From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Has your faith community installed solar or joined a solar community power program? If your answer is yes, please fill out the short 2-minute survey here. You will be entered to win a $50 … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-01/health-issues/advocates-say-trump-could-end-health-care-subsidies/a58777-1 August 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window President Trump could unilaterally end subsidies for insurance purchased through the marketplace. (Sean Spicer/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Ending federal health-insurance subsidies … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): President Trump likes to put workers in photo ops. But when it comes to actual policies that support working people, he sides with Wall Street, the Chamber of Commerce and corporate CEOs time and … Continued
Posted at https://www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-Legislators-Target-a-Severance-Tax-in-Name-Only July 26, 2017 by Matt Stepp, Director of Policy Over the last few weeks, state legislators have prioritized raiding conservation funds and cutting environmental protection agencies under the guise of getting serious about balancing the budget. This was no more evident … Continued
Posted at https://www.pennfuture.org/News-PennFuture-Statement-Budget-Deal-Prioritizes-Gas-Industry July 27, 2017; HARRISBURG, PA – PennFuture strongly opposes the budget deal passed by the Senate today, which takes environmental protection away from statewide watchdogs and places regulatory power into the hands of the oil and gas … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Last week marked the eighth anniversary of the last time the federal minimum wage was raised, from $6.55 to $7.25. EPI’s David Cooper shows that at its high point in 1968, the federal minimum … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Black women’s equal pay day highlights gender and racial wage gaps July 31st is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which marks how long into 2017 an African American woman would have to work in … Continued
CORP’s newest policy brief provides data on the status of fund balances for Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts at the end of fiscal year 2015-16. Although the data show that total reserve funds have increased by about $800 million since 2012-13, … Continued
President Trump delivered remarks on law enforcement at Suffolk Community College on Friday. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Mark Berman THE WASHINGTON POST JULY 30, 2017 Police leaders across the country moved quickly to distance themselves from — or to outright … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/07/end-to-limits-placed-on-congressional-oversight.html July 28, 2017 (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) A new and dangerous assertion by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) regarding the duty of agencies in responding to Congress may be coming to an end. Senate Judiciary Chairman … Continued