Archive: Civic Engagement
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was passed in March of 2021 and allocated $122.7 billion dollars in supplemental Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding; this is now known as the ESSER III fund. The first two-thirds of the funding has already been disbursed to individual states to be distributed. In order to […]
Read MoreFrom left: Mark Dugan, Phoenix White, Paul Fedore, Prem Rajgopal, and Jeromy Mackey. Our work started with an issue-based deep canvas of residents in Washington and Greene Counties. We asked questions about environmental, economic, and racial justice, texting over 10,000 people with an average response rate of 25%. From those, we have routinely engaged with […]
Read MoreOn June 2, 2020, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania held its first primary election since enacting Act 77, all during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main changes that Act 77 gave to voters was the ability to request mail-in ballots with no particular reason. Before Act 77, Pennsylvania had a system for absentee voting, but […]
Read MoreWith less than two months to go until Election Day, the Pennsylvania Senate is taking up a bill that could affect how Pennsylvanians vote. House Bill (“HB”) 2626, sponsored by Dan Moul (R) serving Adams County and amended by Garth Everett (R) serving Lycoming County, has several provisions in it that change Act 77. Act […]
Read MoreThis is the 18th installment in our What’s on your mind? blog series and was written by Field Coordinator Paul Fedore. There has been a lot of rhetoric about the ability to trust the mail-in ballot process, but many states are already planning and preparing for a major influx of mail-in ballots this November. Local […]
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