Discrimination based on race in the hiring process has remained unchanged in the past three decades, according to a study released in 2017, resulting in large racial employment gaps and an extreme racial wealth gap in our country. A new … Continued
There are two slightly different ways the federal government measures poverty. Federal Poverty Income Thresholds: This original version of the federal poverty measure is updated every year by the Census Bureau. The thresholds are used for statistical purposes and are … Continued
For this analysis, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, using a modified definition from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, defined the rural working poor as: non-institutionalized individuals age 18 years old and older who spent at least 27 weeks in … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump had little to say about infrastructure. It wasn’t until the end of the campaign―prodded by his opponent’s $250 billion plan―that Trump offered a no-details boast that he … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Get any group of parents of young children together and the issue that comes up almost immediately (besides bedtime woes!) is the cost, concerns, and crisis of trying to find high-quality affordable childcare. And there is … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-29/climate-change-air-quality/bill-would-keep-paris-climate-accord-goals-for-pa/a61199-1 January 29, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Switching to renewable energy and electric vehicles would help reduce carbon emissions, environmentalists stress. (stux/Pixabay) PITTSBURGH – Three state senators have introduced … Continued
From the Coalition for Peace Action (http://www.peacecoalition.org/): Below is a call for an Olympic Truce which you can sign as a religious leader. If you are willing to add your name, please send an e-mail to cfpa@peacecoalition.org with how you … Continued
Contact PA Senators: We Need to Hold Scott Pruitt Accountable to the Mission of the EPA From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is set to appear before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/26/presidents-cynical-immigration-plan-anti-family-anti-community/#.WmuWxq6nEdU By CHN January 26, 2018 Editor’s note: CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein issued the following statement Friday in response to President Trump’s immigration proposal: “President Trump’s reported plan in response to his own denial of legal status for … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Join FRAC in Urging MOCs to Protect and Strengthen SNAP by Cosponsoring H.R. 1276: FRAC and allies are urging Members of Congress to say no to block grants, structural changes, or cuts … Continued