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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 21h

(1/): No one is coming to save our democracy for us. We have to participate in it, protect it & fight for everyone’s right to have a voice in it. ✊🏽 Last night, we brought community together in #Pittsburgh’s historic #HillDistrict for a nonpartisan Election Protection Training.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(1/): Yesterday was #HungerActionDay, and as we close out #HungerActionMonth, I was glad to support our partners at Just Harvest at Arlington Elementary in #Pittsburgh. We need to keep talking about the growing hunger crisis and what is happening to SNAP in PA.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

(1/): 🍋 We brought the receipts to Langhorne. On Friday, @patogetheraction.bsky.social joined partners and local residents outside Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s district office for our #PAFeelsTheSqueeze traveling lemonade stand. We heard directly from residents about how rising costs are hitting home.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🗳️ #Pittsburgh: Join us 10/1 for a FREE, nonpartisan Election Protection Training in the #HillDistrict. ⏰ 3:30–5:30 PM 📍 Pitt CEC at Historic New Granada Theater 🍽️ Food provided Learn practical tools to protect voting access & respond safely when challenges arise. 🔗 www.mobilize.us/democracypa/...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

(1/): I want you to hear from Marilyn. She lives in Allentown, and in 47 seconds she puts health care “affordability” into real-life terms: Credit cards. Putting things off. Debt. And still needing health care. Listen to Marilyn. ⬇️

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pittsburgh 🤝🏾 Philly. I’m honored to join Angel Gober as co-host welcoming Philadelphia Councilmember Kendra Brooks to #Pittsburgh on Oct. 8! We’re building bridges across PA and working toward a Commonwealth where all our communities can thrive. RSVP/donate: secure.actblue.com/donate/kb_oct8⁠.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’ve made real progress on public school funding in #Pennsylvania. But the job isn’t finished. Nearly 70% of PA public school students still attend underfunded districts—and this fall, voters will decide who makes the next funding decisions. 🎓 Join us 9/30 at noon: bit.ly/PASW-eotb2026

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(1/): We’ve already been patient 😤 We’re paying more for groceries, housing, gas — and health care. Nearly 202k Pennsylvanians have already dropped Pennie coverage since enhanced premium tax credits expired, after Rep. Perry voted against extending them.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

(1/): How much harder are working people supposed to work just to get by? When her 9-month-old grandson came to live with her, Doris, an Easton grandmother, took on a second job. Two jobs—and her family is still struggling with food, clothing & healthcare.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“The report…found that by 2030, electricity supply could fail to meet demand on the regional grid on average six times every 10 years. In a worst-case scenario…the regional grid could experience blackouts 13 days per year.” whyy.org/articles/dat...

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Data center growth driving up blackout risk, Pa. utility regulators say

A report predicts electricity demand on the regional grid will nearly double by 2040, due almost entirely to data centers.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tomorrow, I’m taking PA’s fight for fair wages to the national stage! ✊🏾 For #LaborActionWeek, I’m thrilled to join the NAACP & leaders from across the country to lift up our work here in PA. Affordability isn’t just what things cost—it’s also what people earn. Register: naacp.org/events/we-wo...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

(1/): I spent part of my morning at the Allegheny County Board of Elections, where I testified on behalf of @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social in support of expanding ballot drop-off locations and satellite election offices across the county. 🗳️ And we made progress. 🧵

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

(1/): As part of our work at @patogetheraction.bsky.social, we’re organizing across PA to hold members of Congress accountable for the decisions making everyday life less affordable. That includes the health care affordability crisis facing families in PA-01. 🧵

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On connecting economic power to civic power: “Democracy without economic power is democracy in name only…. It’s not just for our voices to be heard, it’s for our voices to have consequences….Extreme wealth inequality is the crisis of our democracy.” - Sarita Gupta, VP US Programs, Ford Foundation

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

(1/): Last week, Pennsylvanians Together in Action was on the move with our partners at Affordable Pennsylvania. 🚢 Two congressional districts. Two nights. One message: Pennsylvanians are tired of working harder, paying more, and getting less.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

(1/): 1 MILLION+ kids have lost access to SNAP food assistance since Republicans in Congress passed Trump’s 2025 budget law. Kids are losing help putting food on the table while families are already struggling with the cost of groceries. New data shows the problem is growing🧵

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Only 88 votes made the difference! Pennsylvania Dems flip seat held by Republicans since 1999 in SWPA. Trump won this district by 18 points and 53% of voters are registered Republicans. www.newsweek.com/democrats-de...

