From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): PENNSYLVANIA – The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center today released an update to a revenue proposal that would raise $2.2 billion annually, while cutting taxes or leaving them level for 82% of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/12/even-1-know-they-arent-paying-their-fair-share-new-poll-shows-60-millionaires Published on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 by Common Dreams “A majority of Americans, even the 1% of us, know that our inequality is out of control and we need to make some big changes if we want … Continued
On May 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a rule change that would no longer allow “mixed-status” families – households with both documented and undocumented members – to qualify for federal housing assistance based … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Moms’ Equal Pay Day came last week, marking the fact that moms – across race and ethnicity – must work until June 10th of 2019 to earn what dads made in 2018 alone. Of course, averages … Continued
From the Penn State Data Center (https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/): This month’s research brief, Child Diversity in Pennsylvania, examines trends in the changing racial and ethnic makeup of Pennsylvania’s child population. The brief accompanies an interactive visualization which shows trends in race and … Continued
SB360, Intergenerational Poverty Bill has been introduced and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The bill is rather specific, however, the key takeaways are: requires the Department of Human Services to establish and maintain a data system … Continued
From the Office of Social Justice—Christian Reformed Church (http://justice.crcna.org/): “Restorative justice advocates understand the importance of punishment for wrongdoing. They also know that placing primary focus on healing the victim of a crime—and not just on the consequences for the … Continued
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (HR 2694) seeks to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations. While carrying life in the womb, women can continue to provide for their family. Ask your legislators … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): 414 million pieces of plastic. All on the beach. Marine scientists conducted a comprehensive survey of debris on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and found 414 million pieces of plastic, weighing 238 metric tons.1 It’s just the latest … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): This month, we saw something we hadn’t seen in a decade: The U.S. House of Representatives voted to take action on the climate crisis. Now it’s the Senate’s turn. Go to https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=32736 to tell our U.S. senators: … Continued