Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-09/education/court-ruling-advances-school-funding-lawsuit/a62453-1 May 9, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The 2016 school funding formula only applies to funding increases, about 2 percent of the state education budget. (KokomoCole/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Pre-K for PA has released a report entitled “Pre-K Key to Cutting Pennsylvania Prison Costs and Boosting School Success.” Drafted by Fight Crime PA, it was released alongside Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, State Senator Dan … Continued
Oil, gas, and coal companies are flooding our elections with dirty money so they can drown out our voices and pollute our climate. Our government should be working for us, not Exxon and the Koch Brothers. We need candidates who … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/cost-taking-away-health-care By Suzanne Wikle Medicaid will soon undergo radical transformations in states where the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted permission to disenroll people who don’t work a certain number of hours each week or … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/snap-participants-need-food-and-education-training-farm-bill-scrimps-both By Anna Cielinski The 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2, introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) on April 12, would profoundly undermine access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-04/education/poll-shows-strong-support-for-more-education-aid/a62398-1 May 4, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Fifty-six percent of Pennsylvanians say the state invests too little money in public education. (michael_schueller/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvanians from both … Continued
Later this year, Amazon will begin accepting grocery orders from customers using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal anti-poverty program formerly known as food stamps. As the nation’s largest e-commerce grocer, Amazon stands to profit more than any other … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In a new report, EPI’s David Cooper, Lawrence Mishel, and Ben Zipperer argue that increases in the minimum wage should be evaluated the way we evaluate other policies—by looking at their costs and benefits. Critics … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Of course they chose this day to take their next step towards leasing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil development: the anniversary of Deepwater Horizon, the largest environmental disaster in American history with 210 … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): Health coverage for working families is at risk in states that are imposing red tape and other restrictions on their Medicaid programs. Community leaders need to weigh in to stop these plans–proposed through Section 1115 Medicaid … Continued