From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): A new report by ITEP and AASA, the School Superintendents Association, details how tax subsidies that funnel money toward private schools are being used as profitable tax shelters by high-income taxpayers. … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement by James D. Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center Widespread news reports based on administration sources indicate that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will suffer drastic cuts in the … Continued
The Huffington Post, May 17, 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently told the House agriculture committee during a hearing that SNAP has “been a very important, effective program,” and “[a]s far as I’m concerned we have no … Continued
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly today announced his decision to extend—for an additional six months—the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti. This extension is effective July 23, 2017 through January 22, 2018. “After careful review of the … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Earlier this week, SB 383, the bill that would allow guns in our schools, was amended and is worse than before. The new language means you won’t even know if a teacher decides to bring a gun … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/05/23/trump-budget-harsh-attack-people/#.WSRt2esrIdV By Deborah Weinstein May 23, 2017 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of CHN, issued the following statement Tuesday in response to President Trump’s budget proposal. A PDF version of this statement can be found here. “Members of Congress should … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Attorney General Jeff Sessions has given new marching orders to federal prosecutors across the country instructing them to seek the most serious charges in every drug case. When mandatory minimums were first passed in the 1980s, … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): We are excited to announce an opportunity to host an advance screening of the new documentary film, From the Ashes produced by RadicalMedia in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies We invite everyone in the IPL network to … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The White House just gave Congress official notice of its intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — and, already, corporations are trying dictate how NAFTA is rewritten, further padding their … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Negotiations are underway on a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and legislators need to hear from you about the need to invest more in evidence-based home visiting programs. Governor Wolf has proposed … Continued