From Insure PA (http://www.insurepa.org/): It’s been a dramatic 24 hours. As of yesterday, we heard that Congressional leadership had delayed the House vote on the bill that would dismantle Medicaid & strip 24 million Americans of their health coverage. Now, we are hearing … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): President Trump is dismantling our programs that help poor people respond to climate change. This is what climate denialism looks like in action. Climate change is one of the most significant threats facing the planet today, … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): A baby girl born today will likely never achieve equal pay in her lifetime in 13 states unless we narrow the pay gap with corrective policy, according to a new state-by-state analysis published by … Continued
By Jeff Bryant “Public school supporters are angry at President Trump’s budget proposal, which plans to cut funding to the Department of Education by 13 percent … But the target for their anger should not be just the extent of … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): By now, it’s widely known that the GOP health care plan includes a $31 billion a year tax cut that mostly benefits the top 1 percent of taxpayers. ITEP this week … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-23/environment/families-demand-cleaner-air-for-pa/a56975-2 March 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 1.5 million Pennsylvanians live within half a mile of gas and oil infrastructure. (anita_starzycka/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Families and child health … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-23/budget-policy-and-priorities/pa-lawmakers-call-for-fair-share-tax/a56975-1 March 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Since 1979, the income of Pennsylvania’s top 1 percent has increased by 125 percent. (bykst/pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — State lawmakers and public … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/22/15378/#.WNLWGG8rIdU By Leo Nguyen March 22, 2017 Editor’s note: This post was written by Leo Nguyen, CHN’s Spring semester student intern. On July 11th, 2015, at a rally in Phoenix, Candidate Trump proclaimed, “The American Dream is dead, but … Continued
From the Philadelphia Unemployment Project (http://www.philaup.org/): Posted at http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20170320_Commentary__Jobs_in_suburbs_are_inaccessible_to_city_residents_who_lack_transportation_opportunities.html Updated: MARCH 19, 2017 — 6:07 PM EDT by John Dodds JUANITA BYNUM had the skills, the resume, and work ethic to support her family but she was missing the one thing that … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): On Wednesday, the Senate voted to allow the state of Alaska to target wolves and bears through extreme methods including killing mother bears with cubs and wolves with pups in their dens, baiting, and using … Continued