Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/21/new-report-details-13-terrible-things-about-senate-gop-tax-plan Published on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 by Common Dreams Americans for Tax Fairness warns that the bill gives most of the tax cuts to the richest 1%, makes 82 million middle-class families pay more in taxes, and … Continued
Posted at https://www.pacatholic.org/house-committee-approves-measure-condemning-child-pornography/ November 22, 2017 The Health Committee within the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved a resolution which condemns the free availability of pornography based on the public health hazard that it presents by harming children and families … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Urges Trump administration to restore Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and calls for a permanent legislative solution to protect TPS holders from deportation Washington, DC – Church World Service condemns last night’s decision by the Trump … Continued
KATE GIAMMARISE, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, kgiammarise@post-gazette.com NOV 13, 2017 More than a year after the state rolled out a vastly simplified application process for some senior citizens applying for food assistance, more than 350,000 older Pennsylvanians have used the streamlined tool. … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamps”) is the nation’s most effective tool to combat food insecurity. The program provides nutrition assistance for millions of eligible low-income individuals … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We need your help TODAY! The Senate could vote on their massive tax bill as early as late tonight, or early tomorrow morning. The huge deficits these tax cuts will run up will … Continued
Things are moving fast… The Senate may vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as soon as Thursday, November 30. This tax bill is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed – in three big ways: It is irresponsible, growing … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): There’s a movement stirring behind the headlines, and everyone who wants make our country a better place can be a part of it. The amount of immigrants in public sanctuary has almost tripled since last … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/16/predicted-because-pipelines-are-bound-spill-existing-keystone-gushes-200k-gallons Published on Thursday, November 16, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘With their horrible safety record, today’s spill is just the latest tragedy caused by the irresponsible oil company TransCanada.’ By Jon Queally, staff writer Those who had warned … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On November 16, the House passed the biggest overhaul of the tax code that will impact our country’s economy for decades. The vote broke down primarily along party lines, with only 13 Republicans breaking away to vote … Continued