Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/april/pa-house-gop-budget-proposal-hb-218 Apr 06, 2017 02:34 pm | Marc Stier The House Republican Budget proposal for 2017-2017 (HB 218) is deeply problematic in six respects. First, the proposal does not close the state’s budget deficit, but leaves a gap … Continued
From the Coalition for Peace Action (http://www.peacecoalition.org/): The dangerous Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, recently reintroduced in Congress, would force states to allow concealed carry of guns by many people with no permit whatsoever—allowing people who have never been screened by a background … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017-18 is an express ticket to making America a second-class country for science, innovation, environmental protection and conservation. Under the guise of putting “America First,” the president aims to cut … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): The budget process is never easy, and it is just getting underway, but earlier this week the House approved a budget that falls short of an adequate investment in services to our youngest citizens. The … Continued
Posted at http://cartwright.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cartwright-degette-polis-and-schakowsky-introduce-legislative-package-to Washington, DC —On April 6, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-17), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Jared Polis (CO-02), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced their Safe Energy Future Plan, a package of five bills that will protect public health and … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): President Trump is asking Congress for an additional $7.5 billion in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, over and above last year’s funding for immigration enforcement. Members of Congress can use their “power of the … Continued
“As Leah D. Schade makes clear, we need to green the pulpit if we’re going to green the planet.” — Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org With Earth Day blooming on the horizon (April 22), it’s time to take stock of … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/06/fact-of-the-week-only-35-affordable-and-available-rental-units-exist-for-every-100-extremely-low-income-renter-households/#.WOeuzPkrIdU By Melissa Roark April 6, 2017 Despite the fact that the number of individuals living below the poverty line decreased during 2015, millions are still struggling to get by. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s recent report, The Gap: A … Continued
Posted at http://keystoneresearch.org/sites/default/files/KRC_WhoPaysPT.pdf By Mark Price An analysis of school property tax burdens in Pennsylvania Executive Summary Far from providing relief for working families, recent proposals to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania would increase taxes on the middle class … Continued
NPR “Researchers … found that if Chicago – the fifth most racially and economically segregated city in the country – were to lower its level of segregation to the national median … it would have a profound impact … including … Continued