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Executive Order Builds on IAF Living Wage Tradition
It is evident that the mood of the country is shifting, and the IAF is happy to see attention being paid at the national level to the issue of wages. The President has announced plans to sign an executive order mandating a minimum wage of $10.10 / hour for all jobs that emerge from federal contracts.
Read moreExecutive Order Builds on IAF's Living Wage Tradition
It is evident that the mood of the country is shifting, and the IAF is happy to see attention being paid at the national level to the issue of wages. The President has announced plans to sign an executive order mandating a minimum wage of $10.10 / hour for all jobs that emerge from federal contracts.
Read moreVIP Launches Human Development Action Agenda in Arizona
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Read moreJackson Citizens Tax Themselves for Infrastructure Repairs; Working Together Jackson Credited with 'Heavy Lifting'
Jackson Residents Approve 1-Cent Sales Tax, Clarion-Ledger
Read moreEPISO & Border Interfaith Pass Payday Lending Reform in El Paso
The new payday lending reform in El Paso allows lenders to loan no more than 20% of a borrower's gross income. Contracts must now be presented in the person's dominant language and short-term loans cannot be rolled over more than three times.
Read moreAustin Interfaith Saves 173 Affordable Homes
"'I strongly believe that the redevelopment of Oak Creek Village won't just lead us to a better community but a model for the city of Austin,' Malone said.
Read moreSydney Alliance Fights for Railway Lifts
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NCG Gets Trafficking Hotline Number Posted in Vegas Transport Hubs
Stories of Human Trafficking Turn Valley Woman into Activist, Las Vegas Review Journal
Sound Alliance Helps Pass School Bond with 69.5% Vote
The Sound Alliance partnered with the Tahoma school district, parents, and other organizations to sway voters to overwhelmingly pass a school bond. Two years ago, the vote on a smaller bond failed to receive the 60% supermajority needed to pass, and failed with 53% of voters supporting it.
Read moreAZ Bishops & Chamber Leaders Demand Immigration Reform
At a press conference convened by Valley Interfaith Project with the Arizona bishops, Catholic Bishop Thomas Olmsted signed a letter to the Arizona congressional delegation for immigration reform, attesting that "the cost of inaction is too high." Bishop Olmsted was joined by Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares, Rabbi John Linder, ELCA Bishop Steve Talmage, Denise Resnick of DRA Stategic Communications in Phoenix and Barry Broome, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Broome noted that some companies don't come to Arizona because they think the state does not treat people well.
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