Everyone deserves a convenient time and place to vote. Let's ensure Allegheny County adds Satellite Election Offices that prioritize underserved areas, disability access, and availability outside working hours. Demand better access—take the survey https://t.co/1pqgwtfLjn
In every part of the US, incarceration is out of step with the rest of the world.
Even “progressive” states–like California & Illinois–have higher incarceration rates than countries with authoritarian governments. So much for the "land of the free."
Belgian block streets can handle relatively high volumes of traffic without cracking, and, depending on how they are laid, absorb rainwater without losing structural integrity:
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Every year in Allegheny County, more than 10,000 people who cannot afford a lawyer are charged with crimes (most of them low-level, non-violent offenses). https://t.co/K8UVs2F38R
Since 2018, fatal overdoses have tripled among Allegheny County’s Black residents, while overdoses among white residents have plateaued. The Department of Human Services is working to make treatment more accessible. https://t.co/bWqLon7aKG
The Pittsburgh Public Schools proposal to close schools will impact Black students & families 2x more than white students & families.
If the PPS School Board approves this they will be ignoring their own Equity Policy.
.@PhillyMayor has defunded the longest running mobile crisis unit in Philadelphia without communicating a plan to replace them with another agency.
We need a clear, community-led plan to ensure continuity of care for people in crisis.
Our statement: https://t.co/TULUx6tcLi
Pittsburgh faces an affordable housing crisis as rents soar and homeownership slips out of reach for working families. The Housing Opportunity Fund is vital in addressing this and closing the racial housing equity gap.
Read more https://t.co/meE45Bs6GR
BREAKING: U.S. Records Historic 1.3 Million COVID-19 Infections Per Day
As of August 19, 2024, the United States has hit a new milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, with daily infections surging to 1.3 million.
It strikes me that we hit that number DESPITE testing being expensive/ inconvenient/ inconsistent AND DESPITE testing data being suppressed/ hidden. How many more infections per day are we ACTUALLY facing??
About 270 GetGo stores will soon belong to Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard, company officials announced Monday. https://t.co/oB9J327mBk