From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): The gun lobby and their friends in Harrisburg seem to be in a timewarp. Just like two years ago, they are trying to ram through the special standing bill during the short time between summer recess and … Continued
The Census Bureau has released two reports with some information about poverty and median income by state and for the most populous metro areas. They say their tables with the full range of American Community Survey will be up on … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): The recent Census Bureau annual report on poverty, income, and health coverage shows major economic improvement on a number of indicators, including a drop in poverty from 14.8 percent of Americans in 2014 to 13.5 percent in … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): We need your help today, as Congress might flatline funding for refugee resettlement at the same time as we prepare to welcome more refugees in 2017. I want to share the story of my … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): 3.5 million fewer people were poor in 2015 than in 2014 (1 million fewer poor children among them). That’s a reduction from 14.8 percent poor in 2014 to 13.5 percent in 2015. Good … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): We have the power to rein in big pharma’s greed without relying on the do-nothing Republicans in Congress. Last month, Mylan – the maker of EpiPen – offered fake price concessions in response to public … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/september/new-data-good-news-health-insurance Sep 14, 2016 06:23 pm | Marc Stier Most news is bad news. And political campaigns are more likely to flag what is wrong with our country than what is right with it. So, it’s not surprising … Continued
From the Latin America Working Group (http://www.lawg.org/home): Next week, President Obama is convening world leaders in a Leaders’ Summit on Refugees in New York City, following the related UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants. In this private meeting, the administration … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/in-perplexing-decision-connecticut-judge-fails-to-raise-the-bar-for-adequate-school-funding/ Last week, Connecticut Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher found Connecticut’s system of education unconstitutional. Here is how Elizabeth Harris of the NY Times describes the decision in the eleven year old case, Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-13/environment/group-slams-pipeline-draft-environmental-impact-statement/a54019-1 September 13, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Delaware Riverkeeper says the PennEast Pipeline would clear 400 acres of forest and cross 234 bodies of water. (Niteshift/Wikimedia Commons) BRISTOL, Pa. … Continued