From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): When a living legend in faith-based activism for social justice speaks, we should listen. When he writes a 225-page book bringing to bear more than a half-century of wisdom about the enduring challenge of economic … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/27/medicare-all-what-patients-need-new-harvard-study-shows-even-those-private-insurance Published on Monday, January 27, 2020 by Common Dreams “When so many people can’t get the care they need even when they have insurance coverage, it says that insurance is not doing what it is supposed to … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Exciting news! The State Housing Tax Credit (SB 30) has passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill will now move to the Senate floor. Go to https://housingalliancepa.org/take-action/#/69 to tell your Senator that … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-27/health-issues/report-aca-has-reduced-racial-coverage-gaps/a69006-1 January 27, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The ACA reduced the disparity in health insurance coverage between African Americans and white adults by 4.1%. (rocketclips/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — … Continued
On any given day, some 61,000 people are in solitary confinement in US prisons. It’s time to abolish the practice. By Stephanie Wykstra Apr 17, 2019, 4:30pm EDT Albert Woodfox was held in solitary confinement for more than 40 years in a … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Pennsylvania’s greatest conservation program just celebrated its 20th anniversary.1 It’s called “The Environmental Stewardship Fund,” and is known to most of us as “Growing Greener.” For the past two decades, it’s helped to preserve some of Pennsylvania’s … Continued
Senate Bill 60, introduced by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill, designed to ensure the predators who seek the services of human trafficking victims will be punished to the full extent of the law while giving law enforcement new tools to punish those … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): We need your help on April 28th (Primary Election Day). Since November 2017, FDPA Polling Place Outreach volunteers have talked to nearly 100,000 voters, asking them to sign our petition supporting an independent redistricting commission. … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Scroll down for action. Senators Lisa Boscola (D, District 18, Lehigh and Northampton counties) and Tom Killion (R, District 9, Chester and Delaware counties) introduced Senate bills mirroring the two bills/one commission solution Fair Districts … Continued
Representative Chris Rabb is seeking co-sponsors for a bill that would compensate Pennsylvanians exonerated for wrongful convictions. We will be watching for when this is assigned a bill number. From his co-sponsorship memo: Pennsylvania is one of only 15 states … Continued