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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
Felicity Explains It All@FelicitySpeaksSep 4
(1/): I spent part of my morning at the Allegheny County Board of Elections, where I testified on behalf of @PennPolicy in support of expanding ballot drop-off locations and satellite election offices across the county. 🗳️ And we made progress. 🧵
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Food Research & Action Center@fractweetsAug 19
Every eligible person who loses SNAP benefits is one more family facing unnecessary barriers to food. States have a role to play in making sure eligible people can access and keep the benefits they qualify for. secure.everyaction.com/76Itk…
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Food Research & Action Center@fractweetsAug 17
From farmers who grow our food to families who put meals on the table, SNAP strengthens communities across the country. Investing in SNAP means investing in stronger, healthier families and communities. secure.everyaction.com/76Itk…
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Food Research & Action Center@fractweetsAug 11
SNAP needs your voice. Join the Nationwide Week of Action Aug. 17–21 and help build pressure on Congress to reverse harmful SNAP cuts, address the looming state cost shifts, and protect food assistance.
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vote.pa
@VOTEdotPAAug 11
first week checklist: ✅ find your dorm ✅ register to vote vote.pa/register ✅ make your voting plan vote.pa/plan
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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
Ray Ray@RaysAmusementsJul 23
PA's minimum wage is still just $7.25/hour. Congress has an opportunity to move us forward. I just wrote a letter to my members of Congress with @pennpolicy that urged them to support the Living Wage for All Act. Join me! Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/on…

One Job Should Be Enough!

Pennsylvania lawmakers missed an opportunity to raise wages in this year's budget. Now we're asking Congress to act. The Living Wage for All Act would gradually raise the federal minimum wage and...

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PA Schools Work@PASchoolsWorkJul 17
Thank you to the lawmakers in Harrisburg who kept their promise to Pennsylvania’s public school students. @GovernorShapiro @PaHouseDems @PaSenateDems @PASenateGOP @PAHouseGOP
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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
Bobby Kogan@BBKoganJul 21
Wow. The SNAP cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill — already estimated at the time to be the biggest in history — are turning out to be far, far, far deeper than expected (no shade at CBO, cost estimates are hard). We’re witnessing the beginning of a hunger crisis in America.
Katie Bergh@Katie_BerghJul 21
🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to April 2026. Between the reconciliation law's enactment in July 2025 and April 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million.

ALT Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to April 2026. Between the reconciliation law's enactment in July 2025 and April 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million.

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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler@RepFiedlerJul 16
HUGE climate win in PA! We approved another year of funding for Solar for Schools, the grant program that offsets the costs for schools to generate their own clean energy. It's a win for education, workers, taxpayers, and the planet. Learn more at pahouse.com/fiedler/solar4sc…
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PA Schools Work@PASchoolsWorkJul 16
These resources will represent a third step toward closing an estimated $4.5 billion funding gap, and education advocates say the money is already paying dividends in Keystone State classrooms. goerie.com/story/news/educat…

New Pa. budget adds $565 million to underfunded schools

This is the third year Pa. lawmakers have allotted money to close an estimated $4.5 billion funding gap affecting lower-wealth school districts.

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Felicity Explains It All@FelicitySpeaksJul 12
Replying to @PennPolicy
@PennPolicy statement is out on the passage of the FY 2026-27 Budget. Social content forthcoming, followed by a policy brief this week breaking the down the contents. And finally our July 23rd Policy Action Call at 1:00 PM on all things state budget: bit.ly/PolicyAction072326.
Stephen Scare-uso 👻@StephenJ_CarusoJul 12
Replying to @StephenJ_Caruso
And the state House passed the spending plan 167-35. It goes to Shapiro's desk.
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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
PA Schools Work@PASchoolsWorkJul 13
This progress reflects a sustained commitment to the Commonwealth's constitutional obligation to provide every student a thorough and efficient system of public education, regardless of zip code, as directed by the Commonwealth Court. paschoolswork.org/bipartisan…
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Lawrence A Feinberg@lfeinbergJul 9
I just wrote a letter to my state senator with @pennpolicy, because we deserve to know who benefits from $680M/yr in business tax breaks that fund private school vouchers. Join me in taking action and send one now: actionnetwork.org/letters/wh…

Who Benefits from $680 Million/Year in Business Tax Credits That Subsidize Private Schools? Tell...

Since 2001, Pennsylvania has given businesses more than $3.5B in tax breaks to fund private school vouchers, but taxpayers can't see where much of the money is going or whether it's working. As...

