From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): On Thursday, February 9, the Ninth Circuit Court handed down its ruling refusing to reinstate the Executive Order Banning Refugees. This is a positive step on a long journey to rescind … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/10/head-smacker-pentagon-buried-study-showing-125-billion-in-waste-but-congress-and-the-trump-administration-want-to-give-it-more-money/#.WJ3q-m8rIdU By Lecia Imbery February 10, 2017 According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon buried an internal study that found $125 billion in administrative waste because it was afraid Congress would use the findings to cut the defense budget. Despite … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-10/immigrant-issues/state-senate-passes-bill-to-punish-pa-sanctuary-cities/a56331-1 February 10, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The ACLU says it has seen cases in which U.S. citizens have been held in Pennsylvania jails on erroneous ICE detainers. (Neil … Continued
From the National Partnership for Women and Families (http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer): Families with children are all too aware of the urgent need for paid family and medical leave. So it is good news that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Rosa DeLauro reintroduced … Continued
Mother Jones “American public schools … were founded to maintain a pluralistic democracy and protect citizens against the tyranny of the majority. Advocates for the public education system argued that the unique American experiment wouldn’t work without it – that … Continued
Since the executive orders started coming down, we have barely had a chance to breathe. Thousands of you took to the streets, showed up at airports, held vigils, called Congress, and even supported civil disobedience. Our show of resistance helped … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): President Trump may soon announce a new executive order that would legalize sweeping discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender Americans under the guise of religious liberty. Last week, a draft executive order was leaked … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-09/environment/lawsuit-calls-trump-order-on-regulations-unconstitutional/a56320-1 February 9, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The executive order requires eliminating at least two regulations for every new one enacted. (pixabay.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Public interest law, environmental … Continued
From Health Care for All PA (http://www.healthcare4allpa.org/): Below is Pennsylvania State Representative Pamela DeLissio’s co-sponsorship memorandum, requesting her colleagues to sign onto the Pennsylvania Health Care Plan (aka PHCP, aka ‘Medicare for All,’ aka PA HB 1688 in 2015-2016) prior … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Governor Tom Wolf has proposed a budget that would reform state government and address its financial woes – but it does little to support badly needed increases for environmental protection. Pennsylvania has significant environmental and public health … Continued