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Democrats declare victory in seat held by Republicans since 1999

Democrat Brandon Dukes is leading Republican Scott Timko in a special election in the Pennsylvania State House's 12th District.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

(1/): We’re less than a week out! 📣 On Aug. 20, @AffordablePA + @PATogetherAct are bringing PA-10 residents together in #Harrisburg for an SOS Town Hall on the affordability crisis and the decisions Rep. Scott Perry is making in Washington. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/affordablepe...

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Pennsylvania Policy Center @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The tl;dr: PA’s 2026–27 state budget is best understood as a selective-investment and cost-maintenance budget. It represents meaningful progress in several areas, but doesn’t provide a substantial or comprehensive response to many challenges facing PA. (1/7)

Pennsylvania’s FY 2026–27 Budget is Officially Enacted. Targeted progress. Broad maintenance. Big needs left unresolved.
What does this mean for Pennsylvanians?”

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/08/2026

A Guatemalan immigrant who had been taken to a troubled detention center in New Jersey last month experienced a medical emergency and died after having been transferred to a hospital, federal officials said on Wednesday.

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A Third Immigrant Detained at Delaney Hall Dies After Medical Emergency

A Guatemalan migrant was transferred to a hospital when he experienced what appeared to be a seizure, federal officials said.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(1/): 🎉 Good news for #Pennsylvania families: Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture Committee rejected Chairman Boozman’s Farm Bill proposal, which included harmful SNAP cost shifts and deeper future cuts to food assistance. An important win in the fight to protect SNAP.

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Pennsylvania Policy Center @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

61 years ago, Medicaid was signed into law. 1 year ago, it was gutted in Congress to fund tax cuts for the rich. We came together in Bucks County yesterday to call on Congress to reverse the deadly cuts made during the #HealthcareHeist and to protect life-saving programs like Medicaid & Medicare!

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

(1/): 🏫 NEW @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social RESEARCH For decades, #Pennsylvania’s school funding system relied too heavily on local wealth rather than student need. Our latest report examines whether adequacy funding is changing that. The answer is encouraging. 🧵 📖 pennpolicy.org/research_pub...

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Closing School Funding Gaps Across Urban and Rural Pennsylvania

July 23, 2026 The updated analysis finds that Pennsylvania’s enacted 2026–27 adequacy funding is being directed where it is needed most, with districts serving the highest shares of low-income, Bla…

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CNN @cnn.com · 23/07/2026

"The larger story in American politics right now might be less the rise of socialism than the decline of faith in capitalism and economic fairness," writes Aaron Blake. Read more analysis: cnn.it/4wQSRoC

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

(1/): #Pennsylvania missed another opportunity to raise wages, but the fight isn’t over. Congress can act. The #LivingWageForAll Act would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hour. Take action today: actionnetwork.org/letters/one-...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

(1/): #Pennsylvania families can’t afford this. More than 1.5M children nationwide have already lost SNAP access, & our Commonwealth still faces additional federal SNAP cuts & cost shifts that threaten food security for working families. Read this thread from @Brendan_Duke + 👇🏽

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

(1/): Pennsylvania’s FY 2026-27 State Budget has passed. While it continues progress toward constitutional public school funding and avoids state-level cuts to essential health care programs, it leaves many of Pennsylvania’s affordability challenges unresolved.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

1/: 🎬 Coming Soon on Netflix (hopefully): How I Survived the FY 2026–27 Pennsylvania Budget After weeks of negotiations (or not), missed deadlines, surprise session notices, committee meetings, and budget rumors, we’re headed into a weekend of House and Senate sessions.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

(1/): ⭐ RFPs NOW OPEN! @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social is seeking proposals for 2 contract opportunities: 📣 Campaign Coordinator 🗓 Due: Fri., July 24, 5 PM 🎨 Communications Associate 🗓 Due: Tues., July 28, 5 PM We’re looking for mission-driven consultants or firms. 👇🏽 Details below.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

(1/): ⏰ PA is past the budget deadline, and one of the biggest questions facing lawmakers is data centers. ⚡ Who pays? 💧 What about energy & water? 🏘️ How do communities have a voice? Join our Policy Action Call this Thursday at 1 PM. Register: bit.ly/PolicyAction...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

(1/): on July 4 2025 H.R. 1 was signed into law. The question we asked in #Pennsylvania last week was, “who pays for the consequences?” Spoiler: Families. States. Hospitals. Municipalities. Providers. Non-profits. This isn’t about what happened, it’s what we’re willing to do.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

1/: 🇺🇸 As Pennsylvanians shop for groceries for Fourth of July cookouts, too many are still struggling to afford the basics. Congress can still help. Tell Senator Fetterman to keep fighting for SNAP and delay the federal cost shift to Pennsylvania. 👉🏽 actionnetwork.org/letters/fett...

