Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/07/maddening-graphic-shows-how-400-richest-americans-paid-less-taxes-any-other-income Published on Monday, October 07, 2019 by Common Dreams “The question of our time is this: will we tolerate it? Or will we take back our democracy from the oligarchs who run this country?” By Julia Conley, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The White House has issued a new executive order that may drastically reduce, if not entirely stop, the resettlement of refugees in your community. This order will lead to family separation for refugee families – … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-10-04/climate-change-air-quality/pa-to-join-regional-greenhouse-gas-initiative/a67976-1 October 4, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania is taking a major step forward in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gov. Tom Wolf has … Continued
From Pennsylvania Common Cause: (https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/): Happy October! Now that we’re in the month before the election, we wanted to remind you that the voter registration deadline is approaching! Tell your friends and family that they need to be registered to … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Did you hear the news? Last week, the EPA announced that it was going after California’s ability to set standards for cleaner cars. California has had the ability to set stricter than national vehicle … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and water and the protection of the Commonwealth’s natural resources. Unfortunately, current law makes it very difficult for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to hold polluters … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-24/childrens-issues/report-more-pa-kids-living-in-concentrated-poverty/a67877-1 September 24, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In Pennsylvania, 42% of African-American children live in concentrated poverty, compared with 28% nationally. (napatcha/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is one … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): As the administration moves forward with attempts to gut our nation’s tools for wildlife conservation, it’s critical that state officials take greater steps to protect Pennsylvania’s species today. Ask our state legislature to support new efforts to … Continued
HARRISBURG — Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its final overtime rule, which will set the threshold under which salaried workers are automatically entitled to overtime pay to an inadequate $35,568 a year. As we stated when the rule … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): We saw it coming and now it’s happened: Not able to get what it wanted, the administration has basically flipped over the negotiating table. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just finalized a rule … Continued