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PUMP joins Ballot PA coalition to repeal closed primaries!

Brian Magee April 29, 2022 Active + Engaged Residents, Advocacy, Featured Advocacy, Voting Rights

As part of PUMP’s official advocacy and public policy agenda, PUMP supports active and engaged citizens through policies, programs, and …

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Pittsburgh Parks Trust Fund: Spending Plan in Pittsburgh’s 2022 Operating Budget

Katie Phillips December 22, 2021 Access to Health + Wellness, Advocacy, Diverse + Connected Region, Parks + Open Spaces

The first proposed spending plan for the Pittsburgh Parks Trust Fund was released on December 7th as part of the …

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Provide Feedback on Draft Congressional and Legislative Maps

Katie Phillips December 20, 2021 Active + Engaged Residents, Advocacy, Featured Advocacy, Redistricting, Uncategorized, Voting Rights

Pennsylvania lawmakers have begun releasing draft maps for the 2021-22 redistricting cycle. As the two processes for creating legislative districts …

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PUMP Signs Letter Urging White House to Support Paid Leave

Katie Phillips December 20, 2021 Access to Health + Wellness, Advocacy, Featured Advocacy, Opportunities for Success, Paid Leave

As negotiations surrounding the Build Back Better legislation continue, PUMP joined dozens of organizations in signing onto a letter urging …

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Allegheny County Needs a Pro-Voter Agenda

Katie Phillips October 20, 2021 Active + Engaged Residents, Advocacy, Featured Advocacy, Priority Issues, Voting Rights

PUMP has joined All Voting is Local to advocate for voting rights here in Allegheny County. We believe that your …

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Redistricting is Here: A Guide to Pennsylvania’s Process and Your Role

Katie Phillips October 7, 2021 Active + Engaged Residents, Advocacy, Featured Advocacy, Redistricting, Voting Rights

Every ten years, states are required by the U.S. Constitution to draw new legislative and congressional district boundaries based on …

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We Need a Federal Paid Leave Program

Katie Phillips September 21, 2021 Access to Health + Wellness, Featured Advocacy, Opportunities for Success, Paid Leave

PUMP supports the creation of a federal paid family and medical leave program to support the millions of people in …

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First Director of Allegheny County Department of Children Initiatives Announced

Katie Phillips May 27, 2021 Access to Health + Wellness, Early Childhood Education, Featured Advocacy, Opportunities for Success, Our Kids. Our Commitment.

Rebecca Mercatoris will be the first director of Allegheny County’s new Department of Children Initiatives. The department was created in …

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Allegheny County Creates New Department of Children Initiatives

Katie Phillips November 30, 2020 Access to Health + Wellness, Early Childhood Education, Featured Advocacy, Opportunities for Success, Our Kids. Our Commitment.

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s proposed 2021 budget included funding for year zero of a new department – the Department …

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Support the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act

Katie Phillips October 2, 2020 Active + Engaged Residents, Advocacy, Priority Issues, Redistricting, Voting Rights

Pennsylvania’s redistricting process will begin in 2021. We can end partisan gerrymandering by implementing commonsense reforms to the process. The …

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