From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): In a statewide effort led by State Representative Manny Guzman, D-Berks, fifty-two Pennsylvania elected leaders on the local and state level drafted a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris urging the termination of the federal ICE contract at … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): What weather event causes the most deaths in America? The answer might surprise you. It’s not tornadoes, floods, or hurricanes – it’s extreme heat. According to the latest research, heat takes as many as 12,000 … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): Congressional leaders are working to advance a comprehensive infrastructure and economic recovery package that must include significant investments in affordable housing for America’s lowest-income and most marginalized renters. Key decisions about the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We have a lot to celebrate! Because you spoke out, wrote letters, called your members of Congress, shared your stories, AND never gave up, starting last week our families started to receive monthly checks of up … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/27/reversing-earlier-guidance-amid-delta-fears-cdc-advises-vaccinated-people-wear-masks Public health experts and healthcare workers expressed alarm in May when the CDC released earlier guidance saying vaccinated people no longer needed masks indoors in public places. JULIA CONLEY July 27, 2021 Amid Covid-19 case surges in parts … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-07-28/climate-change-air-quality/caseys-civilian-conservation-corps-could-help-fight-climate-change/a75152-1 July 28, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., wants to bring back the Civilian Conservation Corps, a public-works program from the 1930s that created … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Two years ago, 150 coal miners and their families traveled to Washington, D.C., to ask Congress to pass a 10-year extension of the Black Lung Excise Tax. This small tax — paid by coal companies, not … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Pennsylvania and its communities have been actively implementing eviction prevention and diversion strategies to keep families in their homes and make landlords whole. When the CDC eviction moratorium ends on July 31, we expect … Continued
This document provides information on federal relief resources for renters and landlords. Linked below are materials in English and Spanish for Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program and HUD’s Emergency Housing Voucher Program. This information might be helpful to display in … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Congress is approaching final budget negotiations on emergency relief legislation. This should provide a substantial increase in affordable housing funding to remedy the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and strengthen these programs for … Continued