From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Marketwatch, September 3, 2018 An Urban Institute report on a survey of 7,600 adults last December found that 39.4 percent of adults said their families had trouble meeting at least one basic … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In a new report, EPI’s Lawrence Mishel and Sylvia Allegretto, of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at U.C. Berkeley, find that teachers’ wages and compensation continue to fall relative to comparable workers. When adjusted … Continued
U.S. House Floor Vote Likely Week of Sept. 24 National Day of Action Thurs., Sept. 20 Speaker Paul Ryan has announced that he plans a vote in the House of Representatives on a second round of tax cuts before the … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): The agencies tasked with protecting species under the law—the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)—are proposing to make listing decisions based on economics and remove considering climate … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Labor Day is behind us. Halloween decorations are already starting to appear. And the reality is hitting us like a ton of bricks that the general election is coming fast, with deadlines for registering voters just … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): WASHINGTON, September 5, 2018 — More than 40 million Americans lived in households struggling with food insecurity — limited or uncertain access to enough food — in 2017, according to a report … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Five states – Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina – reduced prison populations by 14-25% A new report by The Sentencing Project describes the changes in policy and practice that have enabled five states … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): As you prepare your fall calendar of educational events and classes, NRCAT has you covered with a collection of ideas and materials to engage your faith community in efforts to end torture. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Take Action to tell Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos NO to using education funding to put guns in schools at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/devos_arming_teachers. BACKGROUND: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering a plan that would allow states … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): ICE is seeking a special increase in funding for immigrant detention. ICE’s budget for immigration detention and enforcement has jumped by almost a billion dollars in the last two years through a combination of … Continued