From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): War, conflict, and persecution have forced millions to leave their homes, creating more refugees than at any other time in history. Most recently, conflicts resulted in hundreds of thousands of Afghans at risk – as many as … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/14/incredible-covid-stimulus-funds-reduced-overall-us-poverty-2020 “Giving people money is a great way to fight poverty,” said Rep. Jamaal Bowman. KENNY STANCIL September 14, 2021 Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing spike in unemployment, poverty in the U.S. declined by roughly 2.6% from 2019 … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): The House Financial Services Committee voted 28 to 22 to approve the “Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act,” introduced by Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) to address and correct many of the … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): This week we made a huge step forward towards making our democracy work for every one of us. We now have a new bill, the Freedom To Vote Act — which contains many of the bold policies in … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-09-15/civil-rights/report-pa-lacks-universal-policy-for-voting-in-jails/a75730-1 September 15, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – Many Pennsylvania county jails don’t have clear policies to support voting access for people in jails, according to a new … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Go to https://secure.everyaction.com/C92OsEkc3ki-RpUs6Pdfyg2 to urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Do No Harm Act now. Religious freedom means that everyone should be able to practice their religion or … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): All week, House committees have been approving details of what’s going to be in the final Build Back Better package, and from what we’ve heard, there are a lot of groundbreaking provisions included. Our … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): The House Financial Services Committee just voted 30 to 24 to approve legislation to invest $327 billion in affordable housing, including significant funding for the HoUSed campaign’s top priorities: $90 billion for rental … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-09-14/civic-engagement/with-virtual-forum-get-to-know-pa-judicial-candidates-on-nov-ballot/a75716-1 September 14, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvanians will vote this November to elect judges in the state’s three appellate courts, and a virtual candidate forum next week … Continued
