A New Pa. Senate Bill would do nothing to reform civil asset forfeiture practices. Photo via Occupy.com. By Andy Hoover, Communications Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania In the coming days or weeks, you may hear about the Pennsylvania … Continued
From the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg (http://www.wacharrisburg.org): Announcing New College Credit Program with Temple University Harrisburg! Deepen your knowledge of international affairs, work as a team with students from diverse backgrounds and cultures and organize the 2017 International Young Leaders … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM this week called on Congress to expand the federal compassionate release program. This program is designed to let sick, elderly, and other prisoners who pose little risk to public safety get out of … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is attempting to move forward with its ironically named “regulatory reform agenda.” Americans depend on the Clean Air Act and the public health protections within that landmark, bipartisan … Continued
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages 245 million surface acres and 700 million subsurface acres of public land on our behalf–this includes tens of thousands of acres in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest. BLM finalized important standards to address climate … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-04-25/education/education-advocates-call-charter-school-reform-bill-flawed/a57419-2 April 25, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA)Play Audio in Browser Window House Bill 97 continues a financial incentive for charters to underserve severely disabled children. (amslerPIX/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Legislation to reform charter schools … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Last month, Donald Trump issued an executive order instructing the EPA and other federal agencies to “reform” (read: dismantle) regulations that protect our environment and health. But it’s not as simple as that, and … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): With your amazing support, we stopped damaging action by Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and make negative changes to Medicaid in late March, but late breaking information indicates that the … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): We at the Center for American Progress just put out the 2017 edition of our compendium of all of the facts you need about immigrants and refugees. The 50-page guide is full of … Continued