Category Archives: Social Services

Corbett Aide Says if Medicaid is Expanded it Will Be in 2015; Issue Lives for PA 2014 Gov. Race

Posted on May 16, 2013 by | Discuss this post |

This week a top aide to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said that if the governor winds up accepting the expansion of Medicaid under ObamaCare, it probably won’t be until 2015. If that’s how it happens, it will mean hundreds of … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Elections, Governor Corbett, Health, Issues, National Politics, Social Services, State Government

PA Republicans Attack ObamaCare on Medicaid & Abortion – PA Headlines 1/4 Counterpoint PA 5/1-2/2013 (with transcript)

Posted on May 1, 2013 by | Discuss this post |

Welcome to Counterpoint PA, I’m your host, Aaron DiDonato. First up, PA Headlines. Pennsylvania Republicans are doing everything they can to weaken the implementation of President Obama’s health insurance reform law, often referred to as ObamaCare, here in Pennsylvania. Part … More after the jump →

Posted in Governor Corbett, Health, House of Representatives, Social Services, State Government

Shut Up or Get Out: PA City Punishes Domestic Violence Victims Who Call the Police

Posted on April 26, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

Cross-posted with the gracious permission of ACLU’s Sandra Park, see original post here. Last year in Norristown, Pa., Lakisha Briggs’ boyfriend physically assaulted her, and the police arrested him. But in a cruel turn of events, a police officer then … More after the jump →

Posted in Civil Rights, Health, Miscellany, Regional News, Social Services

Democrats Join Republicans in Pennsylvania War on “Welfare”

Posted on April 17, 2013 by | 3 Comments |

It doesn’t greatly disappoint me that there are Republicans in the PA Legislature who hate the idea of “welfare” so much that they want to take away millions of dollars that were supposed to go to helping people in need … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Health, House of Representatives, Senate, Social Services, State Government

Union Fights Corbett Administration Decision to Close Nearly Half of Pennsylvania’s Health Centers

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | 2 Comments |

There are currently 60 health care centers across Pennsylvania where people who have illnesses or injuries but don’t have the money for treatment can go for care. The Corbett administration is now planning to close nearly half of them before … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Governor Corbett, Health, House of Representatives, Judiciary, Labor and Unions, Senate, Social Services, State Government

Catching up with the World: A Universal Health Care System for Pennsylvania

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

A bill that would provide universal health care coverage for all Pennsylvanians is being considered in the PA Legislature, and a new study about the plan says it would be just as healthy for the commonwealth’s economy as its citizens. … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Business, Health, House of Representatives, Miscellany, Senate, Social Services, State Government, The Economy Tagged , , , ,

DCCC Targets Barletta, Kelly, and Meehan on Medicare Promises and the Ryan Budget

Posted on March 12, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a statement yesterday targeting Congressional Republicans who might “break their promise” to protect seniors over the age of 55. In the release, the DCCC targeted three Pennsylvania Republicans, suggesting that they might be among … More after the jump →

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Parks, Land Values and Citizinvestor

Posted on January 22, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

Ryan Briggs’ article about how everybody in Philly wants parks but nobody wants to pay for them is a good example of the point I was making about Citizinvestor and club goods: Citizinvestor might also be helpful for shoring up … More after the jump →

Posted in Social Services, The Economy

How Towns Can Save Money Without Cutting Municipal Services

Posted on January 3, 2013 by | Comments Off |

Princeton Borough and Princetown Township, NJ have finally merged: Princeton Township and Princeton Borough have become just Princeton. The merger of the Mercer County communities, which won voter approval in November 2011, formally occurred Tuesday when members of the new … More after the jump →

Posted in Social Services

America the Segregated

Posted on November 1, 2012 by | 3 Comments |

If you read one long form web article this week make it ProPublica’s authoritative piece, by Nikole Hannah-Jones, on segregation in America and the unfulfilled promise of the Fair Housing Act. The article is packed with revealing facts about the political cowardice … More after the jump →

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