From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): “Everyone has a gun.” That’s the quote in a recent Post-Gazette article that jumped off the page. The rate of gun sales has continued to climb throughout the pandemic, and we haven’t gotten any safer as a … Continued
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING LENORAH, Texas (AP) — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Democrats are on the verge of lowering prescription drug prices. But Republicans are working hand in hand with Big Pharma to try to block the bill and keep drug prices high. Republicans are bragging about … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): The Senate will consider a bill this week to expand Medicaid protection to close the health insurance coverage gap in states that have not used funds available to ensure their residents have access … Continued
The Committee of Seventy has launched a new campaign, BallotPA, to advocate for an end to PA’s closed primaries. PA is one of only 7 states with entirely closed primaries. Former PA party chairs Alan Novak (R) and Tim Rooney … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): If you haven’t, please sign the Fix Harrisburg petition at https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/fix-harrisburg/. Last week an estimated 20 million Americans watched the eighth public hearing held by the January 6th Select Committee. As evidence accumulates, the danger … Continued
From the Endangered Species Coalition (https://www.endangered.org/): Time is running out for Northwest salmon. Endangered Snake River salmon are on the brink of extinction because of four lower Snake River dams. If we don’t act quickly to remove the dams and … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Across PA, people are struggling to find doctors, specialists, mental or behavioral healthcare. They are calling through directories, being placed on waiting lists for months, and driving hours to appointments. If you’ve experienced … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The Supreme Court’s decision regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate carbon dioxide pollution from power plants was disappointing, but it does not affect the EPA’s soon-to-be-proposed standards for reducing methane … Continued
From Meet the Need PA (https://www.facebook.com/MeetTheNeedPA): On Friday, July 8th, Governor Wolf signed the 2022-2023 budget into law. While the budget increases funding for many Pennsylvania communities, it unfortunately does not include a grant increase in the TANF cash grant. This … Continued