HARRISBURG — The Keystone Research Center and the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center applaud the introduction of Senate Bill 1111 and House Bill 2444, legislation that would make college free and affordable for Pennsylvania students. Senator Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), … Continued
JUNE 05, 2018 | 04:15 PM No movement on companion Senate bill; Gov. Wolf opposes the effort Marie Cusick The state House approved a controversial bill Tuesday that eliminates key environmental requirements for Pennsylvania’s conventional oil and gas industry. HB … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/05/planet-chokes-plastic-waste-un-report-offers-roadmap-tackle-global-crisis Published on Tuesday, June 05, 2018 by Common Dreams The analysis comes amid warnings that plastic pollution has become “one of our planet’s greatest environmental challenges.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Plastic waste fills a beach on … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/05/despite-rightwing-fearmongering-experts-say-now-time-expand-social-security Published on Tuesday, June 05, 2018 by Common Dreams “Social Security is a solution to our looming retirement income crisis, the increasing economic squeeze on middle-class families, and the perilous and growing income and wealth inequality.” By … Continued
LASHERICA THORNTON, Harrisburg Bureau 12:00 AM HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s Legislature prepares to tackle the state budget in the coming weeks, lawmakers and advocates are pushing legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, a change that would … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. At MomsRising, we are looking for AWARENESS + ACTION! Every mom, dad, grandparent and family member can make a solid, verifiable difference in the fight for gun safety in … Continued
Game-changing new legislation called Clean Slate is in the final stages in Harrisburg and needs your help to give it a final push over the finish line. If passed, Clean Slate would automatically seal minor misdemeanor convictions after 10 years … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/06/04/minimum-decency-maximum-wage Published on Monday, June 04, 2018 by Inequality.org Amid rising inequality, a new book argues, the notion of capping income has suddenly become politically plausible. By Sam Pizzigati “Income and wealth have concentrated to a degree unimaginable … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): The sustained advocacy call summary leads with action items. Beginning in January 2018 we added a new section of 1-3 articles or reports that are useful discussion hooks for policy conversations with legislators, … Continued
From the League of Conservation Voters (https://www.lcv.org/): Will you stand with the Gwich’in people and fight back against Trump’s move to sell off their sacred land to Big Oil? The Gwich’in people have lived in Alaska for more than 20,000 … Continued