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One of the biggest policy debates in our region this summer is playing out in the Allegheny County Board of Health. The board is considering whether to require all businesses in the county to offer employees 18 weeks of paid parental leave ([link removed]) .

Public Source health reporter Oliver Morrison researched 13 key questions ([link removed]) about the proposal, including:
* Why 18 weeks?
* How does it compare to other states’ and countries’ parental leave policies?
* Would it hurt small businesses?

Read the answers ([link removed]) to those questions and more.

✍️ Newsletter written by Charlie Wolfson ([link removed]) ,

Public Source local government reporter & newsletter editor


** OUR TOP STORY
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** Allegheny County’s paid parental leave proposal: 13 questions answered ([link removed])
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Paid parental leave has proved healthy for families, but its economic effects are less studied. Here are the details on Allegheny County’s proposal, experiences elsewhere and research on the benefit.
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** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
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Today is July 28.

10 years ago, 2016: Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for president at the party’s convention in Philadelphia, becoming the first woman to be nominated by a major party. (AP)

25 years ago, 2001: Former University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Wesley Posvar died at 75. (Post-Gazette)

118 years ago, 1908: The Pirates and Giants ended their game in a 2-2 tie at the Polo Grounds; the game was called after 16 innings due to darkness. (Post-Gazette)


** LOCAL EVENTS
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🎞️ Steel City Horror Show ([link removed]) 7:30 p.m. Sunday | Harris Theater, Downtown

🎶 Free folk concert ([link removed]) 7:30 p.m. Sunday | Hartwood Acres Amphitheater | The Wood Brothers, opener Ric Robertson

🇮🇹 Little Italy Days ([link removed]) Aug. 13-16 | Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield

🪷 Vintage mixer night at Phipps ([link removed]) 5 p.m. Aug. 20 | Phipps Conservatory, Oakland

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