From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): If children were active in the political process right now, they might be saying things like: Dear President Trump, if you have money to spend on school vouchers, can you make sure … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/march/trump-budget-slashes-state-and-local-grants-tough-time-states Mar 20, 2017 01:59 pm This post, written by Iris J. Lav, originally appeared on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities blog on March 17, 2017. You can view the original post here. President Trump’s new … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/march/repeal-affordable-care-act-31-billion-tax-cut-handful-wealthiest-taxpayers Mar 20, 2017 03:34 pm | Mark Price In Pennsylvania, the top 1% of families have captured just over half of all the growth in market incomes between 1979 and 2013 (Figure A above). As we have … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): President Trump’s proposed budget is even worse than I expected – and my expectations were pretty low. Our national budget should reflect our shared values. But this budget will cut vital funding for our … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): House committees have approved an extreme bill that will deny health coverage to millions of people, and make additional millions pay thousands of dollars more for their insurance – more than many will … Continued
From the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (http://www.usglc.org/): Just last week the Administration proposed a budget that would slash America’s diplomacy and global development programs by 31% – draconian cuts that would bring our civilian forces to levels not seen since … Continued
Posted at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/food-stamp-recipients-working-poor_us_58cac50fe4b00705db4d1364 New data challenges the stereotype that receiving food stamps discourages working. By Joseph Erbentraut, 03/16/2017 06:26 pm ET Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides more evidence of just how many low-income households continue … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): How we spend money says a lot about our nation’s priorities and it is vital to securing our future and our children’s future. We need a budget that not just keeps us safe … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/march/new-report-confirms-assumptions-about-pa-coverage-losses-under-gop-health-care-plan Mar 17, 2017 07:00 pm | Marc Stier A new study from the Center for America Progress estimates that 970,000 fewer Pennsylvanians will have health insurance if the GOP health care plan is adopted by Congress. The … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): President Trump’s recently proposed budget slashes $9 billion, or 14%, from the Department of Education, while increasing funding for “school choice,” by $1.4 billion. These proposed cuts fall hardest on programs that benefit low-income … Continued