From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The writing is on the wall. Conservative-led courts will not protect immigrant young people and the DACA program will not survive these attacks. Congress cannot wait — if they don’t take action in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/13/outrageous-betrayal-pennsylvania-lifts-fracking-ban-polluted-town-dimock “This unconscionable action is a betrayal of suffering communities that are still years away from a permanent solution that will restore their access to clean water,” said one advocate. KENNY STANCIL December 13, 2022 Environmental justice advocates … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-12-14/childrens/report-more-pa-kids-had-health-insurance-during-pandemic/a81850-1 December 14, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new report says during the pandemic, more children were able to keep their health insurance in the Commonwealth. The “State of … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-12-14/education/group-advocates-for-inclusive-schools-in-keystone-state/a81850-2 December 14, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A Pennsylvania group has responded to what it says are “discriminatory policy proposals in the state education system” by launching the “Inclusive … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): As the 117th Congressional session nears its end, there’s an important piece of unfinished business: reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program for the nearly 40,000 workers whose jobs were recently offshored or … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/12/progressive-lawmakers-demand-fraud-probe-medicare-privatization-scheme “We have long been concerned about ensuring this model does not give corporate profiteers yet another opportunity to take a chunk out of traditional Medicare,” wrote Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and other lawmakers. JAKE JOHNSON … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that there are over 2 million people incarcerated in the United States right now? Did you also know that, despite making up 13% of the total U.S. population, Black people … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Policies like the Child Tax Credit are a huge deal and families are tired of waiting, so we are sending ALL the ducks to Washington, DC instead – and we need you to back us up at … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): We demand that those women currently detained at the Berks County Residential Center be released and for the center to be repurposed into a space that can provide services to the surrounding community. No transfers … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Our retirement tax system is broken. Each year, it showers hundreds of billions of dollars of tax breaks primarily on the richest and whitest households. But few of these incentives reach the households that … Continued