Thompson's bid gets nod from Lake County sheriff

Post-Tribune (IN);  May 1, 2008 ;     445 words ......SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Thompson(PHOTO) Schellinger(PHOTO...gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson on Wednesday. Dominguez...he is confident that Long Thompson will tackle if elected. "She knows how to help working families. Today, working families...for their ...

Quarter of working families fall into low-income range.

Economic Opportunity Report;  October 25, 2004 ;     573 words ...More than one in four working families earn so little that they are...Overall, more than a fourth of working families of four had incomes of less...Of 9.2 million low-income working families, 2.5 million are officially...

Results Delight Think-I-Can Party: Showing Ensures Working Families Spot...

Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT);  November 12, 2006 ;     677 words ......vote is in the single digits, but Working Families Party loyalists were ready to pop...percent, the threshold required to earn Working Families a place on the ballot in 2008. It...leverage to push its legislative agenda, Working Families leaders contend. Of the 51 Democrats...

Homes for Working Families Spotlights Need to Close Home Affordability Gap

U.S. Newswire;  June 19, 2007 ;     657 words ......Contact: Patty Hoffmann of Homes for Working Families, +1-202-580- 6223, phoffmann@homesforworkingfamilies...the national nonprofit Homes for Working Families is raising awareness during National...affordability gap that is keeping working families out of homes. The affordability ...

Homes for Working Families Helps Middle-Income Americans Share Their...

U.S. Newswire;  November 19, 2007 ;     506 words ......EDITORS Contact: Patty Babb of Homes for Working Families, +1-202-580- 6223, pbabb@homesforworkingfamilies...income on housing costs. Homes for Working Families is giving these families a voice...Web site, empowering middle-income working families across the country to tell their ...

DNC: Lobbyist Fred Thompson Brings Washington Values to New Hampshire

Targeted News Service;  June 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ......lobbyist turned actor Fred Thompson will be in New Hampshire...But a closer look at Thompson's record in the Senate...against New Hampshire's working families. Thompson voted against protecting...home mortgages. "Fred Thompson may be the guy you...New Hampshire's hard working ...

Wal-Mart Stands Up for Working Families with New Health Care Partnership.

PR Newswire;  February 7, 2007 ;     315 words ...Working Families for Wal-Mart Chair Applauds Initiative...America's health care problems. Working Families for Wal-Mart, an organization with...leaders on the side of America's working families while demanding accountability from...

Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media Receive...

U.S. Newswire;  February 25, 2008 ;     545 words ......Rob Jewell of Corporate Voices for Working Families, +1- 330-631-9298, rjewell@cvworkingfamilies...PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media have received...congressional excellence in supporting working families. Equally important, the ...

GOV. GRANHOLM PROTECTS ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF WORKING FAMILIES WITH STATE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 30, 2006 ;     414 words ......Jennifer M. Granholm today said working families in Michigan are the winners in...dollars in disposable income for working families each year. "Everyday we are fighting for working families, and today we have won a victory...

POVERTY HITS STATE MINORITIES HARD REPORT: 47 PERCENT OF MINORITY WORKING...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  October 15, 2008 ;     532 words ......half of Wisconsin's minority working families are not earning enough to...report. Overall, 24 percent of working families in Wisconsin were identified...low-income. But among minority working families, that number was nearly double...

1 in 4 Working Families Now Low-Wage, Report Finds

The Washington Post;  October 15, 2008 ;     512 words ...The ranks of low-wage working families increased by 350,000 between...one in four of the nation's working families with children. The report...improve the lives of low-income working families. "Even before this year's...

Working Families Coalition Launches Advertising Campaign to Defeat Eves...

Canadian Corporate News;  March 21, 2003 ;     541 words ......COMTEX) On Monday March 24th, 2003, the Working Families Coalition will begin airing the first...tolls and the Walkerton water crisis. Working families must pay more out-of-pocket for education...Dillon. These facts are important to working families - and can't be ignored. The ...

PA Governor Rendell Enhances Commitment to Help Working Families Plan for...

PR Newswire;  February 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ......begin to save money. Too many of our working families are living paycheck-to-paycheck, saving...recommendations by the Task Force for Working Families (TFWF) co- chaired by Secretary Schenck...April to identify strategies to help working families build incomes and assets, promote...

Working Families for Wal-Mart Launches 'Wal-Marting Across America' RV...

U.S. Newswire;  September 29, 2006 ;     446 words ......VEGAS, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Working Families for Wal- Mart, a national organization...Mart's positive contributions to working families, today launched an RV tour, "Wal...debate about Wal-Mart. "America's working families benefit from Wal-Mart," said Catherine...

Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families Honor...

U.S. Newswire;  August 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......cvworkingfamilies.org, for Corporate Voices for Working Families; or Jackie Cook, The Rosen Group, +1-21...congressional excellence in supporting working families through legislation and by practicing...improving the quality of life for working families. Recipients of the Best of ...