Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/14/we-need-single-payer-yesterday-medicare-all-case-made-162-million-lose-employer-tied Published on Thursday, May 14, 2020 by Common Dreams “While Americans may like their employer-provided coverage when they have it, contra Obama, they can’t always keep it.” By Julia Conley, staff writer “It is especially terrifying for … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The U.S. House released a new phase of the COVID-19 relief package, the HEROES Act. Many of our priorities and demands are included in the package including: a HEROES’ fund of $200 billion for essential workers … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): At MomsRising we are hearing from families every day wondering how they are going to put food on the table: “I am a mother of two and I am expecting my third. My oldest child is … Continued
Posted: 15 May 2020 11:13 AM PDT On May 15, Gov. Tom Wolf announced 12 additional Pennsylvania counties will move to the yellow phase of reopening at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 22. Those counties include Adams, Beaver, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland, … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Last week, the US Department of Education (USDE) approved Pennsylvania’s application for the commonwealth’s share of COVID-19 relief funding for schools in the CARES Act. The CARES Act will provide $523.8 million to Pennsylvania … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): On May 15th we recognized Endangered Species Day! Did you know that 1 in 5 species are endangered or threatened? The Endangered Species Act is a bedrock environmental law that effectively protects God’s creatures. To learn more … Continued
May 15, 2020 by Ezra P. Thrush, Director of Government Affairs What was for the most part a quiet week in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania State Senate and House of Representatives met for a few days to continue to move a suite of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Capital-Star (https://www.penncapital-star.com/): There’s absolutely no way to paint a pretty picture when it comes to the unemployment situation in Pennsylvania. To date, the state has paid out a staggering $7 billion in benefits, as the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. And nearly … Continued
From PA Post (https://papost.org/): Click on map to go to interactive map built to help voters answer questions about the state’s June 2 primary. (Visual: Tom Downing. Data: Emily Previti and Ben Pontz.) At last check, more than a million Pennsylvanians had … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Oil and gas companies and legislators in both the House and Senate have asked the Department of the Interior to help bail out the oil and gas industry by cutting royalties.1 So far, the Interior Department has … Continued