From the National Partnership for New Americans (http://partnershipfornewamericans.org/): DHS cruelty is causing 50,000 DACA holders to lose their DACA, their jobs, their studies, and their protection from deportation. October 5 was the renewal deadline for 154,000 out of 800,000 DACA … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This week, the amended version of HB 59 passed in the House by a margin of 116 to 78. This harmful bill would force Medicaid recipients to jump through hoops to get and … Continued
Please note quote by Rev. Sandy Strauss of the Council below. Vow to Remain Vigilant in Preserving PA’s Existing Protections Against Predatory Lending HARRISBURG – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued federal regulations to protect borrowers from the … Continued
From the Coalition Against Hunger (https://www.hungercoalition.org/): The U.S. House just passed its awful budget by a vote of 219-206. This is not the final say, as the Senate must pass its budget, and the chambers must then agree to a … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Urge Congress to speak up! Defend the Iran nuclear deal and support diplomacy with North Korea Things are getting serious. As President Trump continues insulting and threatening North Korea, undermining hopes for diplomacy and increasing the … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): After failing to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration now has its sights set on our Clean Power Plan. And for this one they won’t have to go through Congress. … Continued
HARRISBURG – Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement after the release of the Governor’s plan to securitize PLCB profits. “As he recognizes, Governor Wolf’s plan to borrow $1.2 billion on the basis … Continued
The highly anticipated rules might spur lenders to lobby states to loosen their own laws. BY LIZ FARMER | SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 Sweeping new federal rules aimed at curbing payday loans are to be released in the coming days. But backers of the … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The administration has already begun terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some nationalities, and as they make decisions about other populations with TPS, the lives of over 330,000 are in danger. We need a path … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Today, we are proud to launch the #ToxicNeighbor campaign, a Southwestern Pennsylvania citizen engagement campaign that aims to build a new generation of clean air activists while holding state elected officials and business leaders accountable for the development … Continued