From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, Congress is negotiating a spending bill to re-open the federal government. We need a spending bill that reflects our values of welcome, dignity, and protection for the most vulnerable. It is critical … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/12/17738/#.WmEOsq6nEdU By Lecia Imbery January 12, 2018 “There’s a stereotype that disability recipients don’t want to work. The reality is very different.” On Jan. 10, the Washington Post published a piece highlighting five Americans who receive federal disability benefits; the quote … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Today – Friday, January 19 – is the deadline for Congress to act on continuing government funding. But other urgent measures are also long overdue. Every day, another 122 Dreamers lose legal status … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The Trump administration just released an outrageous proposal to open nearly all public coastal waters, including the Arctic, to oil drilling. Ignoring the growing risks of climate disaster, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s five-year Outer … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/10/an-affront-to-democracy/#.WlZv466nEdU By David Elliot January 10, 2018 During the last week of December, with the halls of the U.S. Capitol nearly empty and millions of Americans paying attention to anything but the news, word emerged that a Department of … Continued
Joel Rubin, Jazmine Ulloa and Lisa Mascaro A federal judge Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to end the program that shields from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the country illegally as children. The ruling marks … Continued
It was one year ago that 200+ residents braved the cold to gather at the Stand II in southern Lancaster County. We built a huge bonfire and burned copies of FERC’s absurd Final Environmental Impact Statement—the one that concluded the ASP … Continued
Summary: With only one in five Pennsylvania employers rating the readiness of the current labor force as excellent or good, it is clear that Pennsylvania is facing a serious workforce skills gap. The existence of this gap makes sense in … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): This week marks 100 days since Congress failed to extend full funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the successful, bipartisan program that provides 9 million U.S. children with comprehensive and affordable health care coverage. … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Since its inception, Wall Street has wanted to get its hands on Social Security. The financial industry has tried to cut and privatize our earned benefits and sow a seed of doubt about Social … Continued