From the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (https://www.palwv.org/): On July 15th, the Pennsylvania legislature recessed until September after voting on a constitutional amendment package that would dramatically shift the balance of government power in Pennsylvania and call multiple rights … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/18/just-27-billionaires-have-spent-90-million-buy-gop-congress-report “They’re counting on that ‘small’ investment in anti-tax Republicans to save them billions in taxes,” said Americans for Tax Fairness, which conducted the analysis. KENNY STANCIL July 18, 2022 A few dozen billionaires are spending tens of millions … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): When we have the power to determine who represents us, we can secure public investments that help us all provide for our families and hold our heads high. Over the past several years, Faith … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): A bill that started as a simple reform to the way we elect our Lieutenant Governor has been filled with completely irrelevant anti-democratic amendments establishing voter ID, banning abortion, and creating more sham election reviews – … Continued
PA’s Wealthiest Billionaire Jeffrey Yass and Other Ultra-Rich Individuals Pump Millions Into 2022 Campaigns, Mostly to Republicans Who Will Cut Their Taxes and Supported Trump’s January 6th Insurrection Harrisburg, PA: The 99% Pennsylvania campaign released a new report today in … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): This term from the Supreme Court has been a nightmare. More guns, abortion bans, state-mandated prayer, a gutted Clean Air Act, less police accountability, and more gerrymandered congressional districts. Social Security and Medicare could be … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Not in generations has our country felt so divided. It seems that every day our safety and our freedoms are under attack by an extreme right-wing that puts ideology over human needs. We … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): We are in a moral, economic, and constitutional crisis. Last week’s Dobbs decision, which follows others on gun safety, immigrant rights, housing, public health and protections from police violence that, has revealed a deeper … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/30/grave-warnings-supreme-court-agrees-hear-case-threatens-future-voting-rights “Buckle up,” implores one prominent legal scholar. “An extreme decision here could fundamentally alter the balance of power in setting election rules in the states and provide a path for great threats to elections.” BRETT WILKINS June … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): It appears that a proposal to ban counties from getting nonprofit grant funding for administering our elections has been added to the budget. The proposal also gives counties new and burdensome reporting … Continued