(1/): I spent part of my morning at the Allegheny County Board of Elections, where I testified on behalf of @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social in support of expanding ballot drop-off locations and satellite election offices across the county. 🗳️ And we made progress. 🧵

(1/): As part of our work at @patogetheraction.bsky.social, we’re organizing across PA to hold members of Congress accountable for the decisions making everyday life less affordable. That includes the health care affordability crisis facing families in PA-01. 🧵

On connecting economic power to civic power: “Democracy without economic power is democracy in name only…. It’s not just for our voices to be heard, it’s for our voices to have consequences….Extreme wealth inequality is the crisis of our democracy.” - Sarita Gupta, VP US Programs, Ford Foundation

(1/): Last week, Pennsylvanians Together in Action was on the move with our partners at Affordable Pennsylvania. 🚢 Two congressional districts. Two nights. One message: Pennsylvanians are tired of working harder, paying more, and getting less.

(1/): 1 MILLION+ kids have lost access to SNAP food assistance since Republicans in Congress passed Trump’s 2025 budget law. Kids are losing help putting food on the table while families are already struggling with the cost of groceries. New data shows the problem is growing🧵

Only 88 votes made the difference! Pennsylvania Dems flip seat held by Republicans since 1999 in SWPA. Trump won this district by 18 points and 53% of voters are registered Republicans. www.newsweek.com/democrats-de...

Democrats declare victory in seat held by Republicans since 1999

Democrat Brandon Dukes is leading Republican Scott Timko in a special election in the Pennsylvania State House's 12th District.

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(1/): We’re less than a week out! 📣 On Aug. 20, @AffordablePA + @PATogetherAct are bringing PA-10 residents together in #Harrisburg for an SOS Town Hall on the affordability crisis and the decisions Rep. Scott Perry is making in Washington. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/affordablepe...

The tl;dr: PA’s 2026–27 state budget is best understood as a selective-investment and cost-maintenance budget. It represents meaningful progress in several areas, but doesn’t provide a substantial or comprehensive response to many challenges facing PA. (1/7)

A Guatemalan immigrant who had been taken to a troubled detention center in New Jersey last month experienced a medical emergency and died after having been transferred to a hospital, federal officials said on Wednesday.

A Third Immigrant Detained at Delaney Hall Dies After Medical Emergency

A Guatemalan migrant was transferred to a hospital when he experienced what appeared to be a seizure, federal officials said.

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(1/): Proud to see our @patogetheraction.bsky.social fact sheets highlighted in coverage of this week’s affordability town hall in Scranton! 💪🏾📊 The data shows what the affordability crisis looks like for families in PA-08. fox56.com/news/local/s...

Scranton town hall spotlights affordability crisis a year after One Big Beautiful Bill

Advocates, elected officials and residents gathered Monday at the Green Ridge Club in Scranton for the SOS! Affordability Crisis: Community Conversation, an eve

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(1/): 🎉 Good news for #Pennsylvania families: Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture Committee rejected Chairman Boozman’s Farm Bill proposal, which included harmful SNAP cost shifts and deeper future cuts to food assistance. An important win in the fight to protect SNAP.

61 years ago, Medicaid was signed into law. 1 year ago, it was gutted in Congress to fund tax cuts for the rich. We came together in Bucks County yesterday to call on Congress to reverse the deadly cuts made during the #HealthcareHeist and to protect life-saving programs like Medicaid & Medicare!

(1/): 🏫 NEW @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social RESEARCH For decades, #Pennsylvania’s school funding system relied too heavily on local wealth rather than student need. Our latest report examines whether adequacy funding is changing that. The answer is encouraging. 🧵 📖 pennpolicy.org/research_pub...

Closing School Funding Gaps Across Urban and Rural Pennsylvania

July 23, 2026 The updated analysis finds that Pennsylvania’s enacted 2026–27 adequacy funding is being directed where it is needed most, with districts serving the highest shares of low-income, Bla…

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"The larger story in American politics right now might be less the rise of socialism than the decline of faith in capitalism and economic fairness," writes Aaron Blake. Read more analysis: https://cnn.it/4wQSRoC

(1/): #Pennsylvania missed another opportunity to raise wages, but the fight isn’t over. Congress can act. The #LivingWageForAll Act would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hour. Take action today: actionnetwork.org/letters/one-...

