From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center recently completed a survey of 1,150 registered voters in Pennsylvania, conducted by nationally acclaimed polling firm TargetSmart. The poll was carried out on behalf of We … Continued
Posted at https://medium.com/brepairers/somebodys-hurting-our-people-and-it-s-gone-on-far-too-long-18008ea9169b From Rev. Dr. William Barbour Dear America, This week, thousands of poor people, faith leaders and advocates gathered in Washington D.C. and over 30 states across the nation in a powerful wave of nonviolent civil disobedience. Their … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/18/consumer-protections-payday-lenders-survive-now/#.Wv7e7-4vwdU By David Elliot May 18, 2018 The Trump Administration, payday lenders, and their allies in Congress have been working for some time now to roll back protections designed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to restrict the … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-18/budget-policy-and-priorities/coalition-launches-we-the-people-campaign/a62567-1 May 18, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The “We the People” campaign was launched in Pennsylvania’s Capitol rotunda on Thursday. (We the People PA) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Members of … Continued
From We the People PA (http://wethepeoplepa.org/): HARRISBURG – Concerned Pennsylvanians representing a broad range of organizations and citizen advocates came together today in the Capitol rotunda to launch We The People, a non-partisan, issue advocacy campaign in support of middle- … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/05/16/defenders-open-internet-deliver-historic-win-senate-votes-restore-net-neutrality Published on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 by Common Dreams “The fight ahead is not going to be easy, but victory is within reach.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer “Today the Senate has taken a giant step toward … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/16/snap-changed-my-life-stop-targeting-it-with-cuts/#.Wv22wIAvwdU By RESULTS May 16, 2018 Editor’s note: The piece below was written by Sharvonne Williams, a former RESULTS REAL Change Fellow. It was originally published on RESULTS’ blog on May 14. The House is poised to take up the Farm Bill – … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): A statewide poll commissioned by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, a project of the Keystone Research Center, shows strong support in Pennsylvania for raising the minimum wage. The poll conducted in … Continued
This week, the House is expected to swiftly vote on the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act,” the harmful banking bill that was recently passed in the Senate. If passed in its current form in the House and signed into … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/08/18455/#.WvMvnUxFzIU By CHN May 8, 2018 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Tuesday, May 8 in response to the Trump Administration’s rescissions package: “The members of the Coalition … Continued