court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC which struck down aggregate limits on campaign spending by an individual:
New PPP Poll Finds Voters in 13 Republican-held House Districts Support Raising the Minimum Wage; Less Likely to Vote for Incumbents Who Oppose the Increase
Today, Public Policy Polling (PPP) released a new set of polls, commissioned by MoveOn.org Political Action, that show a majority of voters in 13 Republican-held House districts support increasing the minimum wage.
MoveOn members endorse Jeff Merkley for Senate
MoveOn members in Oregon have voted decisively to endorse Jeff Merkley for re-election to the U.S. Senate. Here’s what a few members across the state had to share about Sen. Merkley: “Jeff led a successful effort to roll back a portion of the filibuster blockade, the first progress in changing this toxic Senate rule in […]
MoveOn members endorse Shenna Bellows for Senate
MoveOn members in Maine have voted decisively to endorse Shenna Bellows for the U.S. Senate. Here’s what a few members across the state had to share about this Senate race: “Shenna Bellows is a candidate of Elizabeth Warren caliber. She actively pursued justice and equality in her job for the Maine ACLU branch, and has the values, skills, […]
MoveOn Members Endorse Shenna Bellows (D-ME) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in First General Election Endorsements of 2014
In the group’s first general election endorsements of 2014, MoveOn.org Political Action announced today that MoveOn members in Oregon and Maine have voted decisively to endorse progressive champions Shenna Bellows for Senate in Maine and Senator Jeff Merkley for reelection in Oregon. “The resounding votes in both states confirm that Senator Jeff Merkley and Shenna […]