Sign the Petition to Repeal Closed Primaries

From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): This spring, Pennsylvania’s voters will head to the polls for the Commonwealth’s primary elections. But not everyone is included in this process. That’s because primaries are closed in Pennsylvania.  More than 1.1 million taxpaying … Continued

Fewer Teachers of Color in Pennsylvania

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-04/education/fewer-teachers-of-color-in-pennsylvania/a78957-1 May 4, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window As Pennsylvania’s student population grows more diverse, there’s a growing gap between the proportions of students of color and teachers of color, … Continued

Tell Congress to Renew Trade Adjustment Assistance and Health Coverage Tax Credit in America COMPETES Act

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From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Two critical programs that assist workers who have lost their jobs are about to expire and we need Congress to act. The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) are … Continued

Send Message to the President to End Immigration Detention for Mother’s Day

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From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): SEND a CARD, SEND AN EMAIL, POST A TWEET,  CALL THE WHITE HOUSE: Dear President Biden, Today we celebrate mothers all over the U.S., including those who made the brave decision to migrate. Today many of … Continued

Tell Your US Representative to Support the Green Postal Service Fleet Act

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From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): You can be the difference in getting this crucial legislation across the finish line. If we hope to curb our country’s single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, we can’t miss this chance to drive closer toward … Continued

PA Prepared to Carry Out Stricter Ghost-Gun Regulations

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-03/gun-violence-prevention/pa-prepared-to-carry-out-stricter-ghost-gun-regulations/a78936-1 May 3, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania stands ready to implement a new Biden administration federal rule on ghost-gun regulations at the state level. Ghost guns are unserialized … Continued