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On today’s episode of The Confluence: A Commonwealth Court judge ruled its legal for counties to let voters fix small errors on their mail-in ballots, a practice known as “ballot curing”; the time between August and November is known as the “Red Zone,” when more than half of college campus sexual assaults will take place, we discuss what’s being done to address these incidents; and students at Community College of Allegheny County have the chance to send an experiment to space. Today’s guests include: Sam Dunklau, WESA’s capitol bureau chief; Mila Sanina, freelance journalist and assistant teaching professor at Penn State Bellisario College, and Emma Folts, higher education reporter for PublicSource; and Justin Starr, CCAC Endowed Professor of Advanced Technologies and coordinator for the college’s participation in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Public comment on maps to redraw state legislative districts ended last night, and chair of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission Mark Nordenberg explains the steps taken to ensure transparency in the process; and the Community College of Allegheny County is welcoming veteran students who qualify for the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program, which is meant to support those unemployed due to COVID-19.
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On today’s program: UPMC pediatric infectious diseases specialist Dr. Andrew Nowalk explains how the COVID-19 vaccine has been tested for safety among children aged five to 11 years old; U.S. Senator Bob Casey discusses a bill he is co-sponsoring to help workers transition to renewable energy industries; and Michael Rinsem with Community College of Allegheny County explains how training the new workforce in the region requires forethought and a focus on skills .
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On today’s program: Community College of Allegheny County’s vice president of enrollment management discusses enrollment changes during the pandemic, what comes next in the summer and fall; Pittsburgh Public Schools are scrambling to hire more bus drivers ahead of all students returning to in-person school on May 3; and a look at the reputation of U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman in Braddock, where he served as mayor for 13 years.
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In a pilot program launching next spring, Uber is offering 100 Pittsburgh-area drivers a $500 incentive to go toward classes, fees and textbooks for the…
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The Community College of Allegheny County is one local organization that plans to apply for a new state grant to fund apprenticeship programs.Pennsylvania…
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A lot of kids have big dreams of stardom, but not everybody can be a singer, rapper or performer. Still, there are aspects of the music and entertainment…
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The Community College of Allegheny County has been issued a warning by its accrediting body, which requires the college to re-evaluate how it measures…
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Residents of the Hill District, Uptown and West Oakland will soon qualify for a free course that could help lead to union jobs through the Community…
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A large, three-story structure in Allegheny West where college students used to learn how to paint and sculpt would become the Pittsburgh Bureau of…