From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The deadline to file taxes is coming up on April 18th! If you’re uninsured, you have another chance to enroll in health coverage through Pennie this spring by filling out a short form along … Continued
From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): Some legislators in Harrisburg are proposing adding the “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” (TABOR) to the Pennsylvania Constitution. Use our action- Stop this now at https://www.congressweb.com/PBPC/7/! We’ve warned about this dangerous amendment … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Get ready to spring into action for the spring Congressional recess (April 11-24)! Now is the time for anti-hunger advocates to go full throttle in their outreach to Congress around Child Nutrition … Continued
From Color of Change (https://colorofchange.org/): Companies are giving more life-changing decisions over to algorithms—computer systems that can solve problems or complete tasks—reinforcing the discrimination that Black communities fought hard to outlaw in offline spaces.1 Humans introduce racial biases to algorithms … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): A school board director in the Erie School District reported shots fired inside the Erie High School¹. Kids have a right to feel safe in their school, no matter what, and this shouldn’t be a controversial or … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): President Biden released his proposed budget for 2023—and it contains some important changes. Among them is Biden’s proposed billionaire minimum income tax that would set a minimum income tax of 20 percent on … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’ve been reaching out on child care a lot recently – and YOU have been responding by taking the critical actions needed to truly uplift our families and save our economy by demanding comprehensive, affordable, high-quality … Continued
Together, we have the opportunity to affect the elections in each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. Many work polling locations as volunteer greeters and other volunteer positions. Becoming an elected or appointed poll worker has several benefits: Learn about PA elections … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/05/pausing-crisis-doesnt-end-it-biden-extend-student-loan-payment-freeze-again “We have to keep pushing. This isn’t enough,” said the Debt Collective. JAKE JOHNSON April 5, 2022 President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to keep the moratorium on student loan repayments in place through August 31, an extension … Continued
When police stop vehicles for minor traffic infractions, Black Americans die. Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, and Daunte Wright were killed during traffic stops for minor violations like a missing license plate or malfunctioning brake light. These stops aren’t making our … Continued