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April 2009

4-30-2009: Christian Science Monitor: School flu closings put working moms in a bind

4-29-2009: The New York Times: Dealing With the Swine Flu Outbreak

4-27-2009: The Idaho Business Review: System's working, economy's broken

4-26-2009: The Washington Post: A Muddled Portrait of Virginia's Jobless Benefits Debate

4-20-2009: The New York Times: Children in peril

4-19-2009: Hartford Courant: WHO ARE THE JOBLESS?

4-18-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Minimum wage bill heading for House vote

4-17-2009: Marin Independent Journal: County jobless rate hits 7.4 percent; state hits historic high of 11.5 percent

4-16-2009: Deseret Morning News: Utah's rental market is squeezing residents

4-15-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Affordability not improving for renters nationwide

4-14-2009: Ann Arbor News: Don't let courts gut living-wage ordinances in Mich. cities

4-14-2009: Connecticut Post Online: Rents unaffordable, especially in Fairfield County

4-14-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Unemployment trust fund is shrinking

4-12-2009: The Sunday Oregonian: Let's get down to business, then pass family leave bill

4-10-2009: USA TODAY: Many of the jobless get no unemployment benefits

4-9-2009: Statesman Journal: Paid family-leave benefits considered

4-9-2009: The Washington Post: Group Fights to Save Housing Program; County Officials May Trim Funding

4-6-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Kan. minimum wage bill goes to governor

4-6-2009: The Tennessean: It's state vs. cities over living wage

4-3-2009: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Long-standing tax credit under-utilized by families

4-3-2009: Chattanooga Times Free Press: State turns to mass sessions to deal with unemployment claims

4-2-2009: Associated Press Financial Wire: New jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 669,000