From Pennsylvania Common Cause: (https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/): The Pennsylvania Department of State made a huge announcement a late last week — ALL Pennsylvania voters will receive postage-paid return envelopes with their mail-in and absentee ballots. And, it’s thanks to the work of activists like you across … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Safety Alliance (https://www.pasafetyalliance.org/): Pennsylvania has some of the highest rates of gun violence in the country. Policy solutions exist that work and that are supported by a majority of Pennsylvanians, but for too long, our leaders have … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Negotiations over the next COVID-19 relief package are underway between congressional leaders and the White House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has released a COVID-19 proposal that omits SNAP benefit boosts … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/28/majority-americans-back-black-lives-matter-protests-and-think-demonstrations-will Published on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 by Common Dreams A new Gallup survey shows that 65% of U.S. adults support the protests. By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Protesters march through lower Manhattan over the death of George … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): The Senate unveiled its latest coronavirus relief bill, and there’s bad news: not only does it fail to extend the eviction moratoria, but funding for homelessness and housing is nonexistent. As negotiations … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It appears that the Senate is failing to recognize the scope and impact of this pandemic, and not giving workers or our economy what we really need. We need Congress to pass a strong, bold, comprehensive … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): A note from EPI’s Kirstyn Flood: Millions of workers, desperate for relief, continue to file for unemployment insurance as the additional $600 per week COVID benefit comes to an end. EPI experts unpack the myths and … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Imagine for a second: It’s July 2021, and the U.S. has experienced a Green Recovery brought about with support from people of faith across the country. What do our communities look like? What has … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-07-27/civil-rights/bill-supports-ballot-access-for-people-with-disabilities/a70980-1 July 27, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a bill has been introduced in Congress … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): PennFuture has released a new report entitled A Green Stimulus & Recovery Platform for Pennsylvania: Putting Pennsylvania Back to Work and Investing in a Sustainable Economy. This report is the culmination of months-long work by many members of … Continued