From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Each year, PPC compiles the State of Children’s Health Care data to track children’s health indicators in Pennsylvania as it relates to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and monitors changes over … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In a new policy agenda, EPI’s Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, and Samantha Sanders detail how labor protections in the United States have been rigged against working people. The First Day Fairness agenda provides a … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/farm-bill-amendment-would-ban-snap-formerly-incarcerated By Darrel Thompson As the U.S. House and Senate reconcile two very different farm bills, formerly incarcerated people are at risk of losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance. Representative George Holding (R-NC) filed a troubling amendment that was … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering a plan to allow federal Department of Education funding to be used to purchase guns to arm teachers and administrators. The rule would strip funding from a … Continued
From the Voter Participation Center (https://www.voterparticipation.org/): The Voter Participation Center’s Voter Hub is now live and ready to assist voters across the country! The Voter Hub is home to state-by-state information about upcoming election dates and registration deadlines, as well … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is weighing a plan that would allow states to use your federal tax dollars to put guns in schools. This is outrageous! As parents, teachers, school personnel and students all know, guns … Continued
From the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (http://www.usglc.org/): August 22, 2018 RISKY RESCISSIONS. According to the Washington Post, OMB is planning to push out a “rescissions package” next week to freeze and ultimately expire several billion dollars of foreign assistance funding … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): The new interactive State of Homelessness in America report explores trends in homelessness across the country — down to the Continuum of Care (CoC) level. The interactive report includes data on homeless … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): The beginning of the school year coincides with good news for Pennsylvania’s public school students. On Tuesday, August 21, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court removed a major barrier that has kept the school funding lawsuit from … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “The air is literally unsafe to breathe. [1] I’ve had a pounding headache for two weeks straight. My four year old has had a sore throat, constant cough, and is wondering why he hasn’t been able … Continued