The WSJ disguises climate misinformation as “opinion” Dana Nuccitelli; Mon 11 Jun 2018 (see end for his bio ) The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Opinion page has long had a conservative skew, and unfortunately that has extended to politicizing climate change … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): PennFuture is continuing its fight against legislation that would turn the clock back on environmental protection, and we need your help and your action TODAY. We need you to use your voices to fight a destructive bill … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): There is no reason that any American civilian should own bump stocks. These deadly devices turn semiautomatic firearms into machine guns by enabling weapons to produce automatic fire with a single pull of a trigger. And … Continued
A vote on the payday lending bill has been postponed for the time being after advocates quickly got out the word on how harmful it would be to legalize high-cost predatory loans through HB 2429. As predicted, the payday lenders … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): There are only a few short weeks left before the legislature breaks for the summer, and time is running out to get things done. That’s what the NRA is counting on–so we need a vote on HB … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): You know this is an unprecedented moment for science. The Trump administration has worked to undermine science at every turn. Scrubbed mentions of climate change from government websites. Tried to defund critical scientific … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): I had my 20-week ultrasound last week for our first baby and my partner have never been more over the moon…and terrified all at the same time. Nothing could make the fact that we are going … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/11/setback-voting-rights-supreme-court-upholds-ohios-voter-purge-process Published on Monday, June 11, 2018 by Common Dreams The ruling, Justice Sotomayor writes in dissent, “entirely ignores the history of voter suppression against which the NVRA was enacted.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Protesters gather during … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/11/horrific-sessions-says-survivors-domestic-and-gang-violence-will-no-longer-qualify Published on Monday, June 11, 2018 “In what world does the United States turn its back on people who have suffered persecution, trauma, and extreme distress from domestic or gang violence?” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer, Andrea Germanos, … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On Tuesday, June 12, the PA Senate Education Committee considered Senate Bill 1198, legislation that would: Continue to mandate publicly labeling schools as successful or failing based primarily on students’ standardized test scores using … Continued