From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to hold a vote on President Biden’s American Rescue Plan by the end of this week. This comprehensive pandemic relief package will deliver vaccines to combat … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We don’t need to tell you that families are struggling. Everything is harder in a pandemic—affording rent, paying our bills, putting food on the table, affording childcare, and trying to do our jobs. This is why … Continued
A nationwide ban on housing foreclosures has been extended to June 30 by President Joe Biden, NBC News reports, with The White House citing an estimated 10 million Americans who are currently behind on their mortgage payments. A federal moratorium on evictions of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Pennsylvania lacks a centralized system for finding out when and where to receive a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, and recent changes to the system could leave vulnerable communities behind. Our vaccine rollout has been too … Continued
Earlier today, Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam issued an Order directed to COVID-19 vaccine providers across Pennsylvania. The Order covers: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Vaccine providers must administer in line with who is eligible according to the current phase of … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The COVID-19 pandemic has created devastating health and economic problems for millions of families in the United States. The good news is, President Biden’s proposed Child Tax Credit would nearly cut child poverty … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): FEBRUARY 9, 2021 BY CHUCK MARR, KRIS COX, STEPHANIE HINGTGEN, KATIE WINDHAM AND ARLOC SHERMAN PDF of this report (13 pp.) ON THIS TOPIC BLOG Jobs Recovery Still Long Way Off, Especially for Low-Wage Workers and Workers of … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted vast disparities in our health care system. Death rates due to COVID-19 are the highest among Black and Indigenous people, followed by Pacific Islanders and Latinx people. Here’s what … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Senate Bill 109 (SB109) passed the House and the Senate last week. Thank you, Senate and House Republicans and Democrats, for quickly getting this legislation to the Governor’s Desk for signature. Not only was … Continued
This is an update that has been added the Your Turn tool as a mechanism to help individuals under 65 determine their eligibility for receiving a COVID-19 vaccination and offering the option to receive an email when it is their turn to … Continued