Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-03/urban-planning-transportation/real-id-enforcement-on-domestic-flights-starts-may-2023/a78936-2 May 3, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Federal enforcement of REAL ID for commercial domestic air travel and other purposes will start one year from today, and Pennsylvania officials … Continued
From the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (http://www.pilcop.org): On April 25, Chalkbeat reported on a newly revised study from the Urban Institute, a national think tank, on school funding in the United States. The study found that, in Pennsylvania, … Continued
From the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (https://www.palwv.org/): The 2022 primary election is on May 17 – two weeks away! We are pleased to announce that our nonpartisan candidate forum, featuring candidates for U.S. Senator, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): The New York Times just dropped a bombshell writeup of a newly released federal report on Medicare Advantage, which lets private health insurers use Medicare dollars to run their own programs: Medicare Advantage was created … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): The PA House passed HB 2169, Harrisburg’s latest school voucher bill, by a vote of 104-98. And it is a doozy. Click HERE to see how PA House members voted on HB 2169. HB … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): The transportation sector is the leading source of climate pollution in the U.S. — and heavy-duty vehicles are a big part of the problem. Despite making up only 10% of vehicles on the road, … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Last week, the Department of Justice concluded its investigation into Mississippi’s notorious state penitentiary at Parchman. They found that the conditions were so dangerous that Parchman violated the constitutional rights of the people incarcerated there. … Continued
From Spotlight PA (https://www.spotlightpa.org/): If you have primary election questions, we have answers. More than a few things have changed since Pennsylvanians last went to the polls. Your congressional and legislative districts might be different, some counties are supervising or reducing … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are so relieved that the Biden administration is putting an end to the use – or misuse – of Title 42, a policy started by the Trump administration to deny asylum-seekers their right to seek … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Last week, millions of people filed their annual tax returns, spending an average of 11 hours and $200 on paid filing services.[1] But did you know you could be filing your taxes for free? … Continued