From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Over the past 3 weeks, 6,000 advocates have sent more than 17,000 emails to Governor Wolf and the General Assembly reminding them that child care is not only essential for workers on the front line … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): America’s farmers feed the country and have been designated as “essential” workers who are critical to our country’s infrastructure. But right now half of farmworkers are unauthorized immigrants—with few labor rights or workplace protections, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Millions of immigrants are on the front lines confronting this pandemic as hospital workers, harvesting our food, delivering our groceries, and caring for our loved ones. In fact, one in four healthcare workers are immigrants. [1] … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): We recently joined our partners from the PA Schools Work campaign in urging Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation to support additional, significant, flexible funding for school districts in the next phase of emergency COVID-19 response … Continued
Released by the Governor’s Office on April 20: The Wolf Administration has taken broad and far-reaching actions to help meet the short and long-term needs of individual Pennsylvanians in the face of this unprecedented pandemic. Ensuring that Pennsylvanians from all … Continued
rom the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): Right now, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cannot meet the massive demand across the country. If it’s not expanded, people will starve. Already, we’re seeing miles-long car lines at local food banks that … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/21/warning-hammer-blow-pandemic-un-food-agencies-say-coronavirus-could-double-global Published on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 by Common Dreams A new report states 265 million people could face food insecurity by the end of 2020, up from 130 million last year. By Julia Conley, staff writer Soacha’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/21/big-banks-sued-putting-large-corporations-ahead-main-street-small-business-owners Published on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 by Common Dreams “This is why oversight is important. No matter when or who it hurts, big business and corporations will always try to cash in.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Pedestrians look at … Continued
The US Census Bureau is adapting or delaying some of its operations to protect the health and safety of staff and the public and make sure they get the same population counted another way. The 2020 Census is underway and … Continued
Court decision leaves in place vital protections for the nation’s oceans, rivers, lakes WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today the Supreme Court issued its opinion in County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund siding with clean water advocates that point source discharges to navigable waters through groundwater … Continued