Florida Republican Pushes Bill to “Terminate” the EPA Freshman Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is wasting no time trying to carve out a space for himself within the extreme right of the Republican dominated House of Representatives. On Friday, Gaetz introduced a bill that would “terminate” the Environmental Protection Agency. In an interview with a local Florida news…
Gov. Wolf’s Call for Severance Tax Ignores Looming Climate Crisis
Gov. Wolf’s Call for Severance Tax Ignores Looming Climate Crisis Governor Wolf plans to renew his call for a severance tax on unconventional natural gas drilling during Tuesday’s budget address. Pennsylvania is the only major gas-producing state that does not tax drillers for the gas they extract from shale formations using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. As…
Pennsylvania 20 Week Abortion Ban Vote Happening with No Hearing As we first reported yesterday, Senate Republicans are getting ready to vote on Senate Bill 3, the same 20 week abortion ban Republicans failed to pass in the previous session.
Yesterday was a busy day for protesting in Philadelphia. The “City of Brotherly Love” had two major protests. Both events aimed at the discriminatory policies of the Trump administration. Comcast Workers Walk Off The Job To Protest Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration At 2 pm more than 1000 Comcast employees walked off the job for…
Pennsylvania Senate to Move 20 Week Abortion Ban Next Week
Pennsylvania Senate to Move 20 Week Abortion Ban Next Week Word coming from the hill is that Senate Republicans are preparing to run a 20 week abortion ban next week. Senate Bill 3 was introduced by State Senator Michele Brooks at the start of the session and it has been sent to the Judiciary committee. A…
The Women’s March on Washington Taught Me That I Need to Spend More Time with Women
The Women’s March on Washington Taught Me That I Need to Spend More Time with Women As I stood in the middle of a crowd of thousands upon thousands of women, for the first time in a long time I thought, “Everything is going to be OK”. The first thing you should know is that the…
Thousands from Lancaster Stand Up to Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban
Thousands from Lancaster Stand Up to Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban The Resistance is alive in Central Pennsylvania. Over two thousand Lancaster residents attended a vigil supporting their immigrant and refugee community. The event was planned by Lancaster Stands Up in the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from Muslim countries, and it quickly became the largest demonstration…
Tuesdays with Toomey Grows Larger Defending Planned Parenthood and the ACA
Tuesdays with Toomey Grows Larger Defending Planned Parenthood and the ACA The Tuesdays with Toomey movement is a women lead and women driven movement that has mushroomed into a statewide force, and it shows no signs of going anywhere. It began after the November election when a small group of women started meeting weekly with staffers from…
Is History Repeating Itself?
Is History Repeating Itself? Is History repeating itself? I’m not sure. Am I afraid? Yes. It’s been just over a week since Donald Trump became President and already he’s managed to polarize the country into two camps. One camp is eating his dog food and firmly behind him. The other camp is the resistance….
Why are People Bringing Donuts to Congressman Rothfus’s Office?
Why are People Bringing Donuts to Congressman Rothfus’s Office? Constituents of Pennsylvania’s 12th district are so unhappy with Congressman Keith Rothfus that they’re showing up to his office—with donuts. When Rothfus first took office in 2013, he met with constituents on a regular basis at coffee shops throughout his district. He called these events “Coffee with…
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