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March 2009

3-30-2009: Connecticut Post Online: Paid sick leave bill gains support

3-29-2009: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Jobless scramble to obtain benefits Holes in unemployment safety net make matters worse for some.

3-26-2009: Spokesman Review: LOW-INCOME HOUSING MAY RETURN; Commercial Building owner, ex-tenants working on deal

3-26-2009: Associated Press State & Local Wire: Ark. gov. OK to accept unemployment stimulus

3-26-2009: The Wichita Eagle: House passes minimum wage increase

3-25-2009: The New York Times: Labor Agency Is Failing Workers, Report Says

3-23-2009: The Tennessean: Living wage efforts face new hurdle

3-23-2009: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: State unsure on jobless-benefits plan Beebe tells of confusion over whether strings tied to stimulus cash

3-22-2009: Courier-Post: Tax benefit may help many more in this tough year

3-20-2009: Huntsville Times: Stimulus will help citizens find jobs

3-20-2009: The Herald-Sun: State sick leave legislation gathering momentum

3-19-2009: Commercial Appeal: State unemployment claims rise; When there's a dispute, employer often prevails

3-19-2009: Omaha World-Herald: Nebraska ponders extra funds for jobless State labor officials say taking the stimulus money might make sense.

3-16-2009: The Commercial Appeal: 'Living wage' shouldn't be allowed to die

3-13-2009: Wisconsin State Journal: TAX CREDIT AIDS WORKING POOR; DOYLE PROPOSAL PROVIDES UP TO $270 A YEAR

3-15-2009: Times-Picayune: What's the cost of taking stimulus money?; Demos push changes to jobless-benefits law

3-15-2009: Wichita Eagle: Plan would tap stimulus money for unemployed

3-12-2009: Associated Press State & Local Wire: Senate passes bill to reduce unemployment taxes

3-10-2009: Anchorage Daily News: Palin needs to block any bill boosting wages

3-9-2009: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Too few Georgia workers qualify for unemployment

3-8-2009: Providence Journal-Bulletin: Nation's jobless centers struggle

3-6-2009: Birmingham News: Competing interests clash in stimulus money debate

3-5-2009: Kansas City Star: Minimum wage law interpretation serving up a dilemma

3-5-2009: Fort Collins Coloradoan: Tax credit helps families, community

3-4-2009: Scripps Howard News Service: In Calif., jobless may get no benefits if they return to school

3-2-2009: Tulsa World: Why the minimum wage doesn't work

2-27-2009: Union Leader: Raising the minimum wage won't cost jobs, but is unfair right now