From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Pennsylvania state budget negotiations are underway and the Pre-K for PA team is hearing that the full $40 million pre-k investment that Governor Wolf proposed in February is NOT in the final budget! That’s right, … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): We are compelled to cry out when any of God’s children are in danger. There are many heartbreaking stories—one in particular of a 12-months-old baby crying for her mother at a shelter on the … Continued
From the Education Policy and Leadership Center (http://www.eplc.org): Applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program, Pennsylvania’s premier education policy professional development program. The Fellowship Program is sponsored by The Education Policy and Leadership Center … Continued
By Jacquelyn Bonomo, President and CEO, PennFuture I’m sure many of you, like me, are thinking very hard these days about how to cross the divide between our personal views toward our planet’s future, and those held by people with … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is working with the auto industry to try to roll back the Clean Car Standards. These standards are the most effective policy we have on the books to combat global … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-31/water/bays-water-getting-cleaner-but-hard-work-ahead/a62725-1 May 31, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 35,000 family farms are in the Pennsylvania portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (12019/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Chesapeake Bay is … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): In Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, a 5-4 decision issued on May 21, 2018 (PDF), the United States Supreme Court held that employer-imposed mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent employees from filing class actions in court … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We recently passed another kind of Mother’s Day. The kind where you might want to bang your head on your desk because it’s Moms’ Equal Pay Day. Yup, that one…again – the day marking how far … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): This is a critical time for redistricting reform. On May 22, PA Senate Bill 22 was amended and voted unanimously out of committee. While the amended version allows legislators some involvement, our leadership team believe … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/29/canadian-style-child-benefit-would-cut-u-s-child-poverty-by-more-than-half/#.WxVqGe4vwdU By Center on Budget and Policy Priorities May 29, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Arloc Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). It was originally published on CBPP’s blog, Off the Charts, on … Continued