Let our state legislators know that cutting funding to the state child care system is unacceptable. The child care system in Pennsylvania is severely underfunded. Child care providers haven’t received an increase in their base rates from the state in … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-17/civil-rights/report-extreme-maps-give-unfair-political-advantage/a57726-1 May 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new report blames bias in drawing district lines for giving the Republican Party a 13-5 advantage in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation. (61-1099lm/Wikimedia … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Some recent studies have found that Ban the Box reforms, which generally require employers to delay inquiring about criminal backgrounds, may disadvantage job applicants of color who do not have criminal histories. This is because … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/05/16/fact-week-80-percent-critical-human-needs-programs-lost-ground-since-fy10/#.WRso4_krIdV By Lecia Imbery May 16, 2017 Minority health programs cut by 10 percent. Juvenile justice programs cut nearly in half. Housing for the elderly cut by 46 percent; housing for people with disabilities cut nearly 57 percent. Job training … Continued
When you visit your local LUSH Cosmetics store over the next 10 days, you’ll have a chance to support their campaign to highlight flaws of the death penalty and call for abolition. LUSH is selling an exclusive bath balm called … Continued
By Christian Alexandersen | calexandersen@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on May 10, 2017 at 1:34 PM, updated May 10, 2017 at 1:35 PM Children have been denied food, made to do chores and singled out if they are unable to pay … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and an all-male Senate working group is spending it devising a destructive plan to end Medicaid as we know it. And they’re counting on the fact middle-income families will … Continued
Pictured: The shooting death of Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, captured by a civilian’s mobile phone camera. By Molly Tack-Hooper, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania Since 2013, the ACLU of Pennsylvania has been fighting to … Continued
Tell Congress to pass the “Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act” to lower drug prices and rein in abuses by pharmaceutical corporations. Our system rewards drug corporations with overwhelming monopoly power, and Big Pharma uses that power to charge … Continued
How will industry leaders, government officials, researchers, entrepreneurs – lift billions of people out of poverty – and continue to advance technological civilization? Jason Pontin, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review delivers a striking message of collaboration from the … Continued