From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): BACKGROUND: A lot of lip service has been paid—both good ideas and not so good ideas—recently in terms of the childcare crisis many families find themselves in. Childcare played a major role in the 2016 election … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): BACKGROUND: Monday, July 31st was the day that the average earnings of Black women in the United States FINALLY caught up to the average earnings of what White men earned in 2016. Your voice is needed now … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – Fans of the Susquehanna River can learn about adverse human impacts on the East Coast’s longest river and its tributaries and follow the progress of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) efforts to tackle them on a new … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Congress has left for August recess, and it is crucial that we continue to press them on our issues while they are back in their home states. If you are at an … Continued
Thanks to the Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians (CLIP) for alerting us to this article. July 31, 2017 The Conversation By Laura Hussey President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slice US$21.7 billion over a decade, or 13.1 percent, from Temporary Assistance … Continued
From the NAACP PA (http://pastatenaacp.org/): President Trump’s Proposal Cuts: Title 1 funding for disadvantaged students – cut by $578 million Special education funding – cut by over $110 million Title II funding to support teacher professional development – eliminated entirely … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a major change in who is eligible to receive overtime pay. Thanks to your hard work, DOL raised the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 to … Continued
Posted at http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/keystone-state-legislator-ramps-up-single-payer-health-care-struggle/ July 31, 2017 12:24 PM CDT BY BEN SEARS David Drexler / Flickr (CC) PHILADELPHIA – State Rep. Pamela DeLissio, D-Montgomery/Phila., does not mince words: “A system driven by insurance companies will never meet the needs of citizens. It … Continued
President Trump may be having trouble getting Congress to adopt his agenda, but he has more control over federal agencies and he’s using it to roll back health, environmental, financial, workplace and other protections. In response, former federal employees today are … Continued
From Pennsylvanians Against Fracking (https://paagainstfracking.org/): The Pennsylvania legislature has been guilty of over-reach and pandering to gas industry interests in the past (Act 13 comes to mind), but the current amendments to House Bills 542 (Tax Code), 453 (Fiscal Code), … Continued