Four Pennsylvania Democrats Voted in Favor of Banks to Nullify Key Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regulation Congressman Brendan Boyle, Bob Brady, Matt Cartwright and Mike Doyle joined 84 Democrats and 244 Republicans to shut down a key Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that prevents banks and car dealerships issuing higher interests rates to Black, Latino and Asian Americans…
Controversial Police Protection Bill Cruises Through Pennsylvania House 162-38
Controversial Police Protection Bill Cruises Through Pennsylvania House 162-38 Hate to say “I told you so,” but the sausage making factory continues to operate in Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania House successfully rushed a police reform bill designed at shielding police officers through the chamber for all of the wrong reasons earlier today. House Bill 1538 was introduced…
Controversial “Police Protection Bill” Poised to Sail Through the Pennsylvania Legislature?
Controversial “Police Protection Bill” Poised to Sail Through the Pennsylvania Legislature? Earlier today, the House Judiciary Committee passed Representative Martina White’s controversial Fraternal Order of Police sponsored bill by a unanimous 25-0 vote. There has been no time for public input before the bill was sent to the House Floor, and given the current political circumstances…
Pennsylvania Democrats Colored the Map Blue on Tuesday night.
Pennsylvania Democrats Colored the Map Blue on Tuesday night. Above is an “unofficial” map from Tuesday’s judicial election, but Pennsylvania Democrats pretty much colored the map blue. Continuing on last year’s thumping of Governor Corbett, every county from Monroe, Carbon and Schuylkill down to Chester and Delaware went Democrat. In Chester and Schuylkill, the three republican…
New Report Reveals Impact of Pa. Nursing Home Industry’s Poverty Wages MEDIA RELEASE: Keystone Research Center HARRISBURG, Pa. – Nov. 5, 2015 – Despite generating $407 million in profit in 2014, up from $370 million the year before, Pennsylvania’s nursing home industry employs nearly 15,000 workers who must rely on public assistance to make ends meet,…
Turning Pennsylvania Blue: What Yesterday’s Election Means for the Long Haul
Turning Pennsylvania Blue: What Yesterday’s Election Means for the Long Haul After last night’s victory on the judicial benches, Pennsylvania is starting the process of becoming a blue state. Democrats swept the three open supreme court seats and turned the from a divided 2-2 court to a 5-2 court. The impacts of last night’s election may…
#AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh: Pending Legislation in Pennsylvania Would Have Protected Ben Fields
#AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh: Pending Legislation in Pennsylvania Would Have Protected Ben Fields Yesterday, a violent video of a school resource police officer throwing a black, female student out of her desk and placing her in a choke-hold emerged from a Columbia, South Carolina high school. Back home in Pennsylvania, there is legislation pending in the General Assembly that…
The Moment Hilary Clinton Won Me Over
The Moment Hilary Clinton Won Me Over For the Democratic Primary, I am supporting Bernie Sanders for President because I believe in what he is campaigning on, but in reality, I know that the chances of him winning the nomination is a long shot. He’s been campaigning on strengthening labor unions, combating income inequality and pushing the…
Congratulations to Our “This Changes Everything” Ticket Giveaway Winners!
Congratulations to Our “This Changes Everything” Ticket Giveaway Winners! Thanks to everyone who put their name in the running to win a pair of tickets to tonight’s special showing of This Changes Everything at the Civic Theatre in Allentown. Congratulations to Claire, Ellyn, and Eric! We hope to run into you tonight’s showing! As of this post,…
Breaking Dad
Even though the gender roles associated with parenting are slowly dissipating, society still seems to have some daddy issues of its own in the form of dismissing the necessity of paternal roles in children’s lives. There are still implications that children are just a women’s issue rather than an issue for both parents. A father’s…
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