From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Background: President Trump has issued multiple executive orders that target immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and Muslims. Plans are being made to build a border wall and more detention centers, and our undocumented community members have been … Continued
The National Lawyers Guild is looking for some volunteers to help with research on the two gas pipelines that are coming through our area. The research will focus on the companies and their owners. A legal background, while it might … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Recent reports indicate that President Trump has given the CIA the authority to carry out more drone strikes and that he may be loosening the rules on civilian casualties for both the … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): The budget released by President Trump yesterday will hit children like a freight train. Take action below. Some Really Bad Math For every $1 dollar cut from agencies serving children, the military … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/news-room/news-releases/president-trumps-budget-poses-grave-danger-to-wellbeing-of-hard-working-poor-and-low-income-peopleand-the-nations-economy March 17, 2017 Washington, D.C., March 17, 2017—The budget proposed by President Trump signals a disturbing and perilous vision for America that abandons the millions of low- and moderate-income people who are working hard to strengthen their … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/17/poor-excuse-trump-budget-slashes-programs-work-just-fine/#.WMwbu28rIdU By Deborah Weinstein March 17, 2017 So the first part of the Trump budget is out, and it is one of the clearest examples of upside-down priorities you’re likely to see. It cuts funds from programs serving our … Continued
From Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill, president of the National Association of Secretaries of State (Photo: The Pew Charitable Trusts) Voter fraud is “highly unusual,” National Association of Secretaries of State president Denise Merrill tells … Continued
From Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): Counties where 2016 presidential candidates won the two-party popular vote by more than 20 percentage points (FiveThirtyEight) This FiveThirtyEight analysis puts our polarization right in your face: the only areas that aren’t colored in are … Continued
Are police body cameras designed to scrutinize police work? Photo via Utility, Inc. By Matt Stroud, Criminal justice researcher, ACLU of Pennsylvania I thought I’d misheard him. At a Duquesne University conference on a Friday afternoon in late January, John … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-17/environment/mariner-east-pipelines-proceed-as-challenges-continue/a56904-1 March 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Mariner East II pipeline route runs more than 300 miles across 17 Pennsylvania counties. (gokul/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmental groups are … Continued