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The state’s new budget pays off $42 million in debt, but backers say a bigger policy change is needed to prepare the system for future downturns.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Pennsylvania’s expanded mail-in voting legislation is being considered in the state Supreme Court and could be ruled unconstitutional; the state has received $6.8 million in federal grants to support equitable access to unemployment insurance; and we speak to a dancer in a new local ballet company about efforts to make the industry more equitable and inclusive, and what its like to perform on stage after forming in the middle of the pandemic.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja brings us up to speed on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest masking guidelines, and what it means for the state to treat COVID-19 as "endemic"; and Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid co-founders explain what’s new in a proposal to update the state’s rules for compensation tipped employees.
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On today’s program: Unemployment fraud has become a business, according to investigative reporting from ProPublica, which found users on Telegram selling “sauces” to help scammers defraud state unemployment systems, including the commonwealth’s; in light of the county considering a Westmoreland Trail to the Great Allegheny Passage connection, a look at the history of Turtle Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela River where remains of plants that supported the region’s steel industry are still visible; and a reflection on Skibo Gym, one of Carnegie Mellon University’s oldest buildings, which is about to undergo construction.
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Advocates rallied in downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning.
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The agency will send millions in refunds to roughly 250,000 people after months of inquiries from Spotlight PA about the issue.
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On today’s program: Some employers and education institutions are requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but others are waiting for the vaccines to receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; unemployed Pennsylvanians will soon have to show proof they’re looking for work, a requirement halted due to the pandemic; and the airport is expecting a busy weekend ahead and summer season as more Americans are vaccinated and traveling.
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On today's program: The executive director of Trying Together explains the state of the region’s child care industry, and how $303 million from the Wolf…
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On today's program: Labor and Industry Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier talks about the challenges of distributing federal Pandemic Unemployment…
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Pennsylvania’s jobless rate has risen slightly, even as unemployment nationwide has gone down.The numbers come from the state Department of Labor and…