4 Ballot Questions May 18: Vote No/No/Yes/Yes

Apr 13, 2021 | CCDC Blog, Statewide Candidates, Voting & districts

Thanks to Kennett Area Dems for the above. Read more here, including why the first 2 questions attempt to set aside the usual process of checks and balances and the dire practical and financial consequences that could follow if they are passed. Note that the 4th...

PA House Dems introduce a range of measures to defend voting rights and other fundamentals of democracy

Mar 30, 2021 | CCDC Blog, PA House, Voting & districts

From the PA House Democratic Policy Committee: DEFENDING DEMOCRACY The November 2020 election was the most secure in history, with record turnout across Pennsylvania. Before Election Day, county officials asked the legislature to make some small changes that would...

Statement by President Biden on the Attack on the Right to Vote in Georgia

Mar 28, 2021 | CCDC Blog, Voting & districts

March 26, 2021 • Speeches and Remarks [n.b. keep your eye on Harrisburg as well!] More Americans voted in the 2020 elections than any election in our nation’s history. In Georgia we saw this most historic demonstration of the power of the vote twice – in November and...

Controller’s Office wins Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

Mar 12, 2021 | CCDC Blog, ChesCo row offices

Congratulations to Chester County Controller Margaret Reif and her hard-working office for being recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada with a prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial...

Pennsylvania Vaccination Distribution Plan

Mar 12, 2021 | CCDC Blog, Health care

As the PA DOH image shows, total population is just one factor; age 65+ population and number of Covid cases and deaths also figure in the formula. And educators and support staff are on their own schedule now, prioritized for the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen)...

Real Help for Hard Times: Senator Casey explains the American Rescue Plan

Mar 12, 2021 | CCDC Blog, US Senate

From Senator Robert Casey’s e-Newsletter, 3/12/21 President Biden just signed the American Rescue Plan, and real relief is finally on its way to the American people. Once implemented, this historic legislation will put more money into the pockets of working...

“We must march to demand the unqualified right to register and vote—we must march to demand the opportunity for decent jobs—we must march for the right to improve our wages and living standards.” — Bayard Rustin, born in West Chester, March 17, 1912