Employee Cooperative Corporations General Law – Massachusetts
Massachusetts law governing employee ownership.… Read More
Cooperative Statutes – Maine
Any 3 or more natural persons or 2 or more associations may incorporate in this State under this cooperative ownership statute.… Read More
Worker Cooperative Corporations Act – Connecticut
Connecticut’s law governing the formation and operation of worker cooperatives.… Read More
Small School Funding – Vermont
In 1997, Vermont adopted a new system of funding education under Vermont Act 60 – The Equal Educational Opportunity Act (EEOA). Unlike most states, Vermont choose to provide additional funding to cover the higher costs of the state’s smallest school districts. An extra $1 million per year was allocated to districts with fewer than 100 students.… Read More
Small School Law – Florida
In 2000, the Florida legislature passed the statute shown below, that recognizes the benefits of small schools and prohibits, as of July 2003, the construction of large schools. As of that date, new elementary schools will be limited to 500 students, middle schools to 700, and high schools to 900.… Read More
Health Care Act – States’ Right to Innovate
Canada’s universal health care program is much acclaimed and a product of state innovation. If Saskatchewan had not had the authority to devise its government-funded universal insurance scheme in the 1940s (a plan quickly copied by other provinces), Canada would most likely not have the single-payer plan that is so popular today.… Read More
Health Care Coverage – Vermont
The state of Vermont has one of the lowest proportions of uninsured people in the country, and virtually all the state’s children are covered. This is due to a number of programs promoted and backed by Howard Dean, governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003.
Vermont’s Office of Vermont Health Access (OVHA) administers Medicaid and the state’s other Health Access/Health Insurance programs.
Health Care Act – New Mexico
Twenty-two percent of New Mexicans had no health insurance in 2003, compared to about 16 percent nationwide. That statistic has prompted health care advocates to introduce universal health care legislation every two years since the early 1990s. Current efforts focus on the Health Security Act, which has evolved and improved due to public feedback since it a version was first introduced in 1993.… Read More
Constitutional Right to Health Care – Massachusetts
In July 2004, State legislators took the first step toward a constitutional amendment to "ensure that no Massachusetts resident lacks comprehensive, affordable and equitably financed health insurance…" The legislature needed to vote again during the 2005-2006 session on whether to allow the initiative to appear on the statewide election ballot. They did indeed act and passed a bill in April 2006. On July 12, 2006, the legislature voted 118-76 to send the amendment to constitutional committee for study. This will delay the ability for this to appear on the November 2006 ballot, but advocates hope that it will be on the November 2008 ballot.… Read More