From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Minimum wages are set to rise this week in Nevada, Oregon, Illinois, and the District of Columbia—as well as in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and 12 other smaller cities and counties. While business … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Tracks Their 30-Year Growth, Real-Time Size, & Political Influence They Buy—Vital Info As America Grapples With Race, Recession, Economic Injustice & Reforming the Tax System WASHINGTON—A new website launched today provides in-depth insights into the startling … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2020) – Congress continues to debate moving comprehensive infrastructure repair investments as a way to spur economic growth and the creation of good-paying jobs during the COVID-19 crisis. The nation’s wastewater and drinking water infrastructure received … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/30/new-flu-virus-reported-china-highlights-risk-animal-borne-pandemic-originating Published on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 by Common Dreams “We are constantly at risk of new emergence of zoonotic pathogens and that farmed animals, with which humans have greater contact than with wildlife, may act as the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/30/brutal-pandemic-reality-check-top-cdc-official-gives-grim-assessment-coronavirus Published on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 by Common Dreams CDC principal deputy director Dr. Anne Schuchat said we’re “not even beginning to be over this.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/30/attacking-very-foundations-church-state-separation-scotus-delivers-seismic-shock Published on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 by Common Dreams “Today’s ruling is perverse,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): On Thursday, June 18, 2020 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 that President Trump did not follow the correct process to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) … Continued
As per the PA VOAD: Find the PA version of a Resource Guide: COVID-19 Philanthropic Recovery Funds. These resources can be potential funding sources that may assist your agency in recovering from the COVID-19 emergency. Information on how to apply … Continued
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak today announced that people who exhaust their regular unemployment compensation (UC) and federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) may now qualify for 13 additional weeks of payments through the state’s … Continued
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