Announcement Continues to Ignore Threats to Public Safety HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, January 3, 2018—Today, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that his administration’s Department of Environmental Protection would issue a temporary halt to construction of Sunoco’s Mariner East export pipeline. This proposed … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): Workers in Pennsylvania lost ground relative to those in neighboring states where minimum wages are higher and employment growth in low-wage sectors like food services has been stronger HARRISBURG, PA – As many increases in … Continued
We’re pleased to announce the next round of our Trauma 101 trainings. If you already had the opportunity to attend this training in December, please forward this to anyone else you think may be interested. If you were not able … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/03/if-our-children-are-so-precious-we-must-invest-in-them/#.Wk6HG1WnEdU By Andrew L. Yarrow January 3, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was originally published by the San Francisco Chronicle on December 23, 2017. We often hear how “precious” a child is, what a “treasure” she is, and how our kids are … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): The map above presents the percent change in real annual average weekly wages by county in Pennsylvania and in six bordering states (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia) and the District … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): Please urge Governor Wolf to support adequate funding for the State Food Purchase Program and the PA Agricultural Surplus system in the 2018-19 PA budget. First—follow this link: https://www.governor.pa.gov/contact/ Fill in the requested information. When you … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-29/environment/fracking-linked-to-low-birthweight-babies/a60827-1 December 29, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 1.5 million Pennsylvanians live within a half mile of oil and gas facilities. (anita_starzycka/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pregnant women living near … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/12/28/goptaxscam-equals-big-win-investors-mass-incarceration Because private prisons are classified as “real estate investment trusts,” investors will get a major tax cut thanks to the Republican tax law Published on Thursday, December 28, 2017 by Common Dreams By Julia Conley, staff writer … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/12/28/value-seeing-treating-poverty-health-issue/#.Wk5wKFWnEdU By James Abro December 28, 2017 In July of this year, Barry Ostrowsky, the CEO of RWJ Barnabas – the largest hospital-based health care provider in New Jersey — sat down with PBS talk-show host Steve Adubato to … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-28/energy-policy/solar-power-continues-to-grow-in-pa/a60817-1 December 28, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Installing solar systems will return an estimated 8 to 10 percent on the initial investment. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Solar power is … Continued