From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Early this week, the PA Senate unfortunately passed SB 1330, the special standing/sue our cities bill. The vote was 30-19, which is not, as the NRA had been predicting, veto-proof. Next, the bill moved to the House … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-19/energy-policy/pa-could-be-carbon-free-by-2050/a54546-1 October 19, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Switching to 100 percent renewable source would save $9 billion in energy and fuel costs in Pennsylvania in 2050 alone. (USDA/Wikimedia Commons) … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): This morning, next year’s cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security was announced. It is a meager 0.3 percent — $5 per month. That $5 will not cover the cost of prescription drugs, which rose by 10 … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/10/17/the-election-tax-policy-and-the-economy/#.WAUTY_krIdU By Deborah Weinstein October 17, 2016 Last Friday, we noted that some very important issues have not gotten much attention in this campaign season. We cannot tell you who to vote for – hence the silenced Head Smacker. But we … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/fairtest-uncovers-one-possible-path-away-from-test-and-punish/ FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, has released an important brief, Assessment Matters: Constructing Model State Systems to Replace Testing Overkill. The new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced No Child Left Behind … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): We have good news and bad news to share. The good news: Poverty in Pennsylvania is down. Household median income is up. More people have access to health care. The bad news: … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/10/11/big-pharma-spending-big-defeat-drug-price-measure Published on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 by Common Dreams Sanders lends support as battle over California’s price gouging ballot measure heats up By Nika Knight, staff writer Mylan infamously raised EpiPen prices by over 500 percent. California’s … Continued
By Wallace McKelvey Published: October 04, 2016 Pennsylvanians will soon be able to put nonviolent offenses in their rear-view mirror. A new law taking effect Nov. 14 would allow residents with certain second- and third-degree misdemeanors to petition the court to limit … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/10/12/denouncing-colossal-waste-drug-war-report-makes-case-decriminalization Published on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘Locking people up for using drugs causes tremendous harm, while doing nothing to help those who need and want treatment’ By Nadia Prupis, staff writer There were 574,640 … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): In September, Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would resume detaining and deporting Haitians who are searching for safe homes, work, and a place to raise a family since … Continued