From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Over the holidays, the PA Budget and Policy Center released an important proposal, outlining a comprehensive plan to close the state’s looming deficit and give lawmakers the financial flexibility to invest in our … Continued
From the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (http://www.pilcop.org): Last year Pennsylvania adopted a fair funding formula to distribute Basic Education appropriations to school districts. The new formula takes account of changes in the number of students enrolled in a … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-supports/pages/the-disastrous-consequences-of-repeal-without-replace-of-the-affordable-care-act December 08, 2016 By Suzanne Wikle Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of people with health insurance has reached an all-time high. Twenty million more people are now insured than prior to the ACA. Despite this … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): POWER and its allies are preparing for a “100 Days of Faithful Resistance” starting with a training in Non-Violent Direct Action on January 15th and the MLK-DARE (Day of Action, Resistance, and Empowerment) Coalition March on Monday, January 16th. … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/21/older-americans-pushed-poverty-feds-garnish-social-security-student-debt Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘Hard-earned Social Security checks should not be siphoned off to pay interest and fees on student loan debt,’ says Elizabeth Warren By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer “We could … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/20/incredible-victory-obama-bans-drilling-parts-arctic-and-atlantic Published on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 by Common Dreams Move comes in response to efforts by climate activists urging president to secure environmental protections before new administration takes power By Nadia Prupis, staff writer Although green groups … Continued
By Michael E. Mann December 16 Michael E. Mann is a professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University. He co-authored, with Washington Post cartoonist Tom Toles, “The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial … Continued
Thursday, December 8, 2016 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on President-elect Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt as the next head of the EPA: “President-elect Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): In every type of community across Pennsylvania a majority of children are missing out on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop and learn by participating in a high-quality publicly funded pre-k program. The need is not … Continued