Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/22/poverty-policy-choice-studies-detail-how-poorest-saved-covid-19-stimulus-and-why Published on Monday, June 22, 2020 by Common Dreams “When you look at the size of the government response, it makes sense.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer A recipient carries a box of food as others wait … Continued
Posted at https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-pa-is-one-of-three-states-recognized-by-cdc-for-covid-19-reduction-success/ June 17, 2020 As states across the country begin to reopen and nearly half are seeing COVID-19 cases rise, Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday that Pennsylvania is not one of them. Today at a daily COVID briefing with Health … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): As the 2019-2020 school year comes to a close, school district administrators, teachers, staff, and board members are turning their attention to planning how they will safely educate students when the new school year … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/0f127aec5b2fc2406bf7d133f1ff5d49c16da9ef/ to tell Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey to support and advance the Heroes Act, a bold and comprehensive coronavirus response bill that provides economic support for our state … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/16/mass-murder-covid-19-deaths-us-prisons-have-risen-73-past-month Published on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 by Common Dreams The number of known cases in the facilities has doubled since mid-May to over 68,000. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Faith leaders and activists hold signs during a … Continued
Due to a spike in new cases of COVID-19 across the USA, the CDC has issued new guidelines for Americans on “how to navigate daily life.” The new guidelines, published on the CDC’s website, are divided into two sections – “deciding to … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): On June 1, the federal Bureau of Prisons announced it had instituted a “total lockdown” of all BOP facilities in response to on-going public protests for racial justice throughout the country, despite … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/06/09/why-covid-19-racial-disparities-make-case-medicare-all Published on Tuesday, June 09, 2020 by Common Dreams Though it won’t solve all our problems, expanding Medicare to all people is an essential demand if we want to advance health equity in the United States. By … Continued
June 12, 2020 Governor Tom Wolf today announced that eight more counties will move to the green phase of reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 19. These counties include Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Monroe, Perry, … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Nearly half of all adults (47.5%) live in a household where someone has lost income from work since March 13th. Poverty and homelessness are being exacerbated by the pandemic, with people of color … Continued