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Despite concerns of a recession, local businesses are experiencing steady demand for goods, servicesOn today’s episode of The Confluence: We look at the results of a recent survey on the regional businesses economic outlook for remainder of the year; the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s mail-in-voting law, Act 77; and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s Pittsburgh home is opening to the public. Today’s guests include: Vera Krekanova, chief research officer with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development; Stephen Caruso, Capitol reporter for Spotlight PA; and Chris Rawson, board member of the August Wilson House.
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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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There are workarounds to technical problems with signature verification.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Associated Press reporter Marc Levy explains that despite Commonwealth Court judges ruling the vote-by-mail law unconstitutional, an appeal by the Wolf administration to the state Supreme Court means it stands, for now; the state Department of Environmental Protection has found a third of Pennsylvania streams are ‘impaired,’ and is accepting public comments on a report about the quality and health of the state’s waterways; and Rhythm Sweet & Hot host Mike Plaskett shares his memories of long-time Pittsburgh record shop owner, Jerry Weber.
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On today’s program: Associated Press reporter Marc Levy discusses how Republican lawmakers hope to enact veto-proof voter referendums; and William Marshall, organizer of Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth commemoration, explains how the historic day has grown through the years to both celebrate and educate.
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On today’s program: The Pittsburgh-based Black Equity Coalition tracks the rate of vaccinations among Black and white residents and wants the state to release more detailed data about who is and isn’t vaccinated; Heather McGhee discusses her book, “The Sum of Us,” about how racially motivated economic and policy decisions hurt everyone; and the commonwealth’s long history of voting by mail.
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Pennsylvania’s top election official said Wednesday that voters who have not returned their mail-in ballots yet should now drop them off in person.“At…
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Voting rights activists – as well as Democrats – are pinning their hopes for a big turnout in this year’s election on mail-in voting. But some voters in…
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The Allegheny County Elections Division has managed to completely process all of the mail-in ballot applications it has received so far, with two weeks to…
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The Allegheny County Elections Division announced Wednesday that the company in charge of printing and mailing ballots sent the wrong ballots to 28,879…