From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): The 2016 National Environmental Scorecard numbers have been crunched, tallied, and posted, and boy are they abysmal. More House votes were scored in 2016 than ever before. Which means that if Speaker Paul Ryan … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): A New York Times article today (Trump Vowed to Protect the Safety Net. What if His Appointees Disagree?) describes how the Trump Administration—through its appointees and policies—will not protect low-income people. Rather, the administration is planning to … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): February has been a month of love at Pre-K for PA – we are even loving some of this unseasonably warm weather! We showed Governor Wolf some love for the $75 million of new investment … Continued
Trump committed to ramping up the U.S. nuclear arsenal to make U.S. nukes “at the top of the pack.” He went on to double down on his baseless criticism of the successful New START arms control treaty negotiated by former … Continued
The American Nurses Association has come out with a strong rebuke of capital punishment. By Kim Bellware, 02/22/2017 08:53 pm ET The American Nurses Association has taken an official position opposing the death penalty for the first time in its organization’s history. The organization … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): WASHINGTON: The National Council of Churches denounces recent anti-Semitic incidents and condemns rhetoric that has fueled such acts. We stand firmly with our Jewish brothers and sisters during this difficult time. As a … Continued
Debtors’ prisons punish low-income defendants who can’t afford to pay exorbitant court fees. Photo from Daily Kos. By Andrew Christy, Independence Foundation Fellow at the ACLU of Pennsylvania Debtors’ prisons, which bring to mind Dickensian depictions of Victorian England, are … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/february/impact-repeal-number-insured-pennsylvanians Feb 06, 2017 02:12 pm | John Neurohr The below blog post is take from the PBPC report, “Devastation, Death, and Deficits: The Impact of ACA Repeal on Pennsylvania.” The first, and most important, aim of the … Continued
From the Coalition Against Hunger (https://www.hungercoalition.org/): With the new administration and Congress already hinting at cuts to major nutrition programs that include food stamps, it is crucial that we voice our support and tell our representatives: “No one should go … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/21/trump-administration-toying-alternative-economic-facts Published on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 by Common Dreams Trade deficit tweaks and overly-optimistic growth forecasts dubbed economic ‘voodoo’ By Lauren McCauley, staff writer Describing the revised forecasts as “budget voodoo,” Forbes contributor Stan Collender writes: “To say the least, … Continued