Author: Andrew Ritter

14 Sep Direct Support Professional Recognition Week

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Governor Wolf issued a resolution designating the week of September 10-17, 2017 as “Direct Support Professionals Recognition week.”  The goal of this resolution is to bring attention the incredible value this workforce brings to communities all across Pennsylvania.  Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are the backbone of community-based care providing everyday services to individuals with intellectual disability or autism (ID/A).  In Pennsylvania, there are more than 35,000 DSPs who support individuals with intellectual disability or autism...

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13 Jul Natural Gas Vehicles: A Dynamic Time in PA

Posted at 14:04h in News
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Pennsylvania state government has been consumed with budget activity for most of the spring and summer, especially in the past month or so. Despite all the action and focus on the state budget, there are a lot of other policy items being pushed forward. Our team has been deeply involved on two fronts involving natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and have been making some headway on behalf of Clean Energy and this important burgeoning industry in...

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21 Feb Procter & Gamble United Way Drive a Success

Posted at 12:36h in Insights, News
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Procter & Gamble does more than just serve their consumers; they are dedicated to helping build local communities all around the world.  Procter & Gamble, Co. (P&G), a proud client of Capital Associates is a multinational consumer goods company. Their products range from diapers and baby products to cleaning agents to personal care products and are recognized household names such as Pampers, Gillette, Old Spice, Oral-B and Pantene to name a few. Their largest manufacturing...

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16 Feb Advocacy: Keep the Product, Change the Marketing

Posted at 21:19h in Insights
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Advocacy needs to change with the political cycle, but the goals don't have to. With the changing political landscape in DC, Democrats in power have undoubtedly adopted an approach that can be termed – the politics of deconstruction. Their strategy in the face of a new administration is to never let the new President and his administration ever find firm footing. From delaying cabinet confirmations to vigorously pursuing the ouster of appointed or already confirmed officials...

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13 Jan Capital Associates Now Implementing Dollar One Reporting of Lobbying Expenses

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In case you missed it last week, Capital Associates is now implementing "dollar one reporting" of lobbying expenses. Here is the press release from last week: Capital Associates, Inc. Announces Implementation of Dollar One Reporting of Lobbying Expenses Harrisburg, PA (January 4, 2016): Capital Associates has announced the implementation of “dollar-one” reporting of meals, entertainment, gifts and other costs as it relates to lobbying expenses. On August 31, 2015, partners and associates at Greenlee Partners published a...

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14 Oct Paycheck Protection: It Is All About Politics

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“This is about politics, pure and simple.” That is what Wythe Keever, the eminently capable spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Educators Association said to Capitolwire yesterday about pending Senate action on Senate Bill 501 which provides for “Mary’s Law,” or “paycheck protection,” as many call it. Mr. Keever is absolutely correct. Senate Bill 501 is all about politics. It’s about the free speech rights and political views of each and every one of their members. Every...

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07 Sep Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Baseball and Public Sector Union Contract Transparency

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Hot dogs, hamburgers, baseball, watermelon, weekend getaways, and fireworks. That is how most Americans know Labor Day. At one point, the holiday was meaningful to even more Americans. About 50 years ago, 34.8% of all US wage and salary workers belonged to unions. Recent numbers indicate that this figure is now around 11.3%. Since 1983, private sector union membership has declined from 16.8% to 6.7%. During this same time though, public sector employee unionization has...

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21 Jul Pennsylvania Should Ensure All Students are Trained in Hands-Only CPR

Posted at 08:28h in Insights
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Over 350,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur without warning each year in the United States, and approximately 88% occur at home. This medical tragedy is compounded by the fact that more than 70% of Americans feel helpless to assist because they were never taught CPR or, if taught, believe their training is outdated. A solution that could save the lives of your family and friends is to ensure all schools teach CPR while students are in...

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23 Jun A Turning Point for Natural Gas Vehicles in Pennsylvania

Posted at 19:29h in Insights
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“Marcellus Shale” and “natural gas” are household terms now in Pennsylvania. But things were a lot different in Pennsylvania in 2009 than they are now. The Commonwealth, like her peers across the nation, was grappling with a recession that had not yet found bottom. But, unlike many of her peers, Pennsylvania was sitting on top of the Marcellus Shale fairway – one of the most exciting natural gas “plays” in the country. Most Pennsylvanians still...

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03 Jun We Are Worth It.

Posted at 20:29h in Insights
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Imagine your life pre-1966 as an individual with an intellectual disability, then known as “mental retardation” – a negative sounding term for sure. Depending on the level of your intellectual disability, you could find yourself living at home with family or be completely misunderstood as someone unable to control their emotions/actions, be considered harmful to yourself or others and be placed in a state institutional setting - isolated from family and friends and with limited...

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