From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Earlier this week at the Capitol, Start Strong PA released a report that makes the case and stresses the urgent need for high quality infant and toddler care in Pennsylvania. We know that Pennsylvania families’ ability to … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): The census is the engine of our democracy. It determines political representation and funding for hospitals, schools and roads for the next decade. When everyone in our communities is counted, we all get the … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Right now, Congress is working on the next federal budget and we have a chance to secure full and permanent funding for LWCF. But our representatives are saying they haven’t heard from enough people that … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): It’s creeping across the countryside, causing more and more damage every year.1 It’s harming crops and other plants, burning the edges of their leaves with its caustic touch. And everything we’ve tried so far to stop it … Continued
From November 2019 until Spring 2020, while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates, it is vital that we encourage Congress to act to provide DACA recipients with a path to citizenship. As the House passed H.R. 6 which includes a path … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): Reflecting on gratitude for life on this beautiful planet often generates concern—worry about the damage that climate change is doing, especially to the most vulnerable among us. It feels like such a big challenge that sometimes it’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-11-11/environment/epa-proposal-would-weaken-clean-water-act/a68290-1 November 11, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The rule change would allow many power plants to continue discharging polluted water into waterways. (photostriker/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Environmental … Continued
From the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (https://cliniclegal.org/): The administration’s decision on Temporary Protected Status for Yemen is due Jan. 3 and decision for Somalia is due Jan. 17. As Yemen and Somalia remain among the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/06/huge-win-democracy-nationwide-celebrations-nyc-residents-approve-ranked-choice Published on Wednesday, November 06, 2019 With the new system, said one supporter, “candidates will have to knock on the door of not just a certain plurality, but on the diverse doors of NYC’s mosaic majority.” By … Continued
From the Courage Campaign (https://www.couragecampaign.org/): More than 1.25 million people in the U.S. suffer from Type 1 diabetes, which requires insulin to treat.(1) Predatory pharmaceutical companies have doubled the cost of insulin in the last six years, and now one … Continued