Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-09/climate-change-air-quality/congress-threatens-to-scrap-critical-regulations/a55811-1 January 9, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Public-health and environmental groups warn that a push to repeal federal regulations could render the Clean Air Act unenforceable. (JuergenPM/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. … Continued
It’s more important than ever for community members to come together and share how they support refugees with their local, state, and national policy makers. This toolkit includes sections on: The Power of Advocacy Where to Start: Team-building Meet with … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/03/alongside-sanders-new-york-governor-announces-first-nation-free-tuition-plan Published on Tuesday, January 03, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘Our job is to encourage every person in this country to get all of the education they can, not to punish them for getting that education,’ Sanders says … Continued
Posted at https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/new-year-new-congress-old-bill-repealing-the-ban-on-pulpit-politicking-is Jan 6, 2017 by Liz Hayes in Wall of Separation It’s a new year and a new Congress, but a familiar piece of legislation already has darkened the door of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.) wasted … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/06/gop-doesnt-want-public-know-how-much-obamacare-repeal-will-cost-study-shows-it-could Published on Friday, January 06, 2017 by Common Dreams Many are hoping that the same organized outrage that lead to the Republicans’ backtrack on the ethics rule change can also pressure lawmakers to rethink other unpopular—and outlandish—policies … Continued
It’s not the first time a report card shocked parents. But for so many in the state, a B- from Education Week’s just-released Quality Counts report for Pennsylvania’s education system doesn’t come close to telling the real story. This is … Continued
Washington, D.C., January 6, 2017—As our nation prepares for the Presidential Inauguration, we do so with the lasting residue of a divisive election season and an even more fractured past. Our faith teaches us to be ministers of reconciliation (2 … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-06/environment/report-shows-improving-health-for-chesapeake-bay/a55792-1 January 6, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 19,000 miles of Pennsylvania rivers and streams are damaged by pollution. (Beyond My Ken/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Chesapeake Bay … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/05/only-solution-trumps-less-expensive-far-better-system-medicare-all Published on Thursday, January 05, 2017 by Common Dreams When asked their opinion on healthcare, Trump voters “sounded as much like Bernie Sanders supporters” By Lauren McCauley, staff writer “The debate should be over whether we continue … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/december/new-report-fair-share-tax-plan-pennsylvania Dec 21, 2016 05:35 pm | John Neurohr In the wake of Budget Secretary Randy Albright’s mid-year budget briefing and the news that the Pennsylvania budget for 2016-17 will have a deficit of $600 million, the Pennsylvania … Continued