The decision is the second federal court ruling that Act 77’s ballot-dating requirement violates the Civil Rights Act.
“The system’s failures are particularly placed upon the shoulders of low income children and children of color,” said Public Interest Law Center Senior Attorney Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg.
“The health and safety of Chester residents have been compromised by local industry for too long,” Chester Councilperson Stefan Roots said.
‘We’re confident that we’re going to win in Delaware County but we’re not taking anything for granted,’ Rep Leanne Krueger said
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
