Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/statement-state-pa-budget-negotiations Jul 22, 2017 10:56 pm | John Neurohr Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement on the current state of PA budget negotiations: “If news reports are accurate, enough members … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): New efforts to gut healthcare are scheduled to be voted on in the Senate TODAY. Poor Americans will face cuts to their care and many middle class working families will lose the vital subsidies … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Two actions!!! Right now, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is under an immediate, existential threat. In spite of President Trump’s prior statements that he would protect dreamers, he could terminate DACA … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Please act now to tell your PA Senator: oppose the harmful changes made by the House to Medicaid in HB59. Amendments to HB59 would add work requirements, cut transportation, lock Medicaid recipients into their plans and institute … Continued
The Pennsylvania Senate has already passed Senate Bill 6 (SB 6), a cruel, administratively costly, and counterproductive attack on low-income Pennsylvanians. The “Public Assistance Integrity Act (PAIA)” now heads to the PA House of Representatives, and we need your help … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/07/14/among-wealthiest-nations-us-healthcare-system-comes-dead-last Published on Friday, July 14, 2017 by Common Dreams “The United States spends far more on healthcare than other high-income countries. Yet the U.S. population has poorer health than other countries.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer “A … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The state budget negotiations continue to drag on, and reports indicate that four of five parties involved in the talks (Gov. Wolf, Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, and House Democrats) have agreed in … Continued
What does it take to be a sanctuary church? What is involved? East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh recently made attempts to become a sanctuary church when one of its worshipers faced legal trouble. It was a leap of faith … Continued
Are conditions in Pennsylvania’s prisons worse than those run by private prison companies? Photo via A.R.M.E.D. By Emilia Beuger, ACLU-PA Justice Intern Prisoners don’t get a lot of meaningful attention. Sure, some reality television shows claim to show “life on the … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/07/14/latest-version-of-senate-health-care-bill-fundamentally-the-same-as-previous-versions/#.WWjzB4TysdU By Families USA July 14, 2017 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Families USA’s Eliot Fishman, Senior Director of Health Policy, Dee Mahan, Director of Medicaid Initiatives, and Lydia Mitts, Associate Director of Affordability Initiatives. It was originally posted on Families … Continued