From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Right now, families are sitting in fear threatened by raids. Children are suffering in camps along the border. Babies are dying as their parents try to carry them to safety. The administration’s cruel family … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The House of Representatives will vote on a $15 minimum wage TOMORROW! Go to https://epipolicycenter.org/call-your-representative-today-pass-a-15-minimum-wage to see if your Representative is a cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act, then make a call urging … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a host of provisions today (July 12) to address widespread drinking water contamination from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The annual defense spending bill would phase out the military’s … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): NOTE: While this didn’t actually happen over the past weekend, this is good information to have. You have probably seen press accounts that the Administration plans to carry out mass arrests to speed … Continued
From the Evangelical Environmental Network (http://www.creationcare.org): Let’s face it- we are all consumers. We all need products, but what if we exercised our care for God’s creation by shopping for things that reduce a lot of waste and our footprint … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Across the country, hundreds of communities have had their drinking water contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS.1 This week, Congress will vote on legislation that would permanently curb a major source of this PFAS contamination: firefighting … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): 800K + Pennsylvanians could lose health insurance coverage if the ACA is repealed READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HARRISBURG—A federal appeals court yesterday took up a Republican lawsuit that could wipe out … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Increased income from raising minimum wage is greater, and in most cases, far greater than the loss in benefits and new taxes paid HARRISBURG—As Pennsylvania seriously considers raising the minimum wage for … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): It’s been 12 years since Congress raised the minimum wage―the longest stretch in history. This is a shameful benchmark, reducing the living standards of working families in this country and exacerbating poverty and inequality. … Continued
From PA Voice (https://www.pennsylvaniavoice.org/): Did you hear the news? Pennsylvania is guaranteed secure elections in 2020. After a tumultuous final few weeks of the fiscal year that ended June 30, when several voting reform measures and election security funding proposals … Continued