From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos have launched their big push for private school vouchers in earnest. Just days after Trump touted “school choice” in his speech before … Continued
Posted at http://publicherald.org/to-hell-with-us-records-of-misconduct-found-inside-pa-drinking-water-investigations/ “I think the state is in bed with the gas companies. My husband calls them DGP – Department of Gas Protection – because that’s what they’re about. To hell with us.” – Angela Smith, Bedford County, Complaints #231842 … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Enbridge, the company behind the worst onshore oil spill in American history, is back. This time, they’re trying to double the amount of tar sands oil coming to the U.S. on the Alberta Clipper … Continued
From Nonprofit Vote (http://www.nonprofitvote.org/): On Tuesday, March 14th, Nonprofit VOTE and the U.S. Elections Project will release America Goes to the Polls 2016: Voter Turnout in the 2016 Presidential Election. This will be the sixth release in our biennial series … Continued
NOTE: This alert is constructed from alerts issued by Church World Service and #RevolutionaryLove President Trump has rewritten his executive order to ban travelers from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days; suspend refugee resettlement for 120 days; and drastically reduce … Continued
From Citizens for Tax Justice (http://www.ctj.org): Combined reporting requires large companies operating in multiple states to add together all the profits of their various branches and subsidiaries into one single report and then follow existing rules for apportioning those profits … Continued
Please add your name to an open letter calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to take a public stand for the full restoration of the Voting Rights Act at https://action.groundswell-mvmt.org/petitions/open-letter-to-attorney-general-sessions-join-us-in-selma-on-the-right-side-of-history. We are coming up on the 52nd Anniversary of Bloody … Continued
Posted at https://www.e2.org/clean-energy-pennsylvania-2/ E2 and the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance recently released Clean Jobs Pennsylvania, a comprehensive report highlighting the 66,000-plus clean energy jobs in the Keystone State. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information, new data from the … Continued
Pennsylvania’s Controlled Substances Forfeiture Act allow all seized assets to go directly to the offices of prosecutors. The ACLU-PA found that prosecutors overwhelmingly target disadvantaged individuals without the means to fight the forfeiture in court. Photo from Occupy.com. From Molly Tack-Hooper, Staff Attorney, … Continued