Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/08/medicare-advantage-profit-scam-time-end-it The simple solution to the Medicare Advantage problem is to kill off the program. It was just a Trojan horse to privatize Medicare, and its presence will make Medicare for All even harder to implement. THOM HARTMANN … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-09-09/livable-wages-working-families/report-increasing-minimum-wage-in-pa-and-beyond-would-help-rebuild-economy/a75654-1 September 9, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the expanded unemployment benefits from the American Rescue Plan ending last week, a new report from the Keystone Research Center showed Pennsylvania … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): This is it. We’ve been working to build a more just and humane immigration system since starting in justice work 16 years ago, and we finally have a hopeful pathway to citizenship for many of our … Continued
Government Relations and Advocacy Manager The Government Relations and Advocacy Manager will manage and implement the Housing Alliance’s efforts to educate state and federal policymakers on housing, homelessness, and community development. This position has a combined focus of building relationships … Continued
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order that may protect you from being evicted or removed from where you are living. This means that you may be able to stay at the place where you … Continued
PAULA REED WARD | Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 6:10 p.m. Pennsylvania mandates masks in K-12 schools, day cares Republican leaders in Pennsylvania said Tuesday that in issuing a school mask mandate, Gov. Tom Wolf and his administration are trying to circumvent the will of … Continued
By MARC LEVY, 9/1/21 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change passed its last regulatory hurdle Wednesday, in a hard-fought bid to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt … Continued
From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): Keystone Research Annual State of Working PA Highlights Critical Need for Continued Federal and State Action on the Economy HARRISBURG — Today the Keystone Research Center released its annual State of … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The pandemic has made it painfully clear that quality health care is an absolute must. We can no longer kick this can down the road. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-expand-medicare-and-medicaid-now to send a letter to … Continued
From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): Mark your calendars! Trial in our historic school funding lawsuit will now start on October 12 in Harrisburg. The one-month shift was announced by Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer at a pre-trial conference on … Continued