(1/): #Pennsylvania families can’t afford this. More than 1.5M children nationwide have already lost SNAP access, & our Commonwealth still faces additional federal SNAP cuts & cost shifts that threaten food security for working families. Read this thread from @Brendan_Duke + 👇🏽

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Lots of rumors swirling on a Reconciliation 3.0, but it appears House Republicans are once again considering fast-track legislation that could take away health care, nutrition assistance, or other help from low-income people. 🧵

(1/): Pennsylvania’s FY 2026-27 State Budget has passed. While it continues progress toward constitutional public school funding and avoids state-level cuts to essential health care programs, it leaves many of Pennsylvania’s affordability challenges unresolved.

1/: 🎬 Coming Soon on Netflix (hopefully): How I Survived the FY 2026–27 Pennsylvania Budget After weeks of negotiations (or not), missed deadlines, surprise session notices, committee meetings, and budget rumors, we’re headed into a weekend of House and Senate sessions.

(1/): ⭐ RFPs NOW OPEN! @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social is seeking proposals for 2 contract opportunities: 📣 Campaign Coordinator 🗓 Due: Fri., July 24, 5 PM 🎨 Communications Associate 🗓 Due: Tues., July 28, 5 PM We’re looking for mission-driven consultants or firms. 👇🏽 Details below.

(1/): ⏰ PA is past the budget deadline, and one of the biggest questions facing lawmakers is data centers. ⚡ Who pays? 💧 What about energy & water? 🏘️ How do communities have a voice? Join our Policy Action Call this Thursday at 1 PM. Register: bit.ly/PolicyAction...

(1/): on July 4 2025 H.R. 1 was signed into law. The question we asked in #Pennsylvania last week was, “who pays for the consequences?” Spoiler: Families. States. Hospitals. Municipalities. Providers. Non-profits. This isn’t about what happened, it’s what we’re willing to do.

1/: 🇺🇸 As Pennsylvanians shop for groceries for Fourth of July cookouts, too many are still struggling to afford the basics. Congress can still help. Tell Senator Fetterman to keep fighting for SNAP and delay the federal cost shift to Pennsylvania. 👉🏽 actionnetwork.org/letters/fett...

Tell Senator Fetterman to Keep Standing Up for SNAP, Protect Pennsylvania Families, and Delay the Federal Cost Shift to Pennsylvania

No Pennsylvanian should lose access to food because Congress shifted SNAP costs from the federal government onto states! Tell Senator Fetterman to protect food access for Pennsylvania families by ensu...

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1/: In less than 24 hrs, I experienced two very different convos about the value of work in America. Mon: D.C. joining workers, advocates & members of Congress fighting for a Living Wage for All. Tue: Harrisburg, marking 20 yrs since PA Senate last approved a min wage increase.

‼️ACTION ALERT: Tell your #Pennsylvania Senator to put $5.1 billion into over 1 million workers pockets. Raise the #Pennsylvania Wage! ➡️ actionnetwork.org/letters/2026...

💭REMINDER: Don’t let your view of the world limit your worldview.

💸 Every year, PA is losing money to corporate tax giveaways!! PA has spent over 2 decades reducing corporate taxes & narrowing its corporate tax base, leaving our budget w/ less recurring revenue for schools, transit, infrastructure, health care, workforce development, & other public investments.

📢 We’re hiring! @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social is seeking a Campaign Director to lead statewide issue campaigns that connect policy research, coalition building, communications, public education, and advocacy. Learn more and apply: pennpolicy.org/job-opportun...

(1/): 📚 NEW RESEARCH: Who really benefits from raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage? Our latest @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social analysis challenges some of the biggest myths with original #Pennsylvania data. Read the new brief: pennpolicy.org/wp-content/u...

(1/): 🚌💰 Just over 1 week until the Who Pays Bus Tour comes to #Pennsylvania! As we approach the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, we must ask: Who benefits when billionaires get tax breaks while families struggle with rising costs? 🔗: www.familiesoverbillionaires.org/latest-updat...

The “Who Pays?” Bus Tour Is Coming To A City Near You

Check out the latest list of stops!

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🚨NEW: A new California lawsuit alleges that gas stations owned by companies like Walmart, Speedway & Albertsons, are using AI to coordinate higher gas prices instead of competing for customers. Because apparently gas wasn't expensive enough already.

Gas stations are using AI to inflate prices, new lawsuit alleges

A new federal lawsuit alleges that gas station companies across California are engaged in an illegal conspiracy, powered by AI software, to raise prices.

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