From the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (http://www.pilcop.org): It’s official: trial in our historic case taking on the General Assembly’s system for funding schools will begin on September 9, 2021, in Courtroom 3002 of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Families Against Mandatory Minimums is ramping up the movement for medical parole in Pennsylvania to bring home our sick and aging loved ones. We’re also fighting the possible return of mandatory minimums in Pennsylvania … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): More public input needed on the Renovo power plant In April 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued an air quality permit for a proposed large-scale natural gas-fired power plant in Renovo … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): As featured by CNN, The Sentencing Project released a comprehensive analysis on recidivism, documenting the widespread evidence that people convicted of homicide and other crimes of violence rarely commit new crimes of violence after release … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): The Supreme Court has ruled to continue a temporary stay on a lower court ruling seeking to overturn the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … Continued
Gov. Tom Wolf fulfilled his promise and vetoed controversial election reform legislation (H.B. 1300), while also vetoing a contentious line item in the state budget that may have allowed for partisan audits of elections. Members of the nonpartisan Keystone Votes … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-30/climate-change-air-quality/report-rggi-could-provide-financial-boost-to-pa-coal-communities/a74837-1 June 30, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board is expected to make its final ruling on whether the state will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas … Continued
From the Trust for Public Land (https://www.tpl.org/): The Trust for Public Land has been working around the clock to pass the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives to provide $500 million in much-needed … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that in the midst of the pandemic, Big Pharma has raked in record profits?1 But that’s not all! Americans pay more than 2.5 times the cost for prescription drugs compared … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): As faith leaders, clergy, and leaders of religious and spiritual communities, we invite you to join in signing onto a letter at https://interfaithpowerandlight.salsalabs.org/cleancars/index.html to President Biden and EPA Administrator Regan calling for a new … Continued