Coronavirus Crisis Demands Senate Rescue Plan Be Enacted, But Its Flaws Need Fixing By Follow-Up Legislation

From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Financial Aid Bill Contains $280 Billion in Business Tax Breaks—Half the Aid Goes to Business, Only a Quarter to Families, & a Big Break for Wealthy Business Owners  WASHINGTON, D.C.— America’s unprecedented health and … Continued

Governor Wolf Signs Bills Aimed at Fighting COVID-19 in Pennsylvania; Other COVID-19 Actions in PA

Governor Tom Wolf signed bills to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania that bolster the health care system, benefit workers and schools, and reschedule the 2020 primary election for June 2. House Bill 1232: Provides $50 million for the Wolf administration … Continued

How Will The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill’s Individual Payments Work?

Posted at https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/how-will-coronavirus-stimulus-bills-individual-payments-work Posted: 26 Mar 2020 08:07 AM PDT Howard Gleckman For many households, the most important provision of the massive $2.2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate last night will be the individual cash payments, called recovery … Continued

#FreeThemAll Let Our People Go/Trans Day of Visibility—March 31

From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): Thanks to those who participated in the kick off to the #FreeThemAll National Week of Digital Action, March 30 – April 4, to demand the liberation of all people in immigration detention! This week … Continued

Love and Comfort in a Time of Global Pandemic—Assorted Resources

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These are resources gleaned from a variety of sources. Please feel free to send additional resources to s.strauss@pachurches.org. Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light invites you to sign up to receive daily sustenance emails directly in your inbox at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/c/69/p/salsa/event/common/public/index.sjs?event_KEY=11736. Learn … Continued