In the past year alone, Republicans and Democrats in the state legislature have proposed 70 amendments to the state constitution, affecting everything from voting access to abortion, private liquor sales to term limits. These would make lasting changes to Pennsylvania, so today, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/25/astronaut-says-view-above-reveals-absolutely-fragile-planet-earth “It makes you want to cherish the Earth and protect it, the more you see it from space,” says a French astronaut calling for global cooperation to fight the climate crisis. ANDREA GERMANOS January 25, 2022 French … Continued
Posted at https://www.pcusa.org/news/2022/1/24/call-prayer-peaceful-solution-between-ukraine-and/ As people of the Christian faith, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been in partnership with churches in both Ukraine and Russia over the last 30 years – and with churches in the former Soviet Union for many … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) needs to hear from you today. Late last year EPA released a proposal to undo the Dirty Water Rule—the Trump administration policy that gutted Clean Water Act protections for vital … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): As you may know, Congress is currently negotiating the Build Back Better Act to scale back the original bill and only include items that can ensure it passes into law. Parts of the bill that do … Continued
Harrisburg, Pa. – Today Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will fulfill its commitment to raise the minimum wage for commonwealth employees to $15 per hour by January 31, 2022. Gov. Wolf signed Executive Order 2016-02 in … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-01-25/health/pa-sends-first-strike-team-to-hospitals-facing-staff-shortages/a77541-2 January 25, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania deployed its first state-directed healthcare “strike team” over the weekend to help support hospitals under the strain of staffing shortages in … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s time to reimagine public safety and create crisis responses that are appropriate and equipped to meet the needs of communities. The reality is that our current approach to public safety is not working for children, … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): More Pennsylvanians were killed with a gun in 2020 than ever before. Harrisburg’s response last week: advancing a bill (HB 979) to allow the NRA to sue cities for trying to end the blood running in their … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/21/time-citizens-united-go-us-oligarchs-poured-12-billion-2020-elections The figure represents a 39-fold increase compared to spending in 2010, the first election held after the widely decried ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. JAKE JOHNSON January 21, 2022 Marking the 12th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s … Continued