From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Families across the country have been breathing a sigh of relief each month when the Child Tax Credit payment arrives. But December 15th will be the LAST monthly Child Tax Credit check for families if the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Did you know that we could have had a fair and just universal child care system 50 years ago? That’s right (and infuriating!). It was 50 years ago today when Republican President Richard Nixon vetoed the … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-10/budget-policy-and-priorities/pa-food-banks-get-cash-to-improve-cold-storage-capability/a76905-1 December 10, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window READING, Pa. — Food banks in Pennsylvania have been a lifeline to families during the pandemic. Now, state officials are using an … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Moms are exhausted. Burnout is real. The pandemic’s effect on maternal mental health is staggering. We must – and we can – put into place public policies to support families and ease the stress and anxieties … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re stubborn. Yes, we have gifts to buy, cookies to bake, and kids and loved ones to care for, all on top of the ongoing madness of the pandemic. But we’re not taking my eyes off … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/30/executives-hike-prices-us-corporations-rake-biggest-profits-1950 “Prices are high,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, “because corporations are raising them—so they can keep paying themselves with ever-larger executive bonuses and stock buybacks.” JAKE JOHNSON November 30, 2021 New data released by the Commerce Department shows that … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy remains intent on shrinking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by outsourcing work and cutting services, and his gross mismanagement has seriously undermined the agency. In EPI’s blog post of … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-02/budget-policy-and-priorities/infrastructure-bills-broadband-funds-to-support-rural-pennsylvanians/a76769-1 December 2, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window MILL CREEK, Pa. — The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month includes $65 billion to provide better internet access to … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Amazing news! Last Friday morning the U.S. House of Representatives finally passed the Build Back Better Act, with paid family/medical leave intact, and sent it to the Senate where it now must pass in order to … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): BIG NEWS! The U.S. House of Representatives just passed sweeping legislation that would boost families and our economy in ways not seen since the New Deal — including ensuring that the expanded Child Tax Credit that … Continued