From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): Elections are fundamental to democracy, and they cost money to run. We are all watching elected officials — the very people who have the responsibility for making government work — complain … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): We are thrilled to announce that PennFuture just released the second episode of our new podcast, called “Environmental Voices: The PennFuture Podcast.” Our goal on Environmental Voices is to tell the critically important environmental stories facing Pennsylvanians … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-30/budget-policy-and-priorities/federal-funds-coming-to-pa-for-watershed-restoration/a78472-1 March 30, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania is receiving more than $3 million in federal funding for watershed restoration projects. Conservation groups said it will help the state … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In honor of April Fools’ Day, we give you three charts that should be April Fools’ jokes—but unfortunately are all too real. CEOs make 351 times as much as typical workers From 1978 to … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “We have 3 children who are medically fragile and medically complex who are able to receive care at home thanks to our state’s HCBS waiver. These programs are critically important to ensuring families can stay together … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-31/budget-policy-and-priorities/its-time-to-fix-harrisburg-campaign-calls-for-legislative-reforms-in-pa/a78499-1 March 31, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol Wednesday called for changes to procedural rules in Harrisburg. Good-government groups have launched the Fix … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Every few years, a few people in the legislature try to bring back the idea of vouchers, which give public dollars to pay tuition for private/religious schools. HB 2169 is the latest attempt to … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Pennsylvania’s early care and education system helps parents maximize the health, wellbeing and education potential of a child’s first five years. It consists of services that ensure access to health and nutritional supports, high-quality child care, early intervention, high-quality … Continued
The 2022 Pennsylvania election season is coming up quickly, with primaries this May followed by the general election in November. Voters trying to prepare to cast their ballot will face the same rising misinformation on social media we’ve seen for … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Olivia Golden issued the following statement about President Biden’s budget proposal. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released its FY 2023 budget proposal laying out a blueprint for its spending priorities. The administration is calling for investments in children, … Continued