From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, Members of Congress are considering a new spending bill to keep the federal government open after January 19th. It is critical that our elected leaders hear their constituents call on them to prioritize … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-11/budget-policy-and-priorities/reduction-of-womens-prison-population-slower-the-mens/a60987-1 January 11, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window After 1978, the number of women in prison nationwide increased at twice the rate of men. (bbran19/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Prison populations … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition: In the coming weeks, the Shut Down Berks Coalition will be organizing a month of lobbying to persuade Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to issue an Emergency Removal Order, thus ensuring no further families are held in … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): We’ve just received an urgent update about health center funding and need you to take action at http://action.projecthome.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=1057 by Friday end of day! The current “Continuing Resolution” spending plan will ONLY include funding for CHIP – … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-12/environment/dep-to-reduce-power-plant-water-pollution/a61011-1 January 12, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Power plant discharges into Pennsylvania waterways include arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. (Jakec CC BY-SA 4.0 /Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Washington, D.C.—Today, the Trump Administration announced that it will eliminate work authorization and protection for nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador. This unconscionable decision will uproot their lives and expose them to extreme violence. For some, it … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): An open internet is essential to protecting freedoms we hold dear: Our ability to innovate, speak our mind, connect, and hear diverse voices and opinions. All of these freedoms are now at risk. On December 14 … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Twelve charts from EPI show the real problems policymakers should have tackled in 2017 and the empty rhetoric behind the problems they did tackle. For example, a chart showing corporate profits at historic highs … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-08/health-issues/critics-proposed-rule-would-allow-junk-insurance-plans/a60923-2 January 8, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The U.S. Dept. of Labor wants to allow the sale of insurance plans that don’t include the essential health benefits outlined in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/02/iceland-becomes-first-country-punish-companies-paying-women-less-men Published on Tuesday, January 02, 2018 by Common Dreams “In Iceland, an example of what happens if you actually elect women.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Katrin Jakobsdottir became Iceland’s prime minister in November. The country’s parliament … Continued