Aidan Pittman
Associate Editor at Midwestern Citizen
Associate editor @midwesternctzn. Formerly with @usnews and @comissourian. he/him
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1 week ago |
columbiamissourian.com | Mark Horvit |Aidan Pittman
As student loan debts have become an increasingly high-profile issue, lawmakers have been presenting solutions to meet another problem: in-state employment.
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1 week ago |
wvnews.com | Aidan Pittman
State legislatures are combating employment shortages with student loan repayment assistance programs. As student loan debts have become an increasingly high-profile issue, lawmakers have been presenting solutions to meet another problem: in-state employment. This year, more than 50 bills across 17 states looked to offer assistance in paying back student loans as a part of employment in certain fields with workforce shortages.
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4 weeks ago |
news-journal.com | Alysa Horton |Anna Cecil |Chloe Gough |Sydney Topf |Aidan Pittman |Natanya Friedheim
On Monday, Janna Rodriguez will close the home day care she runs three hours early to hold a rally. She’s invited elected officials across Long Island to learn about the struggles she and other child care providers face. Rodriguez is one of more than 1,400 people who signed a pledge to close their child care center or call out of work for the fourth annual “Day Without Child Care.”“This is an act of protest,” said Dominique Countee of Community Change Action, the group organizing the event.
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Aug 8, 2024 |
usnews.com | Aidan Pittman
The federal minimum wage in the U.S. of $7.25 per hour has not budged since 2009, and in many states that remains the minimum wage as of 2024. But in recent years, efforts to raise minimum wages have cropped up nationwide. In 2012, a group of 200 fast-food workers walked out of their jobs, launching what would become the “Fight for $15,” a yearslong push for a $15-per-hour minimum wage by labor unions and activists across the country.
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Aug 8, 2024 |
usnews.com | Aidan Pittman |Julia Haines
Missouri has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election since 2000. It has a Republican governor and holds super majorities in both the state House and Senate. Yet in the November election, voters take the policy-making reins with ballot questions on enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution and raising the minimum wage – policies at odds with the conservative agenda.
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