From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): President Trump is seeking to undo decades of successful efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. Last week, he announced that the United States is preparing to withdraw from President Reagan’s 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) … Continued
From Draw the Lines PA (https://drawthelinespa.org/): We are encouraging congregations, adult classes, youth groups, reading groups, and any others in our communities of faith to consider drawing your own Pennsylvania redistricting maps. Draw the Lines PA provides software to help … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In a new report, EPI’s Josh Bivens examines how rapid growth in U.S. health care costs has put sustained downward pressure on wages and incomes. Bivens calculates that, since 1979, American workers have lost almost … Continued
Posted at http://www.witf.org/news/2018/10/us-supreme-court-rejects-another-gop-appeal-over-changes-to-congressional-map.php Written by Emily Previti/Keystone Crossroads | Oct 30, 2018 5:37 AM (Harrisburg) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider another appeal by Republican state lawmakers over this year’s changes to Pennsylvania’s congressional district map. With … Continued
Statement from Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) Chairman Marc Zucker The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) joins hands with Jewish communities across the Commonwealth and all people of conscience in mourning the victims of what we believe to be the first mass … Continued
October 27, 2018 Steven Martin The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and his soul hates the lover of violence. -Psalm 11:5 (NRSV) WASHINGTON: The tragic news of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this … Continued
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Policy and Legislative Director. The deadline to apply is November 25. The Policy and Legislative Director will coordinate policy development efforts and lead overall governmental affairs … Continued
EQAT is hiring a campaign director to coordinate and lead our work challenging PECO, Philadelphia’s energy company, to invest in renewable energy in a way that brings jobs, infrastructure, and community wealth to low income communities and communities of color. … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Thanks to the work of dedicated legislators and advocacy groups, HB 2133 (Watson), tasking the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) to establish a Kinship Caregiver Navigator Program, has been signed by the governor … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): With Election Day, Nov. 6, close at hand, the candidates for governor are making their closing arguments to the voters of Pennsylvania. That means it’s time for PennFuture’s Green in ’18 campaign to make our closing argument to the … Continued