Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/27/because-covid-19-leaves-no-more-time-half-measures-judge-orders-release-children Published on Saturday, June 27, 2020 by Common Dreams Advocates are calling on the agency to also immediately release parents. By Eoin Higgins, staff writer A young migrant girl sits on the floor as her father, recently … Continued
June 27, 2020 The Wolf Administration released the following statement in support of U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Dolly M. Gee’s ruling on Friday ordering the release of migrant children held in the country’s three … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): As legislative leaders in Washington, D.C. continue to debate the merits of another round of stimulus funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HEROES Act passed by the U.S. House several weeks ago includes … Continued
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed amended green phase orders for the 12 counties moving to green at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, June 26. The counties include Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs so far during the COVID-19 pandemic and nearly half of adults live in a household that has lost income since mid-March. The result: dramatically increasing economic insecurity. … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): The House of Representatives will vote next week – as soon as Monday, June 29 – on a package of critically needed emergency housing resources and protections to help keep renters in … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): Today we’re writing to let you know that we just delivered petitions signed by more than 50,000 people across the country to some of the biggest US grocery stores: Albertson’s, Costco, Kroger, Walmart, and Whole Foods. Together, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Yesterday, the administration extended and expanded an executive order issued on April 22 banning many immigrants from the United States and prolonging family separation through December 31, 2020. This is yet another effort by the administration to push its … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/19/pandemic-accelerating-says-who-chief-warning-new-and-dangerous-phase-coronavirus Published on Friday, June 19, 2020 by Common Dreams “More than 150,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported to WHO yesterday—the most in a single day so far.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer World Health Organization (WHO) … Continued
