NOTE: This alert is constructed from alerts issued by Church World Service and #RevolutionaryLove President Trump has rewritten his executive order to ban travelers from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days; suspend refugee resettlement for 120 days; and drastically reduce … Continued
From Citizens for Tax Justice (http://www.ctj.org): Combined reporting requires large companies operating in multiple states to add together all the profits of their various branches and subsidiaries into one single report and then follow existing rules for apportioning those profits … Continued
Please add your name to an open letter calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to take a public stand for the full restoration of the Voting Rights Act at https://action.groundswell-mvmt.org/petitions/open-letter-to-attorney-general-sessions-join-us-in-selma-on-the-right-side-of-history. We are coming up on the 52nd Anniversary of Bloody … Continued
Posted at https://www.e2.org/clean-energy-pennsylvania-2/ E2 and the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance recently released Clean Jobs Pennsylvania, a comprehensive report highlighting the 66,000-plus clean energy jobs in the Keystone State. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information, new data from the … Continued
Pennsylvania’s Controlled Substances Forfeiture Act allow all seized assets to go directly to the offices of prosecutors. The ACLU-PA found that prosecutors overwhelmingly target disadvantaged individuals without the means to fight the forfeiture in court. Photo from Occupy.com. From Molly Tack-Hooper, Staff Attorney, … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/03/never-afford-medicines-get-medicaid/#.WLm2JG8rIdU By Kenan Heise March 3, 2017 Editor’s note: Congress is considering repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and is debating major structural changes, and perhaps significant cuts, to Medicaid, which serves 74 million Americans. Voices for Human Needs is reaching … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-03/immigrant-issues/study-finds-undocumented-immigrants-boost-pas-economy/a56690-1 March 3, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Undocumented immigrants in Pennsylvania pay about $135 million in state and local taxes. (stevepb/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Undocumented immigrants pay millions in … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/02/white-house-aims-slash-major-epa-programs-fire-20-percent-staff That’s not all: Trump also to issue executive orders repealing Obama-era coal mining moratorium and carbon emissions limits Published on Thursday, March 02, 2017 by Common Dreams By Nika Knight, staff writer The cuts appear to follow … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Ending homelessness must be a priority, even when the budget is constrained. We must tell Congress that we need resources to get the job done. Join the effort to increase spending for HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review former President Obama’s Clean Water Rule. The executive order is another step toward Trump’s goal of gutting and repealing environmental regulatory … Continued