From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The Trump administration’s leaked plan to “tweak” the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) confirms one of our worst fears: that President Trump is poised to let big corporations dictate how NAFTA is rewritten. … Continued
Photo via Dave on Flickr. By Elizabeth Randol Legislative Director, ACLU of Pennsylvania Pop quiz: can you name a crime that carried a mandatory minimum sentence in Pennsylvania? Can you name the minimum sentence for that crime? No? Don’t worry, … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): The Administration has proposed to cut this year’s funding for critical housing and community development programs. This is in addition to cuts that have been proposed for fiscal year 2018. We can’t wait to … Continued
Last week, Maryland became the first state with shale gas reserves to enact a ban on fracking. They did it with the support of Republican Governor Larry Hogan. Meanwhile, our Democratic Governor Tom Wolf has been actively promoting fracking. Call … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Urge your Representative to sponsor H.R. 1276, a bill offered by Representative Alma Adams (D-NC) that would strengthen SNAP. Find contact information at http://www.house.gov. NOTE: Rep. Dwight Evans is the only PA … Continued