Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/january/obamacare-repeal-state-budget-time-bomb Jan 26, 2017 03:23 pm | John Neurohr This piece originally ran in Pennlive on January 26, 2017. You think Pennsylvania has budget problems now? Wait until the Affordable Care Act is gone. That’s probably a parochial, … Continued
By Rev. Ron Stief , Executive Director, National Religious Campaign Against Torture Jan 24, 2017 | 11:09 AM One of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels is when Peter—as he watches Jesus’ arrest and imminent torture–denies even knowing who Jesus is out of fear … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-25/childrens-issues/advocates-repealing-obamacare-will-hit-pa-children-hard/a56076-1 January 25, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Medicaid expansion helped reduce the rate of uninsured children in Pennsylvania to 4.1 percent. (James Gathany, Judy Schmidt, USCDCP) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
The State Office of the League of Women Voters every year offers a contest to high school students. All PS high school students are invited to participate by creating a 30 second video on the subject Every Election Matters. Local elections impact … Continued
We need your continued action…today. It is anticipated that by the end of this week, the new presidential administration will sign an executive order announcing significant changes to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. According to the draft executive order, these … Continued
From 350.org (https://350.org/): This week Donald Trump signed executive actions that attempt to restart the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and the Dakota Access fracked oil pipeline. Trump is pushing these pipelines for one reason: because people powered movements stopped … Continued
Posted at https://mcc.org/stories/statement-welcoming-immigrants-refugees-neighbors January 26, 2017 MCC photo/Tim Hoover 2008; The border wall in Nogales, Mexico, from the Mexican side of the wall. Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil … Continued
Posted at http://www.justice100.org/single-post/2017/01/27/I-was-a-stranger-and-you-did-not-welcome-me%E2%80%9D January 27, 2017 Fr. James Martin, SJ, Jesuit Priest Watch the video: https://www.facebook.com/FrJamesMartin/videos/10154132008256496/ President Trump has announced that he will order the construction of a Mexican border wall, the first in a series of actions to crack … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Please sign the petition at http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/do-not-stop-refugee-resettle calling to prevent stopping refugee resettlement. As of Friday morning, January 27, there are nearly 56,000 signatures! Other actions include tweeting: @realDonaldTrump and @WhiteHouse .@realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse Americans support … Continued
By Jeff Bryant “There’s ample evidence … that much of the vaunted ‘accountability’ of charter schools is an empty promise at best, and at worse, a curtain to hide all sorts of malfeasance and corruption … As a new report … Continued