ACORN News February 10, 2003

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ACORN News
February 10, 2003

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1. ACORN Fights Tax Cuts, Demands Economic Stimulus
2. Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation Sweeps Country
3. Cities Oppose Federal Ban on Laws Against Predatory Lending
4. ACORN Housing Rescues Predatory Lending Victims
5. Minneapolis Wins Housing Trust Fund
6. Illinois Works to Raise Minimum Wage
7. Boston Demands Enforcement of Living Wage Ordinance
8. Massachusetts Home Child Care Providers Win Investigation
9. Campaigns for Better Schools Progress
10. Connecticut ACORN Joins Campaign Against Welfare for Wal-Mart
11. 400 Portland Residents Hold City Accountable
12. Arkansas Holds Forum on State Legislation
13. Albuquerque Protects Environment
14. DC Wins Commitment to Clean Up Lots
15. California Helps Protect Smaller Class Sizes
16. ACORN Campaigns for Inclusionary Zoning
17. ACORN Reaches Out to Africa
TAKE ACTION - Block Proposed Tax Cuts for Millionaires!

1. ACORN FIGHTS TAX CUTS, DEMANDS ECONOMIC STIMULUS - ACORN members in key
states, including Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio, Minnesota, and New
Mexico, are pressuring Congress Members to oppose the President's proposed
tax cuts for millionaires, and instead support a plan for real economic
stimulus, that would include restoring value to the minimum wage, providing
fiscal relief to states, expanding Medicaid and Unemployment Insurance,
creating a National Housing Trust Fund, and increasing money for the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  In addition, ACORN will be
joining with hundreds of other organizations in a coalition opposing the tax
cuts.  ACORN National President Maude Hurd will speak at the official launch
of this campaign in Washington on February 12.  For more information, link
to
http://www.acorn.org/acorn10/otheracornwork/reports/esp2003.htm or contact
Rachel Burrows at rburrows at acorn.org or 202-547-2500.

2. ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LEGISLATION SWEEPS COUNTRY - ACORN is working in
many states and cities to pass effective restrictions on predatory lending