This Halloween, Be The Trump Administration’s Worst Nightmare

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Happy Halloween! Want to hear something scary? The open enrollment period to buy Marketplace health insurance (a.k.a. “Obamacare”) for 2018 begins tomorrow, and very few people know about it. The Trump administration has slashed its advertising budget from $100 million to $10 million and has made similar cuts to community outreach programs. For most states, the signup period is half of what it used to be. There will also be a “routine maintenance” shutdown of the main Marketplace website almost every Sunday until noon during the enrollment period. Boo to this! Let’s get people covered.

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Something Hinky with Zinke

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The federal government works for us. Lately, though, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke hasn’t been acting like it. He’s trying to jack up fees for national parks and give sweetheart deals to companies that can’t do the work, all while spending our money on private planes. It’s time to let our Congressional representatives know that Zinke’s hijinks won’t fly.

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Home Is Where The Heart Is

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Is your rent too damn high? If so, you’re not alone—there is no state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a two-bedroom apartment, and even if you earn more than that, many housing markets look downright hostile. All too often, we treat this problem as personal rather than systemic, leading us to de-prioritize affordable housing in our politics. However, affordability is a key issue that affects all our communities. Today, we’ll take a closer look at what affordable housing means and how you can speak up for change.

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