From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): February 13th marks the two-year anniversary of Governor Wolf’s declaration of a moratorium on executions. Send some love via postcard to tell your elected officials that now is the time to … Continued
US News & World Report “Worldwide, rising populism and identity politics are leading to increased demands from families seeking out specific types of schools that mirror their ideologies. In some countries, this has extended to replacing the public system of … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/01/14967/#.WJTYeFMrIdU By Lecia Imbery February 1, 2017 Last weekend, President Trump signed an Executive Order effectively banning Muslims from seven countries from entering the U.S. and suspending the refugee resettlement program. Advocates across the country rightly responded with outrage … Continued
This joint statement is intended for all faith leaders across the United States, regardless of position on the death penalty. All faith leaders are asked to sign the statement below concerning the exclusion of a potential juror in the Texas death … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): Right now, special interests are pushing state legislation that would prohibit Pennsylvania cities and towns from providing workers paid sick leave protections, through what’s called a “pre-emption” bill. Even worse, they edited the proposed … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Developers are seeking to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to ship fracked gas through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, adding to an already-large network of existing and proposed pipelines in the region. Not only would … Continued
By: Kate Giammarise Published: January 26, 2017 A case before the state Supreme Court examines how the Legislature enacted a law that cut a cash assistance program for the poorest Pennsylvanians. The lawsuit stretches back to 2012, when the then-Republican-controlled General … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-01/budget-policy-and-priorities/groups-launch-pennsylvanias-choice-budget-campaign/a56193-1 February 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A coalition of organizations has launched a “Pennsylvania’s Choice” 2017 budget campaign. (Education Voters of Penn.) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A coalition gathered … Continued
Monday, January 30, 2017 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), a member of the National Security Working Group and former Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, released a statement … Continued
Laurel Peltier Jan. 30, 2017 02:54PM EST Guess what was found in Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) filing cabinets after gas operators drilled 10,027 fracking wells over the last 12 years? Only 9,442 citizen-reported fracking complaints. And 44 percent of those … Continued