From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to enable the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would ban sex-based discrimination in our Constitution. Discrimination based on sex takes many forms―and … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The previous administration dismantled the refugee resettlement program by more than 80% and set consecutively historic-low refugee admissions goals, with a FY 2021 refugee admissions goal of 15,000 – the lowest level in U.S. history. … Continued
Act now to stop liquified natural gas export by signing now at https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/president-biden-stop-lng-exports. Why is this important? LNG is fracked methane gas that is extracted from shale formations and processed into a liquid state by cooling to minus 260 degrees … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): We’ve officially kicked off the redistricting process in Pennsylvania — just a few days ago, legislative leaders in Pennsylvania appointed the first four members of our Legislative Reapportionment Commission, the body tasked with redrawing our state legislative … Continued
From PA Voice (https://www.facebook.com/KeystoneVotes/): Pennsylvania faced its toughest election ever in 2020 when the state had to implement an entirely new voting system amid record turnout during a global pandemic. The state’s historical performance was defined largely by Act 77 … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Thousands of abandoned mine sites need to be cleaned up in Appalachia and across the country, work that can create some 13,000 jobs. Bills introduced by Rep. Cartwright to continue funding and accelerate the cleanup would … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Some of the best parts of Pennsylvania are the awe-inspiring streams that crisscross the state. These are the places we hike, fish, or go to just to get away from it all. But sadly, many of them … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Last fall, we launched our Second Chances Agenda campaign. People can change, and our laws should reflect that. It’s time to break our nation’s addiction to harsh sentencing laws and reunite families. We’re happy … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): When undercover agents went to a gun show in Morgantown, they saw people walking out with hockey-size duffle bags full of ghost gun kits, sometimes headed straight to Philadelphia.¹ These DIY kits were turned into deadly weapons … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Unfair district lines take away power from impacted communities People in prison aren’t allowed to vote–yet the census counts them in the areas they’re imprisoned and not the areas they come from. This prison gerrymandering … Continued