From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): On Monday, our PA legislature recessed for the summer without passing either of the redistricting reform bills that had the support of tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians and hundreds of municipalities. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-pa-leadership-recall-legislators-to-harrisburg-to-pass-redistricting-reform to … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): NOTE: The Council joins with Fair Districts PA. It is with a heavy heart that Fair Districts PA is withdrawing its support for Senate Bill 22. Yesterday on the Senate floor, SB 22 was cynically … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): This is a critical time for redistricting reform. On May 22, PA Senate Bill 22 was amended and voted unanimously out of committee. While the amended version allows legislators some involvement, our leadership team believe … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We supported the students for the historic #March4OurLives when they rallied to save their own lives from gun violence. Now Parkland student leaders are calling on young people across the country to #Vote4OurLives to remind people … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): We want to tell you and other long-term supporters of the Keystone Research Center and the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center about our new project that we launched today — We The People. Please sign … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The PA Senate State Government passed SB 22, the PA Senate’s redistricting bill, after a unanimous vote on an amendment to the bill proposed by Committee Chair Mike Folmer. That amendment is now available on … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-01/civil-rights/pennsylvanians-favor-independent-commission-to-draw-districts/a62361-1 May 1, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled congressional districts had been drawn to favor one party. (Ruhrfisch CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/04/27/recognizing-powerful-interests-running-joint-more-75-americans-back-campaign-finance Published on Friday, April 27, 2018 by Common Dreams “Let’s turn opinion into action by overturning #CitizensUnited and enacting public financing of elections nationwide,” says Public Citizen in response to new Pew survey. By Andrea Germanos, staff … Continued
Pennsylvania Voice seeks a talented strategist—with field, coalition and campaign skills—to join the organization’s leadership team. The successful candidate for this position will work to oversee a multi-year campaign to guarantee a robust education and outreach program for the 2020 … Continued
Oil, gas, and coal companies are flooding our elections with dirty money so they can drown out our voices and pollute our climate. Our government should be working for us, not Exxon and the Koch Brothers. We need candidates who … Continued