From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): Recent studies show middle and lower-class Americans have shifted focus away from the traditional American Dream of upward mobility. Americans are instead striving for a stable income without unpredictable spikes and dips … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): The end of August is a time of transition, even for those no longer connected to an academic calendar. Friends with access to farmers markets (or green thumbs and good soil) are enjoying … Continued
Founded in 1981, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that champions good government reforms. POGO’s investigations into corruption, misconduct, and conflicts of interest achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government. Description We … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/08/lawmakers-question-interior-secretary.html August 17, 2017 Joel Clement, a whistleblower who until recently served as director of the Interior Department’s Office of Policy Analysis. (Photo provided by Wilkenfeld Law) Bringing further attention to one of the most high-profile whistleblower cases to arise … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): The final straw that breaks the “worst” law? What’s it going to take for legislators to finally take action? We all know Pennsylvania’s charter school law is terrible. It doesn’t hold charter … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Ten years ago Interfaith Power & Light screened the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth to over 5000 congregations and helped build awareness of the climate crisis. Now, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): The lawsuit against the two architects of the CIA’s torture program reached a settlement today. Psychologists James Mitchell and John “Bruce” Jessen had been facing trial for devising the torture program … Continued
Mamadu Balde is locked up because he can’t be deported. ACLU-PA hopes to change that. By Andy Hoover, ACLU-PA Communications Director In its zeal to deport anyone, the Trump administration has jailed a man that the government has tried and … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-18/environment/conservatives-oppose-decreased-oversight-of-oil-and-gas-industry/a59064-1 August 18, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window One proposal in the Pennsylvania Senate’s budget bill would outsource review of oil and gas permits to private companies. (lalabell68/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. … Continued
From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): Raise the Wage PA participated in a press conference with Senator Art Haywood on August 17 calling for including increasing the minimum wage into the drawn out budget process in Harrisburg. Contact your state … Continued