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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
PA Schools Work@PASchoolsWorkJul 8
Check out our adequacy report one‑pager to see how school districts are using adequacy funding to support and elevate students, staff, and families! paschoolswork.org/wp-content…
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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
Families Over Billionaires
@FOB_ActionJul 2
Civil rights and economic justice go hand in hand. We discussed this today with @PennPolicy and @PennsylTogether on the 62nd anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, at our bus stop in Scranton.
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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
Felicity Explains It All@FelicitySpeaksJul 8
(1/): ⭐ RFPs NOW OPEN! @PennPolicy 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.
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PA Schools Work@PASchoolsWorkJun 29
Quality education transforms lives, but only when every child has access to it. Pennsylvania’s young people and families are calling for adequate funding for all PA public schools and the chance to build a better future.
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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
The Century Foundation
@TCFdotorgJun 30
This Fourth of July, the price tag for a barbecue is high enough to discourage many families from celebrating altogether. @Groundwork and @TCFdotorg has found that staples like ground beef and popsicles are up more than 20 percent in just one year: tcf.org/content/commentary/b…
Flat-lay photo of grill tools (spatula, fork, tongs) and a small American flag on a red-and-white checkered picnic tablecloth. Text overlay reads "Backyard Barbecue Blues: Under Trump, many July 4th staples are up 20%—nearly 5x overall inflation." The Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative logos appear at the bottom with the link go.tcf.org/July4.

ALT Flat-lay photo of grill tools (spatula, fork, tongs) and a small American flag on a red-and-white checkered picnic tablecloth. Text overlay reads "Backyard Barbecue Blues: Under Trump, many July 4th staples are up 20%—nearly 5x overall inflation." The Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative logos appear at the bottom with the link go.tcf.org/July4.

Photo collage of a cheeseburger with an American flag toothpick, a bowl of potato salad, and a green ice pop. Text reads "Trump's Tax on America's Birthday: How much your 4th of July cookout went up this year," with callouts showing potato salad 23% higher, ice pops 22% higher, and ground beef 20% higher. The Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative logos appear at the bottom with the link go.tcf.org/July4.

ALT Photo collage of a cheeseburger with an American flag toothpick, a bowl of potato salad, and a green ice pop. Text reads "Trump's Tax on America's Birthday: How much your 4th of July cookout went up this year," with callouts showing potato salad 23% higher, ice pops 22% higher, and ground beef 20% higher. The Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative logos appear at the bottom with the link go.tcf.org/July4.

Table titled "Under Trump, many 4th of July staples up over 20% since last year," set against a blurred American flag background with sparklers. The table lists 14 staples with their 2026 price, 2025 price, and percent increase: prepared potato salad (23.0%), Magnum ice pops (22.3%), ground beef (20.3%), disposable forks (20.0%), Driscoll's strawberries (19.8%), Reynolds aluminum foil (17.6%), canned cherry pie filling (14.4%), Ball Park beef hot dogs (13.2%), prepared cole slaw (12.9%), bagged ice (12.8%), Tyson chicken drumsticks (12.5%), Johnsonville bratwursts (12.0%), Frito-Lay flavored tortilla chips (11.8%), and SPF 50 spray sunscreen (8.0%). The Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative logos appear at the bottom with a link to go.tcf.org/July4 for the full list and methodology.

ALT Table titled "Under Trump, many 4th of July staples up over 20% since last year," set against a blurred American flag background with sparklers. The table lists 14 staples with their 2026 price, 2025 price, and percent increase: prepared potato salad (23.0%), Magnum ice pops (22.3%), ground beef (20.3%), disposable forks (20.0%), Driscoll's strawberries (19.8%), Reynolds aluminum foil (17.6%), canned cherry pie filling (14.4%), Ball Park beef hot dogs (13.2%), prepared cole slaw (12.9%), bagged ice (12.8%), Tyson chicken drumsticks (12.5%), Johnsonville bratwursts (12.0%), Frito-Lay flavored tortilla chips (11.8%), and SPF 50 spray sunscreen (8.0%). The Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative logos appear at the bottom with a link to go.tcf.org/July4 for the full list and methodology.

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Pennsylvania Policy Center retweeted
Chris Murphy 🟧
@ChrisMurphyCTJun 25
We need a $25 minimum wage. If you work full time, you shouldn’t live in poverty conditions. In a nation with 1000 billionaires, don’t tell me we can’t afford to pay everyone a living wage. Don’t take it from me. Listen to the people who work and struggle to pay their bills.
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PA Schools Work@PASchoolsWorkJun 16
Pennsylvania students deserve public schools that are fully funded and full of opportunity!
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