From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Date: July 30, 2018 Nearly $2 trillion cost of Trump-GOP tax cuts threatens 4.9 million Pennsylvania recipients with less coverage, higher costs [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – As Medicare and Medicaid turn 53 years old today, … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): We did it! Andrew Wheeler, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just announced that he won’t follow former Administrator Scott Pruitt in giving super polluting trucks a temporary pass on pollution … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Scroll down for action. Farm Bill Chatter: In its July 27 podcast, Agri-Pulse reports that on July 26, after Chairman Roberts and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) met with Senate … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/07/27/every-person-count-counted/#.W19x4NVKgdU By David Elliot July 27, 2018 This week, 131 groups, including the Coalition on Human Needs, joined two lawsuits aimed at preventing the U.S. Commerce Department from including a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. The moves come … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Did you know that Medicaid provides reimbursement for early intervention and K-12 special education programs? With Medicaid funding, the School-Based ACCESS Program (SBAP) in Pennsylvania helps cover the costs of medically necessary health-related services … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Each year PPC releases county-based “State of the Child” profiles that provide a snapshot of child poverty, health care, educational opportunities and other important measures of children’s well-being in all 67 counties. You can … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-07-30/climate-change-air-quality/report-puts-human-face-on-impacts-of-oil-and-gas-pollution/a63494-1 July 30, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Nationally, almost 3 million children go to school or daycare within a half-mile of oil and gas facilities. (pxhere/CC BY 2.0) HARRISBURG, … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (https://www.earthday.org): Do you want to prevent the extinction in the USA of iconic animals such as the American bald eagle, grizzly and polar bears, the gray wolf, 11 kinds of whales, and many more? When … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) released “The People’s Budget” as a budget alternative for fiscal year 2019. New EPI Policy Center analysis shows that The People’s Budget would raise wages and put … Continued
Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:30 AM PDT Sustainable Pittsburgh is seeking qualified candidates for an Executive Director position to help the organization implement a vision for Southwestern PA with a strong economy in which all people can live to their … Continued