Expert guidance offered through statewide network of counseling agencies HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency today announced its “Take Charge of Your Money” program, providing people with no-cost coaching from credentialed counselors to help them better handle their personal … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Clean Water Action released our Clean Water Scorecard today. We scored 33 votes in the House and 12 in the Senate. The scores are what you would expect. The scorecard is here: https://cleanwaterscorecard.org And our … Continued
From PA Post (https://papost.org/): In Pennsylvania, only 11 percent of pipelines are mapped and disclosed to the public: transmission lines, the larger major pipelines. Smaller lines aren’t shown in a federal database where people can access transmission line maps. The … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The administration has just set the refugee admissions goal for next fiscal year at 30,000 – the lowest level in U.S. history. This drastically low number will leave tens of thousands of vulnerable refugees without … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-09-18/climate-change-air-quality/cities-fueling-a-major-push-for-electric-vehicles/a64008-1 September 18, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Mayors from 19 cities have committed to buying more than 300 electric vehicles in the first year. (Mikes Photos/pexels.com) PITTSBURGH — Mayors … Continued
We need your support NOW to push for passage of two very important bills aimed at reducing gun violence in instances where a person having a gun presents a real danger to him/herself or others, including domestic abusers. Right now, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The “school-to-prison pipeline” is a troubling national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. It starts when kids are pushed out of the classroom, typically for … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): 2019 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for Pennsylvania democracy. We need to know which state leaders will help us build a more inclusive government — so we’ve asked every candidate for Governor and … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): When the administration decided to shrink the borders of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, we worried this was coming. The Bureau of Land Management released its draft plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante — and it unfortunately doesn’t come as … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): On Wednesday, the Census Bureau released its annual data on income and poverty in the U.S. EPI analysis of the data shows that household income growth slowed markedly in 2017—with median income increasing only … Continued