Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/06/06/fact-week-three-quarters-states-higher-levels-need-before-great-recession/#.WxleCO4vwdU By Lecia Imbery June 6, 2018 Residents in 37 states and the District of Columbia were still experiencing higher levels of need in 2017 than they were in 2007, before the Great Recession. This is one of the … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/29/canadian-style-child-benefit-would-cut-u-s-child-poverty-by-more-than-half/#.WxVqGe4vwdU By Center on Budget and Policy Priorities May 29, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Arloc Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). It was originally published on CBPP’s blog, Off the Charts, on … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): You spoke out and your voices were heard! On Friday, the destructive GOP Farm Bill failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives! [1] This bill included harmful and unnecessary changes to SNAP (food stamps) that … Continued
Updated on May 24, 2018 at 08:03 AM EDT By Teresa Miller One in seven Pennsylvanians, including one in five children in the commonwealth, struggles to afford food. Teresa Miller (Pa. Insurance Dept. photo) These are our neighbors, our friends, … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): We’re still riding the excitement of last week’s failed vote on H.R. 2, the harmful version of the farm bill that would take away food assistance from 2 million people, including … 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
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/11/houses-snap-cuts-hurt-children/#.Wvmlc4AvwdU By Lecia Imbery May 11, 2018 The House is likely to vote as soon as next week on the Farm Bill, legislation that includes the reauthorization of SNAP/food stamps. Despite historically being a bipartisan bill, the version put … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Congratulations! Our combined tireless efforts to push back against the terrible House Farm Bill have paid off. Anti-hunger advocates and dozens and dozens of groups representing children, women, older adults, veterans, people … Continued
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://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