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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.

Bishops voice solidarity with Japan
Thursday, 17 Mar, 2011 – 7:43 | Comments Off
Bishops voice solidarity with Japan

Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), expressed the prayers and solidarity of the U.S. bishops and Catholic for the people of Japan following the March …

The 2011-2012 Commonwealth Budget
Thursday, 10 Mar, 2011 – 15:56 | Comments Off
The 2011-2012 Commonwealth Budget

Pennsylvania’s “day of reckoning has come,” announced Governor Tom Corbett with calls for fiscal discipline and no new taxes. On Tuesday, March 8, 2011, the governor unveiled his $27.3 billion spending plan for the Commonwealth’s …

Commonwealth Budget proposal for 2011-2012
Wednesday, 9 Mar, 2011 – 10:11 | Comments Off
Commonwealth Budget proposal for 2011-2012

As the new governor, yesterday Tom Corbett introduced his first Commonwealth Budget proposal for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year. The $27.3 billion spending plan represents a 3.1% decrease from last year. A special Budget Dashboard has …

Caring for the least of these
Friday, 4 Mar, 2011 – 9:08 | Comments Off
Caring for the least of these

The Gospel compels us to provide for the poor and care for the sick.
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed …

What does the Church teach about abortion?
Wednesday, 2 Mar, 2011 – 9:42 | Comments Off
What does the Church teach about abortion?

Senate Bill 3 is a legislative proposal that will clearly prohibit coverage of elective abortions in the taxpayer supported plans in the new insurance exchanges to be created by federal health care reform. The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) supports …

School choice bill passes Senate Education Committee
Tuesday, 1 Mar, 2011 – 16:28 | Comments Off
School choice bill passes Senate Education Committee

Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act – was reported out of the Senate Education Committee with an 8-2 vote. Special thanks to the supporters of the school choice …

Speak out for life – PCN call in show on abortion & health care
Monday, 28 Feb, 2011 – 14:32 | Comments Off
Speak out for life – PCN call in show on abortion & health care

State Senator Don White will be appearing on PCN tonight (Monday, February 28, 2011), from 7 to 8 pm for a live call-in show to discuss Senate Bill 3. Sen. White is the prime sponsor …

School choice vote in Senate Education Committee
Monday, 28 Feb, 2011 – 14:20 | Comments Off
School choice vote in Senate Education Committee

On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the Senate Education Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act. This is the first important step of the …

Learn about school choice
Friday, 25 Feb, 2011 – 14:42 | Comments Off
Learn about school choice

Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship Act would give scholarships to low income students, so they can attend the school of their choice. The scholarships would allow both public-to-public and public-to-private school choice. The …