Nevada Supreme Court Reaffirms Public Funds Can’t Be Diverted to Private Schools

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From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): For decades, Americans United has worked to support that principle – taxpayer dollars should go only to public schools that welcome all students, not sectarian institutions that serve only children … Continued

Partially Happy New Fiscal Year!

Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/09/30/partially-happy-new-fiscal-year/#.V_UuGvkrIdV By Deborah Weinstein September 30, 2016 Congress has enacted temporary spending to last through December 9, and the President has signed the bill. It’s very good news that there is no interruption in funding for housing, emergency food, … Continued

How a Tax Credit Changed My Life—Write LTE Urging EITC Expansion

Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/10/05/how-a-tax-credit-changed-my-life/#.V_UdB_krIdU By Kali Daugherty October 5, 2016 Editor’s note: This post was originally published on RESULTS’ blog on September 29. CHN’s recent report, The High Cost of Being Poor in the U.S., also calls for the expansion of the Earned Income Tax … Continued

U.S. Dept. of Education’s Own Inspector Again Condemns DOE’s Oversight of Charter School Grants

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Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/10/07/u-s-dept-of-educations-own-inspector-again-condemns-does-oversight-of-charter-school-grants/ You may not be aware that the U.S. Department of Education—under President Barack Obama’s appointees, Arne Duncan and John King—has been awarding billions of dollars to promote the growth of charter schools across the states. Even less … Continued

PA Gets Critical Funds to Reduce Pollution from Farms

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Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-05/environment/pa-gets-critical-funds-to-reduce-pollution-from-farms/a54324-2 October 5, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Half the fresh water flowing to Chesapeake Bay comes from the Susquehanna River Basin. (Beyond My Ken/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania … Continued

Trout Unlimited: Mid-Atlantic Organizer—deadline October 14

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Posted at http://www.tu.org/about-tu/jobs-internships/mid-atlantic-organizer ABOUT TROUT UNLIMITED Today, Trout Unlimited is a national organization with more than 155,000 volunteers organized into about 400 chapters nationwide. These dedicated volunteers are paired with a respected staff of organizers, lawyers, policy experts and scientists, … Continued