From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): EPI released an update to its signature Family Budget Calculator, which shows what’s required for families to attain an adequate—but modest—standard of living in communities throughout the country. The updated calculator contains data on … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Faith Leaders: Sign On Today! We invite faith leaders across traditions to sign on to a letter at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0wGxU2DWF9KZ8cp4Aw2tTTqh1C68ezBygcEzMgvzZjre6Rg/viewform urging the administration to extend Nepal’s TPS designation for at least another 18 months. Failure to extend TPS for Nepal would … Continued
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 The Public Utility Commission late Wednesday issued an Emergency Order regarding Sunoco Pipeline L.P., also known as Energy Transfer Partners, to suspend operations of the Mariner East 1 Pipeline and require additional testing and analysis on … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/8/1747376/-Computer-scientist-loses-sleep-over-America-s-vulnerable-election-system-and-has-the-solution By Leslie Salzillo Thursday Mar 08, 2018 · 5:15 AM EST In 2016, American election systems in 39 states were reportedly hacked and/or compromised by corrupt leaders in office and by foreign and domestic entities. How that corruption affected election results is still unknown—and may … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): Everyday, a quarter of a million people head to a brutal job: processing poultry in meat packing plants across the country. Processing poultry is particularly harsh, with workers forced to make the same two or … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): We deserve a fair, accurate Census in 2020 — but the Trump administration just announced their plan to rig it.1 We need your voice to fight back—go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-senators-demand-a-fair-and-accurate-2020-census. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced his plan … Continued
Ducks Unlimited needs your help! The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) conserves North America’s waterfowl, fish and wildlife resources while producing a variety of environmental and economic benefits. Its success is driven by partnerships involving federal, state and local … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): Drilling in the Arctic is not an empty threat: This week, Interior Department officials told two northern Alaska communities that they’ll soon launch the process to lease lands to oil drillers in the Arctic National … Continued
Published on Thursday, March 08, 2018 by Washington Post Recent wage growth has been best in states where minimums were raised By Jared Bernstein The analysis underscores what by now should be a pretty simple intuition: Lifting wages…. lifts wages. … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/03/09/real-reasoning-behind-medicaid-work-requirements/#.WqahSGrwYdU By Lecia Imbery March 9, 2018 Back in January, I wrote a piece for this blog about a move by the Trump administration to allow states to impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Since then, three states – Kentucky, Indiana, … Continued