With Voting Rights at Risk Across US, International Monitors Called to Help

Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/23/voting-rights-risk-across-us-international-monitors-called-help Published on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘A confluence of factors has made the right to vote more vulnerable to racial discrimination than at any time in recent history,’ says civil rights coalition By Deirdre … Continued

Twenty Years of Welfare Reform: Syllabus for Understanding Welfare Reform

From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Monday, August 22nd marks 20 years since Bill Clinton signed the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.” This historic legislation dismantled the United States’ safety net for poor single mothers and children, replacing it … Continued

Big Changes for Big Rig Emissions on PA Roads

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Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-23/climate-change-air-quality/big-changes-for-big-rig-emissions-on-pa-roads/a53681-1 August 23, 2016 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Semi trucks traveling across Pennsylvania will soon have to include improved carbon-emissions technology. (Tony Webster/flickr.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania drivers have to … Continued

Urge Your Legislators to Support Nondiscrimination Legislation

From Equality PA (http://www.equalitypa.org): Senator Lisa Baker has scheduled a hearing on SB 1306—legislation to extend protections to LGBT workers across the state—in the Labor and Industry Committee on August 30th. At the hearing, lawmakers will hear testimony on why … Continued

The Earth Just Experienced the Hottest Month on the Books. Period.

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Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/15/earth-just-experienced-hottest-month-books-period Published on Monday, August 15, 2016 by Common Dreams Plus, scientists say there’s a “99 percent chance of a new annual record in 2016” By Lauren McCauley, staff writer July 2016 was “the warmest month of any … Continued