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Posted Keystone Progress Uncovers Document Revealing the Creation of "Republicans for Social and Economic Justice" to Keystone Progress
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Posted Keystone Progress Uncovers Document Revealing the Creation of "Republicans for Social and Economic Justice" to Keystone Progress
April 1, 2013 Keystone Progress has come upon the following document, outlining the formation of a new group called Republicans for Social and Economic Justice. We believe it is important to reveal its contents as widely as possible. ...
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Posted Lehigh Valley Vigil for Marriage Equality attended by 150 to Keystone Progress
Over 150 people braved freezing temperatures to show support for marriage equality at a vigil Saturday evening in front of the federal courthouse in Allentown "Next week the Supreme Court will be hearing two cases that challenge the Defense of Marriage...
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Posted Ryan Budget Passes the House with Support from All 13 Pennsylvania Republicans to Keystone Progress
Where have Pennsylvania's moderates gone? Jean Friday, President of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, released the following statement in reaction to the House of Representatives' passage of the Ryan Budget earlier today: "Today, the House of Representatives...
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Posted Keystone Progress joins USAction network to Keystone Progress
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Posted Report: Services for Pennsylvania's Hungry Can Be Hard To Come By to Keystone Progress
Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA PHILADELPHIA - At some point in a given year, more than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians have trouble putting enough food on the table, according to a new report examining hunger in the state. Too many are going...
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Posted PENNSYLVANIA MAYORS DEMAND ACTION FROM CONGRESS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE to Keystone Progress
Mayors of Philadelphia, Allentown, Chester, Easton, Harrisburg and Lancaster Among 30 Mayors Featured in New PSA; www.DemandAction.org Mayors Against Illegal Guns today released a new PSA featuring 30 mayors demanding that Congress take immediate action to prevent gun...
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Posted ACLU Hopes 'I Heart Boobies!' Case Can Set School Standard to Keystone Progress
Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA PHILADELPHIA - Bracelets worn by two Pennsylvania middle school girls to promote breast cancer awareness are at the heart of a federal court case being heard in Philadelphia. In 2010, 13-year-old Brianna Hawk and 12-year-old...
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Posted Kate Michelman to receive Anna Burger Award at PA Progressive Summit to Keystone Progress
(HARRISBURG, PA)--The Board of Directors of Keystone Progress is honored to announce that the winner of the 2013 Anna Burger Award is Kate Michelman. Kate is one of the most respected and influential women leaders in America today. She will receive the...
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Posted Group: Corbett Budget Fails to Deliver Brighter Days to Keystone Progress
Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Corbett's budget proposal does too little for schools and too much for corporations that aren't creating jobs, according to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, which researches and analyzes the effects...
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Posted If you can't beat 'em, rig the game to Keystone Progress
Pennsylvania Senate and House Democratic Leaders Issue Joint Statement on GOP's Effort to Change the Electoral College to Benefit GOP CandidatesHarrisburg - Senator Jay Costa and Representative Frank Dermody, the leaders of the Democratic Caucuses of the Pennsylvania Senate and...
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Posted Education Advocates: Corbett Budget Lacks Dollars and Vision to Keystone Progress
Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA HARRISBURG, PA. - Education advocates in Pennsylvania say a $90 million funding increase in Gov. Tom Corbett's budget proposal falls far short of what schools have seen cut from their budgets in the past two...
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Posted David Cobb will be keynote speaker at PA Progressive Summit to Keystone Progress
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Posted Meet the newly elected row officers at the PA Progressive Summit to Keystone Progress
Meet the newly elected row officers- Attorney General Kathleen Kane Auditor General Eugene DePasquale Treasurer Rob McCord (invited) Register now for the 2013 PA Progressive Summit The 2013 Pennsylvania Progressive Summit is shaping up to be even more exciting,...
