Archive: Democracy
Congressional Redistricting Map Update The state of Pennsylvania has been undergoing the process of determining new district boundaries for the state’s federal congressional districts. After a census, districts are redrawn to ensure that each citizen’s vote carries the same weight in the ballot box. On December 15th, the GOP released the final copy of their […]
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On Monday, January 31st, the Canonsburg Borough Council held a public workshop to discuss the use of over $900,000 in ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds. Community members were encouraged to bring their ideas for the use of the funds to the table. Due to Covid risk, we decided not to attend. As you can […]
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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 […]
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It’s that time of year again, right before the holiday season. Halloween is at the end of this month, Election Day and Thanksgiving are just around the corner, and Christmas and the New Year will be here before we know it! Just after Halloween, another day that many are preparing for will occur: the municipal […]
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The year 2020 was hectic for everyone, especially for the U.S. postal service and election officials across the nation, who faced new struggles due to the presidential election and the pandemic. Many Pennsylvanians who haven’t had the desire or ability to vote before did so, and a significant number voted by mail, which was a […]
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The Center for Coalfield Justice has been working with Cecil Township residents on increasing government engagement, transparency, and protecting the health and environment of the community. As part of this effort, we developed a questionnaire and sent it to every candidate running for Cecil Township Supervisor in the Primary Election. We did not receive a […]
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