Harrisburg, PA – Fans of the Susquehanna River can learn about adverse human impacts on the East Coast’s longest river and its tributaries and follow the progress of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) efforts to tackle them on a new … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Congress has left for August recess, and it is crucial that we continue to press them on our issues while they are back in their home states. If you are at an … Continued
Thanks to the Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians (CLIP) for alerting us to this article. July 31, 2017 The Conversation By Laura Hussey President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slice US$21.7 billion over a decade, or 13.1 percent, from Temporary Assistance … Continued
From the NAACP PA (http://pastatenaacp.org/): President Trump’s Proposal Cuts: Title 1 funding for disadvantaged students – cut by $578 million Special education funding – cut by over $110 million Title II funding to support teacher professional development – eliminated entirely … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a major change in who is eligible to receive overtime pay. Thanks to your hard work, DOL raised the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 to … Continued
Posted at http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/keystone-state-legislator-ramps-up-single-payer-health-care-struggle/ July 31, 2017 12:24 PM CDT BY BEN SEARS David Drexler / Flickr (CC) PHILADELPHIA – State Rep. Pamela DeLissio, D-Montgomery/Phila., does not mince words: “A system driven by insurance companies will never meet the needs of citizens. It … Continued
President Trump may be having trouble getting Congress to adopt his agenda, but he has more control over federal agencies and he’s using it to roll back health, environmental, financial, workplace and other protections. In response, former federal employees today are … Continued
From Pennsylvanians Against Fracking (https://paagainstfracking.org/): The Pennsylvania legislature has been guilty of over-reach and pandering to gas industry interests in the past (Act 13 comes to mind), but the current amendments to House Bills 542 (Tax Code), 453 (Fiscal Code), … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are considering whether or not to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians, Sudanese, Somalis, and Yemenis in the United States. In response to … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Members of Congress are using flawed numbers to promote legislation that would deprive consumers of the right to join together in class action lawsuits against financial institutions. The bill would repeal a new rule … Continued