From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): The budget request released last week by President Trump for fiscal year 2018 proposes to make cruel and devastating cuts to programs that support children, families, and individuals of modest means, slash investments in America’s future, and … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Today is a national day of action to protect Medicaid. Please call your members of Congress today to deliver the following message—no cuts to Medicaid Expansion, and no caps or block granting of … Continued
Eric Fritz, PA’s Choice coordinator in southeast Pennsylvania, has arranged SEVEN district office meetings in June. Eric is inviting PA’s Choice partners (the Council is a partner) to help recruit participants – especially constituents – for these meetings. Please notify … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Today we released the findings of the first-ever independent survey of federal prisoners in a report, “Using Time to Reduce Crime: Federal Prisoner Survey Results Show Ways to Reduce Recidivism.” Last summer, we sent … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): You’ve probably seen the headlines – “Pennsylvania drinking water ranks third worst in the nation,” “Pennsylvania should act now on drinking water problems says EPA,” and “Pittsburgh tries to avoid becoming the next Flint.” Water is our … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Harmful pollution from the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania is on the rise. Industry’s own self-reported data shows that methane emissions went up an alarming 28 percent between 2014 and 2015. Since this data … Continued
From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org): Coal mining giant Consol has been illegally destroying streams in Southwestern Pennsylvania with its longwall mining practices for years, and the Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) has been fighting them in court every step of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/31/new-analysis-shows-medicare-all-can-cover-everyone-while-cutting-costs Published on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 by Common Dreams New financial analysis shows California’s SB 562 would cut state spending on healthcare by almost 20 percent as new poll shows 7 in 10 voters support universal coverage … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): In just over a week, well over 2,000 faith leaders have signed on to a letter urging Congress to not allow houses of worship to be used as political tools. … Continued
On May 27th, Trump tweeted “I will make my final decision on the Paris Accord next week!” but media is reporting he has already decided to leave the Paris Agreement. Calls are needed now! Politicians from both sides of the … Continued