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Bill to increase EITC passes PA House
Tuesday, 10 May, 2011 – 15:37 | Comments Off
Bill to increase EITC passes PA House

The PA House passed HB 1330 out of the House by a vote of 190-7 today. The bill would expand Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. The REACH Alliance applauds the move, and views this …

Senate Bill 3 passes Appropriations Committee
Monday, 9 May, 2011 – 15:53 | Comments Off
Senate Bill 3 passes Appropriations Committee

The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires states to operate and maintain “health insurance exchanges” to provide a menu of low cost, government subsidized insurance plans to help otherwise uninsured people get …

U.S. House takes decisive step toward protecting life with vote on ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’
Thursday, 5 May, 2011 – 14:59 | Comments Off
U.S. House takes decisive step toward protecting life with vote on ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’

The Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomed passage of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (H.R. 3) by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill codifies …

Happy Birthday, EITC! School choice supporters gather at Capitol
Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 – 16:18 | Comments Off
Happy Birthday, EITC! School choice supporters gather at Capitol

Hundreds of students, teachers, parents and legislators gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to show their support for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program and to advocate for passage of Senate Bill 1, legislation that …

Poll Results: Voters support school choice
Wednesday, 20 Apr, 2011 – 15:43 | Comments Off
Poll Results: Voters support school choice

In a new Pennsylvania poll, conducted by national polling and research firm Public Opinion Strategies (POS), by a 15% margin (54%-39%) respondents favored pending legislation known as Senate Bill 1.
The survey was conducted April 13-14, …

Bishops to Congress: Defunding Planned Parenthood ‘not one of those hard choices’
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2011 – 10:38 | Comments Off
Bishops to Congress: Defunding Planned Parenthood ‘not one of those hard choices’

In an April 13 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston urged Congress to vote for a resolution to ban federal funding of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. In …

Abortion clinic regulation bill passes House Health Committee
Tuesday, 12 Apr, 2011 – 15:26 | Comments Off

With a vote of 19-4, the House Health Committee passed legislation yesterday that seeks to put an end to atrocities such as those alleged to have taken place at the Philadelphia abortion clinic run by Dr. …

Join the Advocates for Catholic Education
Thursday, 7 Apr, 2011 – 15:16 | Comments Off

To sign up for ACE-PA, go to the sign-up section of the Pennsylvania Catholic Advocacy Network page to enter your name, address and most importantly, e-mail address.  Then select “Catholic Education (ACE-PA).”

School choice legislation will benefit thousands of Catholic school families
Wednesday, 6 Apr, 2011 – 7:34 | Comments Off
School choice legislation will benefit thousands of Catholic school families

In coffee shops and around water coolers, Pennsylvanians everywhere are talking about it – school choice and Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act.

Get ready to rally for school choice
Monday, 4 Apr, 2011 – 10:47 | Comments Off
Get ready to rally for school choice

The Pennsylvania Grassroots School Choice Coalition is planning a rally on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, beginning at 12:00 noon. Check out this video and make plans to attend.