From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): Don’t be fooled by the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: these tax cuts will do nothing for the working families who need the most help. Instead, it will supercharge wealth inequality and widen the racial … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Urge you members of Congress to cosponsor legislation blocking funding for a preemptive strike on North Korea. Have you been seeing these headlines? Washington Post: Can Anyone Stop Trump From Attacking North Korea? [1] The Nation: … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): We need you to take action today. The House of Representatives just released its tax-reform package, and there is language included that exempts houses of worship from the Johnson Amendment … Continued
From Just Harvest (http://www.justharvest.org/): You can help keep struggling families from being taxed into poverty. Volunteer at one of our tax sites! For 15 years, our tax sites have helped thousands of low-income households in Allegheny County to maximize their … Continued
From River Network (https://www.rivernetwork.org/): Recently the federal law that protects water quality across the country, the Clean Water Act, hit a milestone – 45 years in place. Yet the protections guaranteed by the Clean Water Act are in jeopardy. The … Continued
By: Bill O’Boyle – Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Published: October 30th, 2017 9:07 pm PITTSTON — Lynn Biga, executive director of the Luzerne County Head Start program, said in the 2016-17 school year, 11 children tested positive for lead in their … Continued
By: Charles Thompson, Penn Live Updated: October 31, 2017 Closing out Pennsylvania’s 2017-18 state budget proved to be really difficult in Pennsylvania’s current era of divided government. We’ll soon find out what living with the solution will be like. Gov. Tom … Continued
Mark your calendars- Election Day is coming up on November 7. Check your voter registration status by name or PA Drivers License/PennDOT ID at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationStatus.aspx. When you do this, you will also get confirmation on your polling place. 866-OUR-VOTE is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s time to #KeepMarching and use our outside voices for health care! President Trump and his administration have taken some terrible steps this year to sabotage our health care, limit consumer access to information, and confuse … Continued
The 2017-18 LIHEAP season begins November 1. CLICK HERE for the English and HERE for the Spanish versions of the 2017-18 LIHEAP application (form HSEA 1). On October 20th, the Office of Community Services (OCS) Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) released … Continued