Commitment to Appointments for Seniors, Support of Frontline Workers, A Plan for a Path Forward Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf and members of the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced another bi-partisan effort to complete COVID phase 1A vaccinations first, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Here we are, 12 months into this pandemic, 500,000 people lost, and we still haven’t passed a permanent national paid leave law, even though the research is abundantly clear that paid leave in a pandemic saves … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Did you hear the good news? The House just passed H.R. 8, which means we’re one step closer to passing Universal Background Checks at the federal level. It’s up to the Senate now to move this legislation … Continued
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) decided not to extend the COVID-19 utility shutoff moratorium, allowing utilities to shut off gas, electric, and water services for households beginning April 1, 2021. Although the PUC has required utilities to offer payment … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-03-11/education/court-rules-parents-can-pursue-school-funding-suit/a73503-1 March 11, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Five parents and six Pennsylvania school districts are plaintiffs in the school funding lawsuit filed in 2014. (Andriy Blokhin/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — … Continued
Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, March 10, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is beyond pleased that the 2019 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public charge rule has been blocked permanently nationwide. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Glyphosate — the main active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup — is anything but safe. Sure, the chemical kills weeds in our driveways, but weeds aren’t the only victim: An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study found that … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): We are asking you to call on President Biden to take action in order to reduce plastic pollution. As you may know, plastic kills; it poisons our air and water and gets into our … Continued
Ask your Senators/Representatives to modernize and humanize our nation’s immigration system by creating an earned pathway to citizenship. You can send a message through the ELCA Action Center. (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this.) “I am … Continued
From the Anti-Defamation League (https://www.adl.org/): Anti-Asian hate, bias and violence have significantly increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some prominent voices stoking this hate by broadly blaming Asian people for the spread of the illness. As a … Continued