John Craig Hammond (D), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 28th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny […]
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John Ritter: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly
John Ritter (R), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 25th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Joe Szpara: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly
Joe Szpara (D), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 46th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Fawn Walker-Montgomery: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly
Fawn Walker-Montgomery (R), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 35th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
A look at TANF 20 years after “welfare reform”
Twenty years ago, President Clinton and Congress ended cash assistance as we knew it. The thinking behind “welfare reform” was essentially this: the free ride is over.
Pittsburgh Housing Opportunity Fund a good start for affordable housing
For a variety of reasons, Pittsburgh is now short nearly 20,000 units of affordable housing. A new city bill would help address the crisis.
Join us on June 27 for a PA Budget Day of Action
Pennsylania’s budget deadline is June 30. Monday is the day to tell our legislators get their priorities straight.
Join us at our 2016 Membership Meeting
Mayor Bill Peduto and public health leader Dr. Karen Hacker will be our special guest speakers. We hope to see you there!
Justice, Not Charity: How to end hunger
Consol Energy Center could be filled to capacity more than eight times over with the number of people facing hunger in Allegheny County. Here’s what we can do about it.
This boy donated $1,100 to Just Harvest!
For many 13-year-old Jewish boys, the Bar Mitzvah is a weighty coming of age ceremony that they have long expected and prepared for. But Aaron Berger isn’t like most boys.
