“That’s my only means to commute,” said Antonio Deleon, a 38-year-old disabled Levittown resident who lives on a fixed income. He uses it to get to class and for volunteer work in Philadelphia.
About $1.6 billion in federal funding is at risk for Pennsylvania, with SNAP and Title I school free lunches among the hardest hit programs.
“For all intents and purposes, the funding for the rest of this fiscal year is unavailable,” said Maryam Phillips, executive director of Hosting Solutions and Library Consulting (HSLC).
From Richlandtown to Bristol, Bucks County nursing home patients, home care patients, and the staff who care for them will be directly impacted by expected massive cuts to Medicaid.
“Fact-based, independent journalism is the backbone of engaged communities and informed civic discourse,” said Associated Press Fund for Journalism CEO Rachel White.
Local writer Diana Leygerman reminds us that progressive social change is a bottom-up process that often starts in the streets. The greatest chapters of American history — that Republicans want to ban — proves it.
This bill will disenfranchise millions of voters, especially rural voters, voters of color, and married women who have chosen to change their last names, as numerous nonpartisan organizations have pointed out. But for Fitzpatrick it just didn’t matter.
“Regardless of changes taking place at the federal level, the Shapiro Administration will continue to do everything in our power to support Pennsylvania learners, educators, and schools,” said Pennsylvania Department of Education spokesperson Erin James.
The Trump administration has made it clear that environmental protections are not a priority, and very basic federal environmental protections are being stripped away in the name of “U.S. energy dominance.”
Still, teachers, families and advocates remain concerned about the stability of Head Start. The Trump administration is closing several regional offices and laying off the staff who support the program, which has led to funding delays that threatened to close individual preschools.
“If you read the news a lot last year, you might have seen that we made history with the largest state [funding] increase ever. However, it only filled 11 percent of the total gap in funding that our schools need,” said Children First’s Priyanka Reyes-Kaura.
BCOC’s Economic Self-sufficiency Program has now reached 420 families becoming financially independent since its inception.
I was shocked that anyone would consider him a good choice, writes Centennial parent Nancy Pontius.
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
