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Our testimony to the Port Authority of Allegheny County Board on fair fares
We joined allies in making clear how how PAAC’s new fare proposal falls short of ensuring mobility and food access for low-income transit riders.
Comment to Allegheny County Council in support of Paid Sick Days bill
Allegheny County Council will be voting March 9 on the Paid Sick Days Act. Here’s why we support this bill, and what you can do to help it pass.
The long history of lies behind the Capitol siege, and what must come next
Just Harvest staff watched the attempted siege of the Capitol Building on January 6, as well as the paltry response, with utter horror but not surprise.
Cash Assistance options during COVID-19
What can people waiting for unemployment benefits, or who aren’t eligible for them, do to pay their bills? There are options.
After the pandemic: The “old normal”, or something better?
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis of shocking proportion. We eagerly yearn for a return to normal, even as we picture what “a new normal” might require.
PA government must protect us all during the coronavirus pandemic
Join us in urging our state officials to swiftly adopt key measures to protect working families and other vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: The Federal government must do more
Federal policymakers must enact additional measures now to mitigate the far-reaching economic harms arising from the coronavirus pandemic.
Support #FairFares Policy Platform to Address Inequities in Access
Port Authority’s current community engagement sessions may be riders’ only opportunity to influence the agency’s current plans to redesign fare policy.
STATEMENT: Potential Movement on the Minimum Wage
We The People – PA campaign partners put out the following statement in response to reports of a minimum wage bill now moving through the General Assembly.
