Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-supports/in-focus/states-remove-snap-tanf-penalties-that-undermined-the-formerly-incarcerated JUN 12, 2017 By Victoria Palacio For people with felony convictions, even those who haven’t been to prison, it’s challenging to find employment to support themselves and their families. This problem is compounded by collateral consequences, such as losing … Continued
Victory: Ruling: Trump administration shortcut environmental review; Court seeks additional briefing on whether to shut down pipeline Flags fly at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in 2016, near Cannonball, North Dakota. LUCAS ZHAO / CC BY-NC 2.0 This decision marks an important … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): For more than six decades, a provision of the tax code known as the Johnson Amendment has protected the integrity of tax-exempt organizations, including houses of worship, by ensuring they … Continued
Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/what-would-adequate-pennsylvania-budget-look-year Jun 15, 2017 05:55 pm | Marc Stier A really good budget for Pennsylvania would begin addressing our long-term public investment deficit. It would provide new funds to: eliminate our worst-in-the-nation inequality in K-12 school funding; expand … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-15/senior-issues/report-pa-needs-to-boost-services-for-seniors/a58143-1 June 15, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The majority of older Pennsylvanians want to live independently, at home, as they age. (Tunstall/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has made some … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): We’ve all seen the pictures: oil and birds do not mix. Yet, Interior Secretary Zinke could expose Teshekpuk Lake – a protected Special Area with the highest density of shorebirds in the Arctic – … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): At a Sierra Club event in Lancaster, Malinda of LAP shared her story about why she is fighting and resisting the corporate greed that is the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline. She made the crowd feel emotional … Continued
Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/public-pensions-done-it%E2%80%99s-time-now-victory-retirement-securityand-great-state-budget Jun 12, 2017 03:13 pm | Stephen Herzenberg Roughly five years after Gov. Corbett first began an effort to eliminate guaranteed pensions for future school and state employees, Gov. Wolf today signed a bill that reduces the … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Rabyaah Althaibani writes: If Donald Trump has his way, I may never get to bring my husband home. My husband Basheer and I married over a year ago. I’m American, he’s Yemeni. After our wedding … Continued
Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/kansas%E2%80%99-experiment-yields-valuable-lessons Jun 09, 2017 03:59 pm The following post was written by Heidi Holliday, Executive Director at Kansas Center for Economic Growth. You’re welcome, America. Our state, Kansas, just wrapped up a 5-year long experiment in governance from … Continued