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Happy Women's History Month! We hope this message finds you well and energized. Can we make some noise for this historic moment? President Joe Biden has officially nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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What happens next? President Biden will present his nomination to the Senate Judiciary Committee. From there, the committee holds hearings where witnesses present their views. The committee then votes on the nominee and sends their recommendation to the full Senate. The full Senate - all 100 U.S. Senators will then hold debates and will eventually vote to confirm or not confirm Judge Brown Jackson.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decisions will affect all of us and it is important to understand the role you have in electing Senators who will vote for a justice to sit on the highest court in our nation.
Elections have consequences as all 100 U.S. Senators vote to confirm her or not. #CourtsMatter #RepresentationMatters
NPP IN THE NEWS
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Six Vacancies, Zero Nominations: Why Empty Seats on Pennsylvania's Federal Courts Are Lingering (Law.com)
Kadida Kenner of The New Pennsylvania Project, a nonprofit pushing to expand voter registration for underrepresented communities, said she is hopeful the pragmatic relationship between Casey and Toomey will continue. But she also noted Toomey’s ultimately successful efforts in 2016 to block former President Barack Obama’s nomination of Rebecca Ross Haywood, who would have become the first Black woman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Read more >> [[link removed]]
Biden’s Supreme Court pick offers lessons on representation for Pa. judiciary (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The president's selection of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson offers a shining example for state courts, where judges of color remain the exception, writes NPP executive director Kadida Natasha Kenner for Philadelphia Inquirer. Read more >> [[link removed]]
Governors' races in 'blue wall' states carry high stakes for voting rights (Reuters)
Democrats are in jeopardy of losing their long-time firewall against new voting restrictions in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin should Republicans who support such curbs win competitive governors' races in those states in November.
“They say every election is the most important of our lifetime. Well, this one is,” said Kadida Kenner, executive director of the non-partisan New Pennsylvania Project, a group that works to register new voters. Read more >> [[link removed]]
Kadida Kenner on Power Station Podcast:
'I revere my ancestors and I work to bring honor to them'
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NPP executive director Kadida Kenner joins the Power Station Podcast to discuss motivating young voters, and honoring her ancestors by doing this important work.
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The Policy Corner: Affordable Housing
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Lack of affordable housing impacts all Pennsylvanians. Many residents struggle to pay their rent or mortgage as wages have remained stagnant while housing costs have continued to increase.
Housing is the foundation for everything: it is known as a "determinant of health, education and employment"; yet, we don’t prioritize it in Pennsylvania. For every one-hundred families or individuals considered extremely low income (making 30% or less of the area median income) and looking for a place to live, there are only thirty-eight places available that they can afford. That means sixty-two families out of the one hundred are homeless, doubled up, or living in unsafe housing conditions. 70% of extremely low-income Pennsylvanians have to spend more than half of their income on housing with a large portion of that population consisting of working people, most of whom work more than 40 hours per week.
During COVID-19, the largest number of jobs lost have been in sectors of the economy with low wages. Nearly half of all households in Pennsylvania have experienced job income loss with Black and hispanic or latino households disproportionately affected at higher rates.
Living through a global pandemic has only highlighted the systemic inequity of affordable housing in Pennsylvania. Our state legislators represent us as Pennsylvanians and we look to them to create policies that tackle this inequity. Registering to vote and then being sure you vote in every election is critical in making your voice heard on the issues you care about, i.e. affordable housing.
First 2022 Volunteer Call with special guest U.S. Senator Bob Casey
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Huge thank you to our friend, U.S. Senator Bob Casey who joined us as our special guest for our recent Quarterly Volunteer Call.
Reminder: Request Your Mail Ballot
Once you submit your request, a ballot will be mailed to your address. Then, you can fill out your ballot at home and return it by mail or at a secure dropbox set up by your county.
Vote by mail works for Pennsylvania. 2,616,012 Pennsylvanians were able to vote safely and securely in 2020 thanks to Pennsylvania’s landmark vote-by-mail law, Act 77.
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#TWEETOFTHEWEEK
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STATE AND LOCAL NEWS
Justices keep mail-in voting law in place, at least for now
Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law will remain in place, at least for the near future, despite a state judge’s order that would have made it expire in two weeks, the state Supreme Court ruled.
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Supreme Court Asked to Intervene in Congressional Maps Case
A group suing over Pennsylvania’s new map of congressional districts wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider whether they are entitled to an emergency order to halt the plan.
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Is Pennsylvania losing it? Hate groups proliferate as state GOP descends into MAGA paranoia
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidates have campaigned with an extreme anti-government group whose members attended the "Stop the Steal" rally ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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The Capital-Star’s 2022 Pa. incumbent retirement and primary tracker
With 2022 on the horizon, tracking legislative turnover amid changing lines, double-bunked incumbents, and retirements is difficult. But the Capital-Star will attempt to track these potential changes over the coming months.
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Pennsylvania has a new congressional map that will keep the state intensely competitive
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Upcoming Events
[link removed] [[link removed]] The Women of PABJ Present: Carrying the Torch | Saturday, March 12, 11:00 a.m.
Join the Women of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists to celebrate National Women's History Month on March 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. as we honor two women who have served the Philadelphia community. We'll also have a fireside chat with our keynote speaker, StoryCorps CEO Sandra Clark [[link removed][0]=AZUQBEd-lSaauuurPu6KPln-pTP0g22dt6pAZ_zsGMpI5F53ni32wdieCY0UP7_Y2fk7EtJ5Wk6n7gLGI7XaAR56wb8Xwg4BlAeVATqji51-OG3RiF7bD2vWtSOTnGkK9fXXqXsSDkHV9kgfhoaMA-YwkRQoydTW1iC-6zUOVgvqOA&__tn__=-]K*F] on how Black women are carrying the torch in 2022 and beyond. Register here [[link removed]] .
[[link removed]] March Volunteer Opportunities
Spring is right around the corner, and so is Election Day 2022 in the Commonwealth. We're seeking energetic volunteers for our upcoming voter registration drives, phone banks, and more. Ready to #ExpandTheElectorate [[link removed]] with Team NPP? Sign up today! [[link removed]]
Help us reach our goal to register 50,000 voters in the Commonwealth
We can't do this important year-round work without you.
Will you help us defend democracy by expanding the electorate in Pennsylvania?
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