From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “We have 3 children who are medically fragile and medically complex who are able to receive care at home thanks to our state’s HCBS waiver. These programs are critically important to ensuring families can stay together … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-31/budget-policy-and-priorities/its-time-to-fix-harrisburg-campaign-calls-for-legislative-reforms-in-pa/a78499-1 March 31, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol Wednesday called for changes to procedural rules in Harrisburg. Good-government groups have launched the Fix … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Every few years, a few people in the legislature try to bring back the idea of vouchers, which give public dollars to pay tuition for private/religious schools. HB 2169 is the latest attempt to … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Pennsylvania’s early care and education system helps parents maximize the health, wellbeing and education potential of a child’s first five years. It consists of services that ensure access to health and nutritional supports, high-quality child care, early intervention, high-quality … Continued
The 2022 Pennsylvania election season is coming up quickly, with primaries this May followed by the general election in November. Voters trying to prepare to cast their ballot will face the same rising misinformation on social media we’ve seen for … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Olivia Golden issued the following statement about President Biden’s budget proposal. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released its FY 2023 budget proposal laying out a blueprint for its spending priorities. The administration is calling for investments in children, … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-28/juvenile-justice/report-pas-nations-incarcerated-youths-undercounted/a78439-1 March 28, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Young people in the U.S. were incarcerated in juvenile facilities 240,000 times in 2019, according to a new report, and the research … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-24/energy-policy/veteran-officials-invoke-defense-production-act-for-renewable-energy/a78397-2 March 24, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window As gas prices across the country are at record levels due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, elected officials who are also military … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Despite progress toward protection, drilling could still occur in the Arctic Refuge. Last June, the Biden administration suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — but the region is still at risk of … Continued
