From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Tax season is upon us! You may be scrambling to get your tax return paperwork together and have high hopes to submit everything well before the April 15th deadline (but more likely than not will end … Continued
Posted at https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2019/02/pas-most-vulnerable-requires-the-continuation-of-the-general-assistance-program-opinion.html The authors are part of a coalition working to preserve General Assistance Updated Feb 4; Posted Feb 4 By Rev. Sandra L. Strauss and Sister Mary Scullion, guest contributors Pennsylvania’s General Assembly has a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Not every job is created equal ― at least not in terms of how it impacts the rest of the labor market. In a new report by EPI’s Josh Bivens, we see how one … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On Tuesday, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senator Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, which would establish a federal program providing almost every worker in the country up to 12 weeks … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/13/ensure-dignity-most-vulnerable-among-us-bernie-sanders-introduces-bill-expand-social Published on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by Common Dreams “Expanding Social Security as this legislation does is a solution to our looming retirement income crisis and to growing inequality between the wealthy and everyone else.” By Jake … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): On February 18th, the last of the nation’s millionaire earners will stop contributing to Social Security for the entire year, even though 94% of Americans contribute all year long. Why? Here’s the deal: … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Food assistance is at risk — again — and your voice is needed. Just months after Congress and the Trump Administration debated and renewed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): As of January 25th, 2019, the longest government shutdown in American history ended as President Trump signed a bill that temporarily opened the government until February 15th. When the shutdown began on … Continued
Posted at https://www.keystoneresearch.org/publications/research/MW_FoodServices This policy watch examines the recent growth in the minimum wage, average weekly wages, and employment in Pennsylvania and across Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and West Virginia. Laws on the … Continued