Tell National Park Service—No Bear Baiting or Shooting Hibernating Bears in Alaska National Preserves

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From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Submit a public comment at https://secure.alaskawild.org/a/protect-denning-bears-and-wolves to tell the National Park Service: No bear-baiting and shooting hibernating bears on Alaska’s national preserves. Donuts left out to lure bears close enough to shoot. Killing hibernating … Continued

PA’s School Funding System Found Unconstitutional—Read the Decision

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From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): In a historic victory for students, a judge has declared Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional. We proved that the students who need the most have the least, because the state shortchanges low-wealth communities. It’s … Continued

‘Grim’ Report Warns 40% of US Animals at Risk of Extinction

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/natureserve-40-animals-extinction-us “We are currently experiencing and causing the Sixth Extinction—the mass extinction of species across the planet,” said the head of NatureServe, which also found a third of plants nationwide are under threat. JESSICA CORBETT Feb 06, 2023 … Continued

Tell Congress to Tackle the Affordable Housing Crisis and Protect Renters

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From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The Biden administration has released a new renter protection blueprint — a bold initiative that protects renters, promotes rental affordability, uses an evidence-based strategy to quickly connect people to homes, and helps them … Continued

Act Now to Oppose Proposed 30% National Sales Tax

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From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Congressional Republicans are not shy about advancing their agenda: cutting taxes for the rich while attacking critical programs for working people. Their 2017 Trump-GOP tax scam added approximately $1.9 trillion to the national debt, while … Continued

Group Continues Calls for Better Legislative Rules in PA

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-02-06/civic-engagement/group-continues-calls-for-better-legislative-rules-in-pa/a82759-1 February 6, 2023 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window While the Pennsylvania House is still out of session and won’t resume until late February, the public and advocacy groups are voicing … Continued

Hook Up on Tinder

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Since dating can be stressful, there is the possibility of humor to try to reduce tensions. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rosenfeld found that heterosexual couples are more likely to meet … Continued