Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-04-07/education/pa-education-funding-trial-date-set/a73835-1 April 7, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania ranks 44th in the nation for the amount of school funding that comes from the state, at only 38%. (Drazen/Adobe Stock) … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): After four years of chaos and uncertainty, our leaders are stuck clearing a thicket of legal and bureaucratic red tape adding unnecessary hurdles for the Biden-Harris administration to enact sensible safeguards for one of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/04/05/remarkable-story-resilience-and-hope-renewable-energy-smashes-records-2020 Published on Monday, April 05, 2021 by Common Dreams “There is a huge amount to be done… The international community must look to this trend as a source of inspiration to go further.” By Kenny Stancil, staff … Continued
Food banks across Pennsylvania saw an explosion in their use in 2020 as the pandemic shuttered the economy and millions were put out of work. A year later, those same institutions, which already have helped millions, are still feeling the … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): While the historic American Rescue Package will go a long way in helping millions of households get the nutrition they need, much more needs to be done to address the alarming spikes … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Register now for the PA IPL 2021 Climate Advocacy Bike Ride – Cycling for a Cleaner Future! Please enjoy this year’s bike ride video: Get outside, engage in physical activity, reconnect with nature … Continued
On Friday, March 26th, 2021, Berks County community members and Shut Down Berks Coalition member, Make the Road Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the Berks County Commissioners Christian Leinbach, Kevin Barnhardt and Michael Rivera. The lawsuit cites the “deliberate effort … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): When U.S. taxpayers pay for a medical advancement such as a vaccine or prescription drug, we should have access to that taxpayer-funded invention at an affordable price. But, on its way out the door, the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/04/02/55-us-corporate-giants-paid-0-federal-taxes-2020-thanks-gaping-loopholes Published on Friday, April 02, 2021 by Common Dreams “If you paid $120 for a pair of Nike Air Force 1 shoes, you paid more to Nike than it paid in federal income taxes over the past … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Many Pennsylvanians have never heard of longwall coal mining. But it can cause more environmental damage than many other types of coal mining — and that’s saying a lot. State officials estimate that the process of longwall … Continued