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Amid Rollbacks On Protections, The EPA Goes The Other Way On Delaware River Water Quality
Environmental activists praise the new rule. But wastewater-treatment utilities face millions in new costs to make it happen.
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US Prison Population Rises For Second Straight Year
It follows a rise in 2022, which marked the first uptick since 2010, when prison populations had begun a gradual decline.
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Amid Crosstalk From Trump, Pennsylvania Republicans Encourage Mail Voting
GOP voters are coming around to it, too, as state law makes requesting a ballot easier.
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Tribal Traditional Healing Gets Medicaid Reimbursement In 4 States
Martinez, a clinical psychologist and member of the Chumash Tribe, helped run an American Indian youth ceremonial camp. Held at a sacred ...
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Suicide Claims More Gen Z Lives Than Previous Generation
A federal initiative was formed to reduce suicides among Black young people and children.
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Cervical Cancer Could Be Eradicated, Experts Say. But Not With Medicaid Cuts And Anti-Vax Politics.
It’s one of few cancers that has a known path of prevention after the approval of the first HPV vaccine in 2006.
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Judge Protects Pennsylvania — For Now — From Federal Reprisal In Food Stamp Dispute
The move is the latest development in a dispute over the Trump administration’s demand for personal information about food stamp recipients.
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With No End To Budget Impasse In Sight, Pa. School Districts And Counties Warn Of Program Cuts
Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that has been unable to pass some form of a budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
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Medicaid Patients Lose Quick Access To Basic Care After Planned Parenthood Cuts And Closures
"Black and brown communities are going to be the ones that bear the brunt of these closures.”
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Garrity Brings Gubernatorial Campaign To Suburban Philadelphia Swing County
“Pennsylvania deserves a fighter who works for them, not a politician with eyes on the White House,” Treasurer Stacy Garrity said Thursday.
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Gov. Shapiro Directs Pa. Health Insurers To Disregard New Recommendations From CDC Vaccine Panel
Pennsylvania is continuing to break away from federal health agencies led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Some Republican States Resist DOJ Demand For Private Voter Data
For the GOP, the demands pit the traditional conservative belief in states’ authority against the will of a president.
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Pennsylvania And 16 Other States Protect Access To The COVID-19 Shot As Feds Restrict Eligibility
Together, the moves represent an extraordinary state rebellion against the public health authority of the federal government.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit Turns To Pa. Fund To Avoid Service Cuts During Budget Impasse
The move makes it possible for the transit system to avoid a 35 percent service cut and a fare hike of 9%.
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The AI Boom Is Coming For Pennsylvania. How Will Lawmakers Respond?
Policies to provide environmental and consumer protections lag even further behind.
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Under Pressure, Some Immigrants Are Leaving American Dreams Behind
Immigration arrests fell in August compared with July and have not been close to a stated administration goal of 3,000 a day.
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Corrections Officers Would Be Able To Live Outside Of Pa. Under Bill Passed By Senate Panel
The proposal aims to address staffing shortages.
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SNAP Changes In Trump Budget Mean Time Limits For Some Pennsylvanians On Food Assistance
New rules and time limits are now in place for many adults who receive food stamps who don't work and don't have minor children.
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Wagers On Touchdowns, Strikeouts And Even Penalties: States Eye Limits On Prop Bets
I mean, they’re betting on the next pitch, the next play, and it’s constant,” Hutchinson said. “There’s no pause. It’s just not healthy.”
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Every State In The Nation Has Some Form Of A Budget In Place — Except Pennsylvania And Michigan
The debate has left the one million people (one in 13 Pennsylvanians) who use mass transit wondering what comes next.
