Chester County Voter Services desperately need your help in staffing their various Precinct Election Boards. Please call 610.344.6410 if you wish to work on Election Day May 20th. Thank you! Here is a list of the vacancies: 244 East Goshen 2 Majority 260 West Goshen N-2 Minority 275 West Goshen S-1 Minority 285 West Goshen […]
Redesigned SAT to be given in spring 2016
In March, the College Board announced the following changes to the SAT: The SAT will be offered in print and, at selected locations, on computer. There will be three sections: Evidence-based Reading and Writing, Math, and the essay, now an optional addition. The length of the SAT will be about three hours, with an added […]
We’ve Come a Long Way… Or Have We?
THE EQUAL PAY ACT is the landmark law passed 50 plus years ago that requires employers to pay men and women equally for substantially equal work. On April 2, 2008, the Senate of Pennsylvania passed a Resolution designating April 22, 2008 as “Equal Pay Day” in Pennsylvania. On April 8, 2008, the House of […]
Note to Residents in the new 74th District of the PA House
As a result of the 2010 Census, Districts throughout the US have been revised. In Pennsylvania and Chester County, the redistricting became effective January 2014. Chester County gains a brand new District, the 74th and loses two old Districts, the 36th and 168th. If you are in the new 74th PA House District, your current […]
Delaware Riverkeeper Alert: Columbia Gas Transmission
Columbia’s Eastside Fracked Pipeline is under review for wetlands and stream impacts. Write a letter to tell them PA wetlands and streams need to be protected from proposed gas pipelines. More time is needed for public comment and review. Columbia Gas Transmission (Columbia) proposes to construct two new pipelines to carry radioactive fracked methane gas […]
Pennsylvania House Bill 1576
This bill would undermine the ability of wildlife professionals to list any species in Pennsylvania as state threatened or state endangered. It would politicize and subject decisions to a lengthy review process involving those with no expertize in science or wildlife management. It would erode the Fish and Boat Commission’s ability to designate wild trout […]
EPA’s Potential Changes to CWA ( Clean Water Act) Protections Could Impact Marcellus Boom
Amid questions about the impacts of the Marcellus Shale boom on area wetlands, EPA is considering a new rule that might extend Clean Water Act protections to streams and wetlands not previously protected under the Act. The rule could “redraw the map” for oil and gas activities in the Marcellus Shale region, but also could […]
Environmental protection in the Commonwealth
A PA Consultant Ecologist, professionally involved in wetlands protection for the past 40+ years, wrote this week: The most encouraging court decision I have seen lately is Chief Justice Castile’s decision in Robinson Township v . PA, the oil and gas case in PA Supreme Court. PA Supreme Court also rejected the state’s motion to […]
Florida LWV Charter School research
Kudos to the Florida League of Women Voters for their commitment to come to consensus on the role of charter schools in Florida’s education system. Nineteen Leagues, representing 26 counties, are collecting data and meeting with school officials to gather information on Florida’s charter schools in the following areas: Who do charter schools serve? Do […]
2014-15 Education Budget Recap
Early Education: Pre-K Counts – $97.3 million, increase of $10 million, or 11.5 percent Head Start Supplemental Assistance – level at $39.2 million Early Intervention – $237.5 million, increase of $841 thousand, or 0.4 percent Basic Education: PA Assessment – $58.3 million, increase of $4.6 million, or 8.6 percent Ready to Learn Block Grant encompasses […]