From Everytown for Gun Safety (https://www.everytown.org/): The dating partner loophole allows certain unmarried domestic abusers to legally pass a background check and purchase a gun — even though dating partners are just as likely as a spouse to kill their partner. This … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): 32 million U.S. workers would get a raise by lifting the federal minimum wage to $15/hour by 2025, but who are these workers? Chances are, not who you’d expect. When we think about minimum … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Interfaith Power & Light network has been offered a unique opportunity to be among the first to share the new film, Mission: JOY. And we’d like to offer this inspiring film to you as a small token … Continued
Take radioactive, toxic drilling waste, put it on a barge, and send it down the Ohio River. It is a recipe for disaster and exactly what the U.S. Coast Guard is permitting (without so much as an opportunity for the … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): On October 27 we announced the People’s Maps for PA House and Senate at our first ever Virtual Press Conference. More than 250 supporters, press and legislators attended. If you missed the event, you can … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-10-29/energy-policy/groups-call-on-pa-governor-to-maintain-methane-promise/a76304-1 October 29, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Environmental groups are taking a new approach to hold Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration accountable for a pledge he made; … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): To some marine animals, chemical additives in plastics can smell like food. A new study just confirmed that oleamide, an additive used in plastics, confuses hermit crabs into scavenging for far-off plastic that they confuse for food.1 … Continued
The House is hoping to vote on the historic Build Back Better legislation THIS WEEK―and to pay for it by making the rich and corporations finally pay their fair share. Join us and our national coalition partners and call your … Continued
Posted at https://krc-pbpc.org/research_publication/the-build-back-better-framework-a-transformative-plan-for-21st-century-america/ NOTE: This is the deal that has been reported. It is still unknown whether or not it will pass in both houses of Congress. Statement from PA Budget and Policy Center, Keystone Research Center, and 99% PA … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Safety Alliance (https://www.pasafetyalliance.org/): According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,654 Pennsylvanians died due to gun violence in 2018. This is a rate of 12.5 deaths per 100,00 people in the Commonwealth. Of those 1,654 … Continued