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El financiamiento federal de trabajo abre las puertas a las madres solteras

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● October 2, 2010

El programa de fondos federales para la creación de empleo ha dado a los estados diferentes formas de ayudar a los trabajadores afectados por la recesión. Florida creó puestos de trabajo para padres de bajos ingresos, muchas de ellas jóvenes madres solteras. Mississippi dio preferencia a empleadores con nóminas pequeñas.

Ley de los EUA pone la deuda de tarjetas de crédito antes de las madres solteras

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● October 1, 2010

La nueva reforma de regulación financiera se ha diseñado para proteger a los consumidores, pero una ley de quiebras del 2005, que puede ser particularmente empobrecedora para las mujeres divorciadas se ha dejado intacta.

Momentos difíciles prueban la promesa de Obama de más cobertura médica

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● October 1, 2010

La reforma de salud se comprometió a ampliar Medicaid (la cobertura de salud) para numerosas mujeres sin hijos. Pero con los estados luchando por equilibrar sus presupuestos, los defensores de las mujeres temen un retroceso. Dicen que es crucial que el Congreso autorice más fondos en las próximas semanas.

Nueva Ley de Salud podría proteger a la mujer de la pobreza

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● October 1, 2010

Las deudas médicas llevan a muchas más mujeres que hombres a la pobreza y las mantienen allí. Si la reforma de salud va a ofrecer una ayuda, tendrá que proporcionar a las mujeres no sólo más seguro de salud, si no la cobertura completa también.

Backers Say Warren Has Time to Make Her Mark

By Sharon Johnson ● Crime & Law ● September 20, 2010

Obama’s temporary appointment of Elizabeth Warren as startup head of Wall Street’s consumer regulatory group is seen as a way of circumnavigating her political foes. But onlookers say she has time to make her mark and help Obama on Nov. 2

California Nurses Ambush Whitman’s Governor Bid

By Sharon Johnson ● Politics ● September 15, 2010

The California Nurses Association is strenuously opposing Meg Whitman’s bid for governor. The union is antagonized by Whitman’s cost-cutting plans and doubts she will defend high nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.

Health Reform Reality Kicks In: Costs Still High

By Sharon Johnson ● Health & Science ● September 1, 2010

Coverage of people with pre-existing conditions was supposed to help women in particular, who suffer more chronic illness. But as the “high-risk pools” take effect, low-income women may have a harder time paying the premiums.

Critics Petition Obama on HHS Abortion Ban

By Sharon Johnson ● Health & Science ● August 18, 2010

The White House ban on abortion coverage in the first phase of health reform signals a major anti-choice victory in the first wave of implementation to the major overhaul law. NARAL is petitioning Obama for change.

Federal Job Funding Opens Doors for Single Mothers

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● August 14, 2010

The federal funding program for job creation has given states various ways to help workers hurt by the recession. Florida created jobs for low-income parents, many of them young single mothers. Mississippi gave preference to employers with small payrolls.

U.S. Law Puts Credit Card Debt Before Single Moms

By Sharon Johnson ● Commentary ● August 6, 2010

The new financial regulatory overhaul is designed to protect consumers, but a 2005 bankruptcy law that can be particularly impoverishing for divorced women has been left intact.

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