From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Beginning in January, Pennsylvania legislators joined the White House in attacking immigrant and refugee communities. They started the year in the Senate by introducing and voting on SB10, a bill attempting to … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): PA’s Choice latest “budget stories” video is now online., The video focuses on the importance of adequately funding the protection of our air & water, specifically funding for the state Department of … Continued
A new Pennsylvania bill would make body camera video a tool for prosecutors — not the public. Photo via Flickr user North Charleston. By Matt Stroud, Criminal justice researcher, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is swiftly pushing forward a … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/other-items/pogo-and-others-urge-justice.html By: Lydia Dennett | April 12, 2017 Photo: Valerie Everett/Flickr As foreign influence dominates the news cycle with President Trump’s former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, and former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, registering as foreign lobbyists, getting better access to foreign lobbying documents … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On Wednesday, April 19th at 9:30 am, the PA Senate Education Committee will meet in Harrisburg. They will not be discussing how to adequately fund our schools so districts throughout PA can avoid making … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): It has been 20 years since the law that established charter schools in PA was enacted. Significant flaws in this charter school law have surfaced over the past two decades and legislators are now … Continued
OFFICE LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA (preferred); will consider other locations PA301 WORK WITH US The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to make a positive impact for people and nature around the world in 69 countries, all 50 United … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Popular Democracy has created a toolkit to help guide cities through the process of creating sanctuary policies. It is directed especially towards elected officials, but should be helpful for advocates and organizers too. There … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): On Good Friday, Maribel Trujillo Diaz, a Catholic mom of four from Fairfield, Ohio, was sitting in a Louisiana detention center awaiting her deportation. Right now, thousands of immigrant mothers like Maribel are being … Continued