From Fair Vote (http://www.fairvote.org/): This year, legislators in 13 states have introduced bills advancing ranked choice voting (RCV) and we’ve seen interest bloom across the country. Coming on the heels of Maine and Benton County, Oregon’s historic votes to adopt … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/07/house-gop-quietly-moves-kill-commission-charged-securing-elections Published on Tuesday, February 07, 2017 by Common Dreams House Committee also voted to abolish public financing for presidential elections By Lauren McCauley, staff writer Tuesday’s votes by GOP committee members, as The Nation‘s Ari Berman put it, … Continued
From the Institution on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): The myth that tax cuts for the wealthy are self-financing and eventually trickle down to everyone else has continued to be pushed by supply-side economics enthusiasts for more than four decades, … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): “He cried in my arms for many minutes, while I tried to reassure him…His grief and anxiety were a direct consequence of the evolving confusion around the executive order.” That’s what Rep. Beyer of Virginia, … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/07/the-protests-are-working/#.WJorYW8rIdU By David Elliot February 7, 2017 There’s a developing narrative across the country: The protests are working. On many issues of concern to the human needs community, ranging from health care to immigration to efforts to fighting discrimination, … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The Governor gave is budget address this morning. His staff briefed the environmental community yesterday afternoon on his budget, as well. The top-line narrative of his budget is increasing investment in education, consolidating government, a severance tax, … Continued
Please consider submitting a letter to the editor of your local paper calling for Governor Wolf to provide assistance for residents of The Woodlands and other communities that have lost drinking water because of fracking. First a few tips: Keep … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Your advocacy is making a difference! Earlier today, Governor Wolf gave his 2017-18 budget address in the Capitol. In keeping with his commitment to early education – and in large part thanks to your unwavering … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): For those of us who believe that the government and non-profit sectors have a key role to play in creating communities that thrive and broadly shared prosperity, there is much to like … Continued
From the Campaign for Fair Education Funding (http://fairfundingpa.org/): (Harrisburg, Pa.) – The Campaign for Fair Education issued the following statement on Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to increase basic education funding by $100 million in his 2017-18 budget proposal: We appreciate … Continued