From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, established under the American Rescue Plan Act, can be used to address the negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): As people of faith, we believe every person in our nation should have the opportunity to live up to our country’s fundamental organizing principles–life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Right now, we … Continued
Let’s face it. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has almost never met a pipeline it didn’t like, so it’s no surprise that it likes the PennEast pipeline. It’s one of the reasons we have been pressuring other key stakeholders, like … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): The Biden administration just suspended all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This move, which begins to unwind the Trump administration’s auction of drilling rights, is critical to this pristine, wild place … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was appointed under the last administration to run the US Postal Service more like a for-profit business than a public good. This resulted in a massive slowdown of the … Continued
State legislators will hammer out the state budget in early June. Pennsylvania workers are under attack. Some legislators want to force workers to take low-wage jobs even when schools and childcare are unavailable. Some legislators blame the pace of economic … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): This week the International Energy Agency announced that nations worldwide must immediately stop approving new oil and gas fields if we are to avert climate catastrophe. At the same time, the Biden administration elected to … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): As the United States rebuilds its capacity to welcome and Congress considers funding for Fiscal Year 2022, it is vital that Congress invest in an effective, humane, and just immigration system that upholds the dignity … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): As we approach Memorial Day and the start of the summer season, families will hit the road visiting the beautiful beaches, forests, and mountains across our nation. Traveling to these destinations reminds us of … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Executive Summary Act 71 of 2004 created the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Fund, which legalized casino gambling and allocated taxpayer funds to support the race horse industry. Since that time, the Commonwealth … Continued