Report Offers Legal Guidance on Sanctuary

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Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-17/immigrant-issues/report-offers-legal-guidance-on-sanctuary/a55964-1 January 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Fearing stepped-up ICE raids, many areas are increasing protections for immigrants. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new … Continued

Just Eight Men Own Same Wealth as Half of Humanity: Report

Published on Monday, January 16, 2017 by Common Dreams Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/16/just-eight-men-own-same-wealth-half-humanity-report As the super-rich descend on Davos, report reveals how these billionaires are fueling the global inequality crisis By Nika Knight, staff writer Oxfam interviewed garment workers in Vietnam … Continued

Demand Trade Agenda that Puts People before Corporate Profits

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From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): Thank you.  Your hard work — coupled with that of millions of other grassroots activists across the United States and the world — is what pulled the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) out of the shadows … Continued

Is the Commonwealth Doing Enough (re: Prison Population)?

By Andy Hoover Communications director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary has been closed since 1971. Pennsylvania’s prison secretary wants to close two more prisons. Last Friday, Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced that the DOC will … Continued

The State and Local Government Workforce in Pennsylvania is the 2nd Smallest in the Country

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Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/january/state-and-local-government-workforce-pennsylvania-2nd-smallest-country Jan 11, 2017 12:26 pm | Mark Price As we begin to debate the 2017-18 state budget, the anti-government spin merchants will (yet again) paint a picture of a menacing, out-of-control public sector in Pennsylvania eating up … Continued

Defying the Evidence, Congress Rushes to Repeal the ACA

Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-supports/in-focus/defying-the-evidence-congress-rushes-to-repeal-the-aca By Suzanne Wikle Update: Since this piece was originally published on January 6, 2017, Congress has taken additional steps in the process to repeal the ACA. In the early hours of January 12, 2017 the Senate voted (51-48) to … Continued