Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/03/never-afford-medicines-get-medicaid/#.WLm2JG8rIdU By Kenan Heise March 3, 2017 Editor’s note: Congress is considering repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and is debating major structural changes, and perhaps significant cuts, to Medicaid, which serves 74 million Americans. Voices for Human Needs is reaching … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-03/immigrant-issues/study-finds-undocumented-immigrants-boost-pas-economy/a56690-1 March 3, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Undocumented immigrants in Pennsylvania pay about $135 million in state and local taxes. (stevepb/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Undocumented immigrants pay millions in … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/02/white-house-aims-slash-major-epa-programs-fire-20-percent-staff That’s not all: Trump also to issue executive orders repealing Obama-era coal mining moratorium and carbon emissions limits Published on Thursday, March 02, 2017 by Common Dreams By Nika Knight, staff writer The cuts appear to follow … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Ending homelessness must be a priority, even when the budget is constrained. We must tell Congress that we need resources to get the job done. Join the effort to increase spending for HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review former President Obama’s Clean Water Rule. The executive order is another step toward Trump’s goal of gutting and repealing environmental regulatory … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/01/battles-multiple-states-fight-end-gerrymandering-heats Published on Wednesday, March 01, 2017 by Common Dreams SCOTUS ruling in Virginia case seen as “yet another blow against GOP’s use of racial gerrymandering to artificially inflate their power” By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer (Photo: Common … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): By: Kate Giammarise Published: February 27, 2017 Funds for low-income people seeking legal help in civil cases — such as those involving domestic violence protection from abuse orders, child custody issues, evictions, mortgage foreclosures, utility … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Congress is now hard at work trying to please the gun lobby. In the process, they will make all of us less safe. We’re talking about mandatory concealed carry reciprocity — which would require that every state … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-01/budget-policy-and-priorities/bills-in-senate-could-hinder-saving-for-retirement/a56638-1 March 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than half of private-sector workers have no access to a retirement savings plan through their workplace. (401(K)2012/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Now is the time to keep the action going! The first version of the January 27th executive order to suspend the refugee resettlement program and ban the travel of individuals from 7 Muslim-majority countries … Continued