Things are moving fast… The Senate may vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as soon as Thursday, November 30. This tax bill is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed – in three big ways: It is irresponsible, growing … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): There’s a movement stirring behind the headlines, and everyone who wants make our country a better place can be a part of it. The amount of immigrants in public sanctuary has almost tripled since last … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/16/predicted-because-pipelines-are-bound-spill-existing-keystone-gushes-200k-gallons Published on Thursday, November 16, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘With their horrible safety record, today’s spill is just the latest tragedy caused by the irresponsible oil company TransCanada.’ By Jon Queally, staff writer Those who had warned … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On November 16, the House passed the biggest overhaul of the tax code that will impact our country’s economy for decades. The vote broke down primarily along party lines, with only 13 Republicans breaking away to vote … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/11/16/vote-future-house-just-voted-transfer-trillions-middle-low-income-people-corporations-millionaires/#.Wg4CqVtSwdU By CHN November 16, 2017 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Thursday, Nov. 16 in response to the House vote in favor of H.R. 1, the massive tax-giveaway … Continued
In this blog by Robert Wheel, Esq. on Medium, the writer describes the process of drawing Congressional districts for Pennsylvania that are more in line with the constitutional requirements regarding size, compactness, avoiding overuse of cutting through municipalities, etc. He … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): If you thought that House Republican leaders’ tax plan couldn’t get any worse, it just did. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is reporting that if passed, the tax plan could trigger $400 billion in … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-11-16/climate-change-air-quality/study-ethanol-mandate-adding-to-carbon-pollution/a60306-1 November 16, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 7 million acres of grassland and forest has been converted to agricultural production for ethanol production. (Ratfink1973/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The Trump administration is trying to delay, weaken and repeal the critical Methane Pollution Rule. This life-saving rule would reduce methane pollution – a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide – from … Continued
Ultra-wealthy fossil fuel executives have made billions of dollars ruining our climate. Now, they want a huge new tax break – and Congress is ready to give it to them. The House and Senate tax plans are a disaster for … Continued