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January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Gulf Coast Relief

January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations

January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Minimum Wage Increase

January 9 - Alaska Governor, Villages at Odds Over Crustacean Conundrum

January 9 - Political Economy: Missed Opportunity

January 16 - A Retailer Gets Religion

January 16 - Political Economy: Asbestos on the Floor

January 23 - Court to Rule on New Fed Labor Rules

January 23 - Political Economy: It's a Wild Card, Stupid

January 30 - Life and Labor in Indian Country

January 30 - Mine Safety Regulations in a New Spotlight

February 6 - Next, a Chairman's Race

February 6 - States & Localities: War on Wages Goes Local

February 20 - 'Wal-Mart' Medical Bills High on State Agendas

February 20 - Benefits Boost for Katrina Victims

February 20 - Government Execs Face Performance Anxiety

February 20 - Targeting Big Business on Health Care

March 6 - Senate Clears Bill Extending Benefits for Unemployed Gulf Coast Workers

March 20 - Political Economy: The Productivity Problem

March 27 - A Parting of Ways at the Border

April 3 - Senate Splits on Guest Workers

April 10 - Political Economy: The Immigrant Drag

April 24 - Political Economy: As Ohio Goes . . .

April 24 - Tech Industry Urges More High-Skill Visas

May 1 - Bush Presses Senate Leaders to Resolve Immigration Dispute

May 8 - Unripe for Change in Immigration Law

May 15 - Job-Training Language Changed in Markup of Reauthorization of Older Americans Act

May 15 - Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: Trouble Before the Pen Hits the Paper

May 22 - Highlights of Immigration Bill

May 22 - Mine Safety Legislation Approved

May 22 - Senate Plunges Back Into Immigration Debate

May 22 - Social Services Provided for Elderly

May 29 - Senate Passes Mine Safety Bill

May 29 - Tough Immigration Conference Looms

June 5 - FAA Contract Deadline Looms

June 12 - House Stays Out of Air Traffic Talks

June 12 - Labor-HHS Bill Approved by Panel

June 12 - Mine Safety Law Cleared by House

June 19 - A Symbolic Gesture in Labor-HHS Bill

June 26 - Boehner Says House Will Vote on Minimum Wage This Year

June 26 - House OKs Older Americans Act

June 26 - Industry Key to Reducing Coal Mining Death Toll

July 10 - Job Training Bill Needs Conference

July 10 - Political Economy: Knowledge Is Money

July 10 - Senate Panel Approves Older Americans Bill

July 17 - Political Economy: Don't Spend It Yet

July 24 - Labor-HHS Bill Gets Approval, Criticism

July 24 - Minimum Wage Boost Still a Maybe at Best

July 24 - Political Economy: Overriding Self-Interest

July 31 - Bills Merged in Pre-Recess Flurry

July 31 - Government Unions Conquer. . .Then Divide

July 31 - Republican Duos Attempt to Spur Interest in Immigration Deal

July 31 - Retirement Investors See Many Unhappy Returns

August 7 - A Well-Courted Group of Senators

August 7 - Frist Loses Estate Tax Showdown

August 14 - Political Economy: A Badly Sliced Pie

September 4 - Fall Agenda: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

September 4 - Fall Agenda: Minimum Wage Increase

September 11 - House Clears Transfer of Youth Jobs Program

September 11 - House GOP Schedules Forum on Immigration

September 11 - Political Economy: Home-Grown Recession

September 18 - House Rolls Out Revised Agenda

September 18 - Industry Boom May Be Local Bust

September 18 - Unions Meet Globalization Head On

September 25 - Five Questions for Barbara Ehrenreich, Founder of United Professionals

October 2 - No Way Out

October 2 - Senate Clears Border Fence Legislation

October 2 - Unions Fear Major Reversal from NLRB

October 16 - Political Economy: Substandard of Living

October 23 - Edwards' Efforts for the Poor

October 23 - Mine Safety Chief Gets Recess Appointment

November 13 - 110th House Committees: Education and the Workforce

November 13 - 110th Senate Committees: Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

November 13 - A Hill Full of Hard Looks: Iraq Will Top 110th Agenda

November 20 - Democrats' First 100 Hours: Lawmakers See Thrust for Wage Increase in Midterm Results

November 20 - Small Business Minimum Wage Boosters

December 4 - 'Idea Factories' for a New Majority

December 4 - AFL-CIO Writes a New Chapter for Workers

December 4 - Items on AFL-CIO's To-Do List for Congress

December 11 - A Roof Over Every Head

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Asbestos Compensation Fund

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Immigration Policy Overhaul

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Mexican Border Fence

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Mine Safety Overhaul

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Minimum Wage Increase

December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Older Americans Act Renewal