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Welcome to the latest New Pennsylvania Project newsletter! 

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“We don’t even want revenge. We just want the truth acknowledged.”

In the latest episode, "What the Hell Did We Even Do To Y'all?," the hosts discuss reparations from the internment of Japanese Americans to the struggles of Indigenous Nations. This episode traces how other marginalized communities have received recognition, apologies and redress—while Black communities continue to be told to “get over it.”

Don't Miss Out: Episode 9 of Slingshot The Podcast drops next Thursday at 12PM ET
Watch it on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc.)

On Wedensday, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump to remove the Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, allowing the administration to continue to seize control of the federal bureaucracy while litigation continues in the lower courts.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has been highly receptive to Trump’s claims of presidential power over independent agencies and repeatedly permitted the president to fire other regulators despite statutes passed by Congress protecting such officials from removal without cause.

Emil Bove’s nomination to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, passed out of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last Thursday. His nomination is so controversial that nearly 1,000 former judges and Department of Justice attorneys signed on to separate letters last week urging senators to vote against him.

“You would think that, with that kind of opposition to a candidate for a court so important to our system, that that would be enough to stop the nomination,” said Steve Kaufman, former acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Bove is up for a final confirmation vote in the next couple of days.

A magistrate judge in Tennessee has paused accused MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from criminal custody for 30 days, shortly after a separate judge ruled he should be returned to Maryland if released while awaiting trial.

Our founding CEO, Kadida Kenner joined former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Director of ACLU Voting Rights Project Sophia Lin Lakin on Wednesday afternoon to discuss state courts and the fight for a fair democracy. 

Rachel Rossi, President of Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, moderated the panel's discussion as they looked ahead to the 2030 census and redistricting. 

Watch the panel discussion here. 

Chair of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, Omar Sabir hosted a Voter Turnout Roundtable earlier this week.

NPP was a partner at the roundtable discussion that brought together elected officials, community partners, and civic leaders to identify strategies for increasing voter participation, strengthening collaboration, and ensuring equitable access to the ballot for all Philadelphians.

NPP supports this commitment to building stronger civic engagement across neighborhoods and prepare for upcoming elections in 2025 and beyond.

Good Trouble Rally in Philadelphia
Founding CEO Kadida Kenner and other leaders gathered for a day of action at City Hall in Philadelphia last Thursday, July 17th. Kadida was one of many inspirational speakers at the rally. Check out the recap footage here.

Good Trouble Training Day in Pittsburgh
On Saturday, July 19th, founding CEO Kadida Kenner was also a keynote speaker at a GoodTrouble event hosted by Indivisible Pittsburgh. 
We discussed the courts and what's at stake regarding our rights and freedoms--and what you can do about it.

Everything we do, from hosting town halls and producing podcasts to knocking on doors, expands Pennsylvania's electorate by engaging Pennsylvanians to be civically involved and encouraging them to turn out to vote twice a year, none of it would be possible without you. 

Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
"Public funding has enabled the flourishing of a uniquely American system of unparalleled cultural, informational, and educational programming, and ensured access to vital emergency alerting and reporting in times of crisis — all for about $1.60 per American, every year. Parents and children, senior citizens and students, tribal and rural communities — all will bear the harm of this vote," Maher said.

The clock has started for states to reduce errors in how they disburse federal food assistance, or run the risk of having to cut benefits.

Republican lawmakers acknowledge their budget law put added pressure on their states. They’re just hoping their state-level counterparts will figure it out — even as officials project a lot of uncertainty and concern around whether they can meet the new requirements."

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce a bill to bar ICE agents and other law enforcement from wearing masks or otherwise obscuring their identity.

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