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- Dr. Hossein Mousavian: Shared Interests of US and Iran—June 4, Lancaster
- Tell Congress: Don’t Dismantle Clean Water Laws
- Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 PPM–Worship Materials Available
- EITC and Child Tax Credit Benefits Mothers
- Tell Congress: Don’t Cut SNAP in the Farm Bill
- Poverty Grows in the Suburbs
- Generate Your Own Energy from Water—June 6, Bedford County
- Prolonged Solitary Confinement: A Form of Torture—June 22, Pittsburgh
- Senator Introduces Bill to Allow Holders of Student Debt to Refinance
- Will There Be New Cuts in Pennsylvania House Budget Bill Coming May 28? Tell House Members No New Corporate Tax Cuts
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Tag Archives: recovery act
Urge Congress to Extend the COBRA Subsidy
From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org): Last year’s Recovery Act included provisions for premium reductions and additional opportunities for health benefits under COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act). COBRA health insurance coverage is available when health care is lost due to … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice, Health Care, Take Action
Tagged COBRA extension, recovery act
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Federal FMAP Funding in Jeopardy—Act Now to Save It
From Better Choices for Pennsylvania (http://betterchoicesforpa.com/default.aspx): FMAP refers to the federal percentage of matching funds for state Medicaid expenditures. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 enhanced the FMAP for states through December 2010 to help address a … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice, Take Action
Tagged FMAP, human services, Medicaid, recession, recovery act
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New State-by-State Figures Show that Obama Cut Taxes in 2009 for 98 Percent of Working Americans
From Citizens for Tax Justice (http://www.ctj.org): The 2009 federal income taxes that come due on April 15 have been cut for nearly all working Americans, including Americans at all income levels, by the Recovery Act signed by President Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice
Tagged ARRA, federal income tax, middle income taxes, recovery act
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Back from the Brink: The Recovery Act One Year Later—January 15, Harrisburg
From the Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org) and the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): For the first time in more than two and a half years, Pennsylvania saw its unemployment rate drop in November. Several months of jobs data … Continue reading