Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-01-31/education/report-the-future-of-pa-economy-is-looking-green/a77614-1 January 31, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window By Laura Aka for Working Nation. Broadcast version by Emily Scott for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the Working Nation-Public News … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): In the 2020-2021 school year, school districts paid about $1 billion in student tuition payments to cyber charter schools. The state no longer provides funding to help districts pay for charter school tuition, so … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, over 130,000 Afghans were evacuated of whom 44% are children. Tens of thousands of U.S.-affiliated and at-risk Afghans have been welcomed into the United States via “humanitarian parole,” which … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Greetings from the MomsRising Pennsylvania team! We hope you had time for some quality relaxation over the holiday season. We’ll be honest: so far, 2022 is feeling rough. But we’re writing with a hopeful offer: Join … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This is outrageous. Families in PA are already struggling with rising prices and strained family budgets, but Big Pharma is raising the price of life-saving medications, again. This month alone, Big Pharma has … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Both House Bill 38 and House Bill 2207v were on the House calendar for second consideration every session day last week. Thank you to all who called, emailed and wrote letters to the editor to … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Utah’s Ashley National Forest is home to more than 1 million acres of pristine wildlife and countless unique creatures. But now a plan to let oil-filled trains rumble right through the forest is moving full steam ahead.1 … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Just in time for spring garden planning, Interfaith Power & Light is pleased to offer you organic, heirloom, non-GMO seed kits. Grow a Pizza Garden with everything but the mozzarella! It includes delicious tomatoes, peppers, onions, … Continued
In the past year alone, Republicans and Democrats in the state legislature have proposed 70 amendments to the state constitution, affecting everything from voting access to abortion, private liquor sales to term limits. These would make lasting changes to Pennsylvania, so today, … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is still running the United States Postal Service, causing irreparable harm, intentionally slowing down the mail―undermining faith in the USPS.1 But, even before DeJoy took over at the … Continued