CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE today to urge them to vote YES on House Resolution 932. This resolution would have the State House on record opposing TPP! WHY FIGHT TPP? The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is presented as a “free- trade” agreement … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-24/juvenile-justice/report-calls-for-closing-juvenile-prisons/a54616-1 October 24, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Report says locking up youths has high costs and hurts children. (Unsplash/Pixabay.com) PHILADELPHIA — The number of young people in juvenile detention … Continued
Here’s what you can say: “I’m (name) from (city, county, or congregation) and I’m calling to ask the Senator to oppose HB 1885 and any other anti-immigrant proposals. This bill turns police into immigrant enforcement agents. As a person of faith, … Continued
Here is a message being sent today to all Pennsylvania Senators, calling for them to vote NO to SB 1885. This is legislation that would discriminate against immigrants in Pennsylvania. It will be accompanied by a letter signed by over … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): Pennsylvania legislative leaders are considering trying to shoe-horn into the end of the legislative session a pension proposal that is an amalgam of old proposals rejected in the past four years. Based on actuarial studies, … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): On Friday, October 21, Before the Flood, a film by Academy Award winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens, will be released in theaters from New York to Los Angeles. The film follows Leonardo DiCaprio … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/10/20/14192/#.WAkqvfkrIdU By Lecia Imbery October 20, 2016 Housing costs eat up an exorbitant amount of low-income families’ budgets. A new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) shows that three-quarters of extremely low income (ELI) renter households, … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/child-care-and-early-education/in-focus/a-broad-base-is-speaking-up-for-child-care OCT 11, 2016 By Christine Johnson-Staub As a testament to the critical role that child care plays in supporting today’s working families, a diverse array of voices is undertaking an important national conversation on the affordability and accessibility … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-supports/in-focus/two-new-briefs-highlight-how-asset-limits-hold-back-public-benefit-recipients OCT 17, 2016 By Jessica Gehr and Victoria Palacio Savings allow families to start a small business, move to a better neighborhood, or simply handle unexpected bills. A reliable car can be necessary to get to work. But restrictive policies … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Early this week, the PA Senate unfortunately passed SB 1330, the special standing/sue our cities bill. The vote was 30-19, which is not, as the NRA had been predicting, veto-proof. Next, the bill moved to the House … Continued