Posted at https://talkpoverty.org/2016/07/25/federal-minimum-wage-not-been-raised-seven-years/ July 25, 2016 | Rachel West Source: AP Photo/David Goldman Yesterday was the anniversary of the last federal minimum wage increase—for seven years, it has remained at $7.25. Given the breakneck pace of state and local action—26 states, the District … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Last week, we all watched Khzir Khan speak eloquently against this notion, invoking core American values and fundamental constitutional guarantees. We know that such an unjust, discriminatory, and anti-Muslim policy … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/07/29/court-rules-nc-voter-id-law-intentionally-discriminatory Published on Friday, July 29, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘With surgical precision, North Carolina tried to eliminate voting practices disproportionately used by African-Americans’ By Nika Knight, staff writer Government pamphlets explaining the recently struck-down voter ID law … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-03/energy-policy/report-billion-dollar-benefits-to-business-from-clean-power-plan/a53376-1 August 3, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 40 Philadelphia buildings competed in a race to reduce energy use by 5 percent. (brigitsnow/Pixabay) PHILADELPHIA — The Obama administration’s Clean … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): In a unanimous opinion, the Delaware Supreme Court has decided that the state’s death penalty laws violate the Sixth Amendment. The court was responding to a U.S. Supreme Court decision from … Continued
From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): We have made progress with ending homelessness, let’s not stop now. One key effort that helped is the leadership of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and its “Opening Doors” strategy. Opening Doors … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): I never thought I’d be saying this: the Clean Air Council just won a precedent-setting free speech case. A court in Butler County, Pennsylvania rightly decided that petitioning our government to protect everyone’s right … Continued
From the Voter Participation Center (http://www.voterparticipation.org/): We’ve got two big pieces of news from the Voter Participation Center that we’re happy to share with you. First, we’re extremely proud to announce that we’ve passed the milestone of 3 million voters … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/priorities-gone-wrong-prison-spending-skyrockets-leaves-school-spending-behind/ The U.S. Department of Education just released a report, State and Local Expenditures on Corrections and Education, that reinforces what is known about the alarming explosion in the rate of incarceration in the United States. The Education … Continued
From the Voter Participation Center (http://www.voterparticipation.org/): On our website and on social media, we’ve been reporting on automatic voter registration programs in Oregon and four other states. The results in those states have been great news if you share our … Continued