Good News Headlines 12/29/15
Massachusetts’ Hourly Minimum Wage To Rise In 2016
from The Associated Press/WBUR
Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts workers are expected to see a boost in pay on Jan. 1 when the state’s hourly minimum wage increases from $9 to $10 per hour… Read more
Largest Desalination Plant In Western Hemisphere Opens In Thirsty California
by Terry Turner, Good News Network
A billion dollar desalination plant is turning salt water into drinking water for drought-plagued Southern California… Read more
Churches Offer Refuge For Central Americans Facing Deportation
from Reuters/Raw Story
Leaders of the church-based Sanctuary Movement vowed on Friday to offer their places of worship as refuge for immigrants facing deportation under an Obama administration crackdown on Central American families who entered the United States illegally… Read more
The Pro-Pot Juggernaut Continues To Gain Steam: 10 Victories In 2015
by Rob Kampia, The Huffington Post/Alternet
The table has been set in ways that will lead to a healthy serving of marijuana policy reform in 2016… Read more
Michael Moore Just Exploded The Right's Biggest Lie
by Sophia A. McClennen, Salon/Alternet
Moore has made his most patriotic film yet, without shooting a single frame in the U.S. … Read more
State By State Increases In Number Of Insured Americans, Thanks To Obamacare
by Kali Holloway, AlterNet
Republicans should stop their posturing and concede that the ACA is a success… Read more
15 Indigenous Rights Victories That You Didn't Hear About In 2015
by John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry/Reader Supported News
Indigenous rights victories give us all pause to celebrate, to reflect and to rejuvenate our own quests for justice… Read more
Elon Musk Signs Open Letter Proposing Radical Fix To VW’s Emission Scandal
by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
The letter urges the state’s emissions regulators to “abandon the plan to force Volkswagen to fix their emissions-cheating cars and instead require that the company put the resources it would take to accomplish that into transitioning to a zero-emissions car company.”… Read more
After Cecil, US Increases Lion Protections
by Vicki Croke, WBUR
A new ruling from the US Fish and Wildlife Service adds lion protections under the Endangered Species Act… Read more
At-Risk Philadelphia Teens Shatter Expectations – 98% Going to College
from Good News Network
A commencement ceremony recently celebrated 39 high school students who beat the odds. All these teens thrived given free tuition from Girard College… Read more
Café Opens Its Warm Doors So Freezing Stray Dogs Have Safe Place To Sleep
by Elyse Wanshel, The Huffington Post
Antonis, a waiter at the café located in the island’s main port and capital, Mytilene, told The Independent that though the coffee shop closes at 3 a.m., that’s just for people. Stray pups, on the other hand, are completely welcome after hours… Read more
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