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Posted Pennsylvania Report Card on School Breakfast: Progress with Room for Improvement to Keystone Progress
Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA HARRISBURG, Pa. - Educators and physicians alike have talked for years about how kids learn better when properly nourished. A new report takes a look inside Pennsylvania schools to see how school breakfast programs are serving...
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Posted BREAKING: House Speaker Boehner Pulls Fatally Flawed "Plan B" Tax Bill Off The Table After Failing to Rally Enough Support from Fellow Republicans to Keystone Progress
It's Time for 'Plan A': Congressman Jim Gerlach Implored to Call on Boehner to Schedule Vote on Senate-passed Middle Class Tax Relief Bill That Will Head Off Impending Tax Hike on 98% of Americans & 97% of Small Businesses With time...
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Posted Today, Pennsylvania Congressional Republicans Face Two Tax Votes and One Clear Choice: Will They Stand with the Middle Class or Millionaires? to Keystone Progress
PA House Republicans Pressured to Back Senate-Passed Bill That Continues Tax Relief for 98% of Americans and to Reject Boehner "Plan B" Bill That Gives Millionaires a Tax Break While Taxing Millions of Middle Class Working Families PENNSYLVANIA-...
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Posted Americans for Tax Fairness on Boehner's "Plan B" to Keystone Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations united in support of a tax system that works for all Americans, released a statement today on U.S. House Speaker John...
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Posted Fix the Filibuster to Keystone Progress
The Senate is supposed to be a place of compromise, a home for grand debates on the biggest issues. But Republicans are abusing the rules, turning the time-honored filibuster into a tool of obstruction and gridlock to prevent any debate or...
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Posted Pennsylvania Hunters and Anglers Back Clean Wind Energy to Keystone Progress
Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA HARRISBURG, Pa. - Hunters and anglers from Pennsylvania are among those urging national lawmakers to extend tax incentives that encourage the production of clean wind energy. The Production Tax Credit and the Investment Tax...
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Posted End the Bush Tax Cuts for the richest 2% to Keystone Progress
Click here to send this message to Congress: Allowing taxes to go up an average of $2,200 per family of four would pose an additional hardship on middle-class families who have already suffered through the Great Recession and its...
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Posted Tell Congress to end the Bush Tax Cuts for the wealthiest 2% to Keystone Progress
The election is over and it's time to make it count. Grassroots power is not just for elections. Congress has until December 31st to make a critical and historic choice. They can ask the richest 2% of Americans to pay...
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Posted Mercer residents deliver turkey to Rep. Kelly to Keystone Progress
There has been much talk about the so-called "Fiscal Cliff," but little discussion about how the issue would affect working families and the most vulnerable people in Pennsylvania. Senior citizens, the disabled, and low-income families would be hardest hit if Congress...
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Posted Sixth Grader explains the Fiscal Cliff in 1 minute to Keystone Progress
Sixth grader explains the Fiscal Cliff in less than one minute. ...
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Posted The role of the citizen does not end with your vote. to Keystone Progress
Join us in our fight for progressive values. www.keystoneprogress.org www.facebook.com/KeystoneProgress...
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Posted Voter intimidation? Suppression? Video the Vote! to Keystone Progress
Voter intimidation? Suppression? Video the Vote! ...
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Posted Keystone Progress Releases 2012 Progressive Voters Guide to Keystone Progress
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Posted More on Janet Anderson's no-show job to Keystone Progress
Janet Anderson is the Republican candidate for PA State Senate in the 49th district (Erie County). She is facing questions about her apparent no-show job. There are also serious questions about who is funding the Corry Industrial Benefit Association (CIBA)...
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Posted Debate reaffirms educators' support for Obama-Biden ticket to Keystone Progress
NEA president says Romney-Ryan budget priorities would hurt students WASHINGTON--Dennis Van Roekel, a high school math teacher and president of the National Education Association, reacts to remarks made by President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during the third presidential debate. "The closing...
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Posted Answers sought concerning GOP Senate Candidate Janet Anderson's employment to Keystone Progress
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