Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-17/education/report-cyber-charters-wasting-millions/a67801-1 September 17, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Students in Pennsylvania cyber charters lose 103 days of learning in reading and 118 days of math compared with other students. (sakkmesterke/Adobe … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/10/democracy-some-not-all-report-reveals-nearly-1700-polling-places-closed-supreme Published on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 by Common Dreams “Seems like Republicans don’t want people to vote…wonder what they are worried about.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Georgia was among the southern states where hundreds of polling … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): This week, Members of Congress return from their long summer recess. And the Senate’s key task is to finalize as many spending bills as possible before the end of the fiscal year, … Continued
Posted at https://faithinhealthcare.org/fhc/long-it-takes-type-1-diabetes-patient-sara-skipper-fights-insulin-affordability A shorter version of this article by Faith in Healthcare’s editor first appeared last week in Sojourners: It was when Sa’Ra Skipper was at her lowest point, staring death in the face every day, that she realized … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-12/toxics/interactive-map-identifies-oil-and-gas-waste-sites/a67747-1 September 12, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window From 2003 to 2018, the waste generated by oil and gas operation in Pennsylvania increased by 1,500%. (FerrizFrames/Adobe Stock) PITTSBURGH – The … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): PHAN has long been pushing for lawmakers in Harrisburg to create more protections for Pennsylvanians who receive a surprise medical bill. But, instead of taking action to protect you, some lawmakers are actually trying … Continued
From PA Post (https://papost.org/): ‘Do you believe in a second chance?’ Gov. Tom Wolf commuted Robert Wideman’s (right) life sentence for felony-murder—also known as second-degree murder—last spring. Wideman now spends most days with his girlfriend of seven years, Vivian Carter (left). … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-11/childrens-issues/census-counting-all-kids-critical-for-pa/a67725-1 September 11, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Experts say the undercount of children in the census has more than tripled since 1980. (Driftwood/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Counting every … Continued
Posted at https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-death-penalty-supreme-court-unconstitutional-20190910.html Ray Krone and Kirk Bloodsworth, for the Inquirer On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will hear oral arguments on whether to strike down the state’s death penalty as cruel and therefore impermissible under the state constitution. … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the administration is considering setting the refugee admissions goal for Fiscal Year 2020, and some administration officials have proposed resettling zero refugees next year. This would decimate the bipartisan refugee resettlement program and follows … Continued