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Tell Senator Fetterman to Keep Standing Up for SNAP, Protect Pennsylvania Families, and Delay the Federal Cost Shift to Pennsylvania

No Pennsylvanian should lose access to food because Congress shifted SNAP costs from the federal government onto states! Tell Senator Fetterman to protect food access for Pennsylvania families by ensu...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

1/: In less than 24 hrs, I experienced two very different convos about the value of work in America. Mon: D.C. joining workers, advocates & members of Congress fighting for a Living Wage for All. Tue: Harrisburg, marking 20 yrs since PA Senate last approved a min wage increase.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

‼️ACTION ALERT: Tell your #Pennsylvania Senator to put $5.1 billion into over 1 million workers pockets. Raise the #Pennsylvania Wage! ➡️ actionnetwork.org/letters/2026...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

💭REMINDER: Don’t let your view of the world limit your worldview.

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Pennsylvania Policy Center @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

💸 Every year, PA is losing money to corporate tax giveaways!! PA has spent over 2 decades reducing corporate taxes & narrowing its corporate tax base, leaving our budget w/ less recurring revenue for schools, transit, infrastructure, health care, workforce development, & other public investments.

Text reads "Pennsylvania’s Corporate Tax Changes Now Cost the Commonwealth an Estimated $2.21 to $2.99 Billion Each Year" overlaid on an image with faded imagery of coins, numbers, and graphs.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📢 We’re hiring! @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social is seeking a Campaign Director to lead statewide issue campaigns that connect policy research, coalition building, communications, public education, and advocacy. Learn more and apply: pennpolicy.org/job-opportun...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

(1/): 📚 NEW RESEARCH: Who really benefits from raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage? Our latest @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social analysis challenges some of the biggest myths with original #Pennsylvania data. Read the new brief: pennpolicy.org/wp-content/u...

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

(1/): 🚌💰 Just over 1 week until the Who Pays Bus Tour comes to #Pennsylvania! As we approach the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, we must ask: Who benefits when billionaires get tax breaks while families struggle with rising costs? 🔗: www.familiesoverbillionaires.org/latest-updat...

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The “Who Pays?” Bus Tour Is Coming To A City Near You

Check out the latest list of stops!

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🚨NEW: A new California lawsuit alleges that gas stations owned by companies like Walmart, Speedway & Albertsons, are using AI to coordinate higher gas prices instead of competing for customers. Because apparently gas wasn't expensive enough already.

A new federal lawsuit alleges that gas station companies across California are engaged in an illegal conspiracy, powered by AI software, to raise prices.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

(1/): In the middle of an affordability crisis, cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential services should not be on the table. #Pennsylvania families need solutions that lower costs and expand opportunity—not deepen hardship. 🔗: www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/06...

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PA lawmakers may tap rainy day fund to balance the budget

Pennsylvania may need to tap its $8 billion rainy day fund as lawmakers confront a growing budget deficit and limited new revenue options.

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🚨NEW: Americans pay 2.78x more for prescription drugs than the world average. 1 in 5 insured Americans go without necessary prescriptions because of cost. Today, we released 2 blueprints to fix it saving Americans up to $18 billion a year on prescription drugs.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The affordability crisis is a wage crisis. Costs keep rising while #Pennsylvania’s minimum wage remains stuck at $7.25/hr. PA workers have gone 17 years without a raise. The Senate must act. Tell your senator: Pennsylvanians need relief. Raise the wage now: actionnetwork.org/letters/2026...

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This is Juneteenth in Trump's economy: • Black workers are faring worse • Black worker median weekly real earnings dropped • Black unemployment has spiked sharply • Black families face higher costs & less protections

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Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Freedom. Trump's Economy Is Holding Black Families Back. - Groundwork Collaborative

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🚨 NEW: Celebrating Dad is going to be more expensive this year thanks to Trump's economic chaos. Our new analysis finds that prices for popular Dad gifts are up 18.8%. Another holiday, another budget celebration.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

(1/): #Pennsylvania is facing an affordability crisis. If the alternative is cuts to health care, food assistance, public transit, education, & other core services that help people make ends meet, we must use some of the Rainy Day Fund. My comments in USA Today: www.aol.com/articles/kno...

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What to know about Pennsylvania’s rainy day fund and 2026-27 budget - AOL

How Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal tests Pennsylvania’s rainy day-fund rules and past practice.

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Felicity A. Williams, Esq. @felicityspeaks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Great few days at #FairTaxSummit2026 in Detroit. Honored to share the stage with Anusha, moderated by Richard Chew, discussing how states can go on offense for tax justice. PA isn’t poor. The USA isn’t poor. The wealth exists. It’s whether we have the political will to build a future we deserve.

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