April 18, 2018
Philly Voice, Michael Tanenbaum, April 14, 2018- A Republican Pennsylvania lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would render Philadelphia’s controversial soda tax invalid. State Rep. Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny) proposed the soda-tax preemption legislation in an effort to ban local jurisdictions from imposing taxes on food, beverages or containers for either. Only …
April 16, 2018
WHYY News, Dave Davies, April 12, 2018- Opponents of Philadelphia’s controversial sweetened beverage tax, stymied so far in their efforts to defeat the levy in court, are getting some support in Pennsylvania’s Legislature. State Rep. Mark Mustio, R-Allegheny, has introduced a bill that would overturn the Philadelphia tax. It would …
April 12, 2018
Philadelphia Magazine, Joe Trinacria, April 10, 2018- A state representative from suburban Pittsburgh introduced a bill on Monday that would prohibit Pennsylvania municipalities from taxing food and beverages. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Mark Mustio, would retroactively nix Philadelphia’s controversial soda tax and has already received bipartisan support. “While there is …
April 12, 2018
This is a wonderful video from our friends at the Blum Center on Developing Economies at the University of California, Berkeley. It addresses one of the key issues we struggle with – How do grassroots activists relate to “experts,” and why do they need one another?
April 5, 2018
Beyond Pesticides, Staff, April 5, 2018- An industry-backed attempt to enact pesticide preemption in the state of Maine is officially over after bill LD 1853 was voted down by a 9-2 margin earlier this week. The bill, introduced by state Senator Tom Saviello (R-Wilton), resembled a similar bill that failed in the same …