It is now well past the June 30 deadline for a 2015-16 PA budget and negotiations between Gov. Wolf and state Republican legislators are said to be frozen.
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Pennsylvania’s ACCESS Card: The Color of Shame
There was a time in the not so distant past when I needed to use welfare. Some might read this and instantly cringe at the idea.
The Five R’s: What Pennsylvania needs in a state budget
Today is the deadline for PA to pass a new state budget. Every budget is an expression of priorities, and getting those priorities wrong is what got Gov. Corbett booted […]
VICTORY! Gov. Wolf eliminates the Food Stamp Asset Test!
Yesterday evening, Gov. Wolf announced that as of April 27 he was ending the state’s food stamp asset test. This is great news for all those at risk of hunger […]
Take Action to End the Food Stamp Asset Test
Before taking office as governor Tom Wolf promised he would repeal the state’s food stamp asset test, a disastrous policy for the hundreds of thousands of hungry Pennsylvanians. The time […]
News Release: Just Harvest Signs On to 19 Ideas to Make PA’s Tax System More Fair
Pennsylvania has the 6th most regressive tax code in the nation. Low- and middle-income workers pay more of their income in taxes than the highest-income Pennsylvanians.
Our recommendations to Governor-elect Tom Wolf on hunger and poverty policy
Later this month, Tom Wolf will be sworn in as Pennsylvania’s new governor. Here are the policy recommendations we made to him and his team to help end poverty and hunger […]
Hunger Awareness Month: PA’s budget can protect education, vital services if we “grow the pie”
Yesterday dozens of activists convened in Pennsylvania’s capitol to send a message to legislators to put human interests above special interests. As the June 30th deadline for a state budget […]
Hunger Awareness Month: Phone bank against budget cuts
Right now, Pennsylvania is facing a $1.3 billion budget shortfall – a huge gap lawmakers are supposed to close by June 30th. Gov. Corbett is seriously considering a cuts-only budget […]
VICTORY! Governor Corbett will block federal SNAP/food stamp cuts!
We are thrilled at the news that Governor Corbett has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a move that will keep food on the table for hundreds of […]
