Pennsylvania News

PARA in the News

State Senator Andy Dinniman from Chester County mentioned PARA in an opinion piece on Voter ID:

http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2012/01/06/opinion/srv0000016542845.txt

PARA released a new report on the impact of Social Security and Medicare in Pennsylvania (York Daily Record)

http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/grassroots-group-urges-supercommittee-to-keep-hands-off-social-security/553755cafc9d4c738a9f73ab7526f4a0

PARA President Jean Friday is quoted in an Editorial about the Social Security COLA (Delco Times)

http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2011/10/20/opinion/doc4ea0cf491b1f7056840160.txt

PARA President Jean Friday is quoted in this article about the Social Security COLA (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_762584.html?_s_icmp=NetworkHeadlines

PARA participated in a Press Conference in Harrisburg against the Voter ID legislation under consideration by the State Senate, which could disenfranchise older seniors (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11292/1183244-100.stm

PARA Staff person Adam Swope speaks at a Forum on Social Security and Medicare in York (York Dispatch)

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/news/ci_19141955/

PARA President Jean Friday presents Congressman Mark Critz with a "Social Security and Medicare Hero Award" (Uniontown Herald-Standard)

http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/local_news/critz-receives-social-security-medicare-hero-award/article_6b9e2561-9504-52e1-9a37-787f58fa4e8b.html

Dr. Eric Kingson speaks to Erie Retirees about Social Security (JET-TV)

http://yourerie.com/fulltext?nxd_id=189217

Retirees Celebrate Social Security with Message to Platts (York Daily Record)

http://www.ydr.com/business/ci_18685256

Barletta’s performance protested (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader)
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Barletta_rsquo_s_performance_protested_08-10-2011.html

PARA Board Member Judy Jobes is quoted in this article about a town hall meeting with Congressman Mike Kelly in Meadville: (Erie Times News)

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011307029952

PARA President Jean Friday speaks out against voter suppression: (Allentown Morning Call)

http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2011/06/state-house-poised-to-act-on-voter-id-bill.html

PARA Members rallied against Social Security and Medicare cuts in Wilkes-Barre: (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader)

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Protesters_blast_Barletta_rsquo_s_vote_04-29-2011.html

PARA sponsored an event with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in Pittsburgh to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act's passage: (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and CBS-KDKA)

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/03/22/hhs-secretary-talks-about-affordable-care-act/

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11082/1133922-28.stm

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_728685.html

PARA was among groups mentioned in regards to the fight over the operating budget for the Social Security Administration: (Allentown Morning Call)

http://blogs.mcall.com/penn_ave/2011/02/social-security-advocates-warn-against-funding-cuts.html

Other Must-Reads

An Article in the Scranton Times about the difficulty of finding Health Insurance:

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/health-insurance-harder-to-find-for-unemployed-poor-1.1197080#ixzz1WorOX2EH

An opinion Piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer by two Yale Professors about raising the Medicare eligibility age:

http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/126101028.html

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on changes to Medicare Part D resulting from the Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform):

http://articles.philly.com/2011-07-05/news/29739112_1_doughnut-hole-coverage-gap-drug-coverage

Senator Casey and the Joint Economic Committee released a report about increases in out-of-pocket costs for Seniros under the House GOP Budget Plan:

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/big_tent/Report-Seniors-Pay-Double-for-Medicare-Under-GOP-Plan.html

Karen Buck of the Pennsylvania Senior Law Center writes about HB 934, which would require Photo ID to vote in Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11138/1147191-109-0.stm

PARA Members joined thousands at the State Capitol on May 3rd for the Rally for a Responsible Budget sponsored by the CLEAR coalition, as reported in the Harrisburg Patriot-News:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/05/people_flock_to_the_pennsylvan.html

Outside Groups are already spending big to make political hay over the House GOP Budget Plan to fundamentally alter Medicare:

http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-03/news/29499214_1_medicare-battle-federal-budget-radio-ad

Congressman Critz of Johnstown offers an Amendment to protect Social Security and Medicare during the debates over 2011 Continuing Resolution Funding:

http://www.dailyamerican.com/da-ot-critz-offers-amendment-to-protect-social-security-medicare-20110315,0,2051819.story