May 14, 2021
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again? On July 8, 2005, Pennsylvanians woke up to the shocking news that, in the dead of night, lawmakers voted themselves an immediate pay raise despite constitutional provisions barring such action. The grand jury that investigated this...
May 7, 2021
One person’s view of history can stand in contrast to another’s even when they are both involved in making the same historical moment. That’s what we found when we dug into the history of how the Children’s Health Insurance Program came to be. The annals...
May 7, 2021
May 6, 2021
CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.com BUCKS COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES JOIN STATEWIDE CALL FOR FUNDING TO MEET SCHOOL, STUDENT NEEDS Districts are facing a revenue crunch, COVID expenses, and rising mandated costs (May 6, 2021) Local school...
May 5, 2021
Child care is essential. The American Rescue Plan Act is delivering nearly $1.2 billion to Pennsylvania specifically for early childhood education but it’s up to us how to spend it. Throughout the month, child care providers and the families they support are...
Apr 30, 2021
China is on track to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy and by some measures it already is. There’s no one reason why this is the case but it’s impossible for any explanation to ignore the massive investments they are making in...
