Update thanks to National Association of Social Workers: Senate Republicans yesterday moved one step closer to their goal of repealing the Affordable Care Act. The motion to proceed to debate on health care reform passed narrowly, 51-50, with the help … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): UPDATE: This has just passed in the Senate. The action below will now direct your messages to members of the House. The other link will also direct you to where you can … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/drillers-are-right-%E2%80%93-pa-needs-tax-rate-gas-other-states-it%E2%80%99s-time-severance-tax Jul 21, 2017 09:06 pm | Stephen Herzenberg In its recent letter to Speaker Mike Turzai, the Marcellus Shale Coalition points (in paragraph three) to the effective tax rate (ETR) on production as a key indicator of … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Enabled by EPI research and grassroots activism, the $15 minimum wage is gaining traction across the country. In Congress and from New York City to Minneapolis to Seattle, EPI is providing lawmakers with the … Continued
Posted at https://ourfuture.org/20170724/its-loan-shark-week-families-are-biting-back July 24, 2017 Jessica Juarez Scruggs It’s Shark Week, but the most dangerous predators this year aren’t on TV or at the beaches – they are in Washington D.C., where they are menacing families with the help of … Continued
Report • By Lawrence Mishel and Jessica Schieder • July 20, 2017 Download PDF Press release Summary What this report finds: This report looks at trends in CEO compensation using two measures of compensation. The first measure includes stock options realized (in addition to salary, bonuses, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Airplane bathrooms. Parked cars. Utility closets. In a cubicle with absolutely no privacy. These are just some of the places that breastfeeding moms have had to pump breastmilk because they didn’t have access to anything better. … Continued
Urge our Senators to cosponsor S. 1615 supporting DREAMers! The Dream Act of 2017, S. 1615 was recently introduced in the Senate as a bipartisan effort. It is intended to protect immigrant youth who entered the United States as children … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-25/environment/groups-seek-permanent-delaware-watershed-drilling-ban/a58678-1 July 25, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A moratorium has prevented drilling for natural gas in the Delaware River watershed since 2010. (Tomwsulcer/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmental groups … Continued
American Rivers is currently recruiting for an Associate Director, Clean Water Supply. This is a new position in Pennsylvania – New Cumberland, PA is the preferred office location; however, there is some flexibility for a successful candidate to work remotely from the … Continued