Northwest Labor Press (Portland, Ore.), Feb. 20, 2015A coalition of more than 100 organizations — including many labor unions — rallied at the State Capitol
Advocates press case for single-payer health plan
By Peter WongPortland (Ore.) Tribune, Feb. 11, 2015State Sen. Michael Dembrow and a few hundred people have not given up on a single-payer system under
Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus advocate for single payer health care
By Matthew DondiegoThe Legislative Gazette (Albany, N.Y.), May 7, 2014During a rally Wednesday on the Capitol's Million Dollar Staircase in support of single-payer health care
New push for state-funded health care
By Kelly FayThe Legislative Gazette (Albany, N.Y.), May 6, 2014Lawmakers, patients and health providers are urging the Legislature to pass a bill they say would
Don’t quit before you start
By Ellen OxfeldRutland (Vt.) Herald, March 27, 2014This week in a Vermont Public Radio interview, Senate President Pro Tem John Campbell backed away from an
New Group Puts $100k Behind Single Payer Push, Says Much More Likely Coming
By Peter HirschfeldVermont Public Radio, March 19, 2014The fight for single payer health care promises to be one of the heaviest political lifts in state
Sizing up Obamacare, unions urging unified push for single-payer system
Cite increasing burden at bargaining tableBy David SimsThe Chief-Leader (New York), March 3, 2014The Affordable Care Act’s changes to the nation’s health-care business mean good
Analysis: Single Payer Needs A Political Quarterback
By Hamilton E. DavisVPR News, Feb. 19, 2014From the opening days of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s single payer health care initiative, House Speaker Shap Smith has
Labor unions back Gottfried-Perkins plan for universal, publicly-funded health care
By Tiffany BrooksLegislative Gazette (Albany, N.Y.), Feb. 17, 2014During a press conference last week labor unions joined the push for a single payer health care
Medical school students lobby Albany for single payer health plans
By Kyle HughesThe Oneida (N.Y.) Daily Dispatch, Jan. 28, 2014ALBANY, N.Y. -- A group of 70 medical school students held their first-ever Capitol lobbying day
Shumlin: Timing Key For Single-Payer
By Chris FleisherValley News (White River Junction, Vt.), Jan. 28, 2014HANOVER, N.Y. — The biggest challenge in moving Vermont toward a single-payer health care system
Maine advocates push for single-payer care system
By Alanna DurkinThe Associated Press, Jan. 9, 2014AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A government-run health care system in Maine would provide universal coverage to residents, cut
