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Fitzpatrick Makes Another Push To Crack Down On Toxic PFAS Chemicals
Bucks County's Brian Fitzpatrick is making another push to crack down on a widespread class of “forever chemicals.”
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Philadelphia’s Black Queer And Burlesque Performers Call Out White Producers And Club Owners
The performers listed the allegations in an open letter published on Facebook early last week.
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Mirroring Moves By Western States, PA. Rep. Makes The Case For Conservation Corridors
Daley introduced House Resolution 670, which asks the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and report back.
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With Primary In Rearview Mirrors, Wolf, Republicans Agree More Election Tweaks Needed
The call for change comes after new voting rules led to a weeklong delay in final results in Pennsylvania’s June 2 primary election.
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Roberts Joins Supreme Court’s Four Liberal Judges In Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law
The law would have required physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
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How Racism In The U.S. Health System Hinders Care And Costs Lives Of African Americans | Analysis
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., the virus hit African Americans disproportionately hard.
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Allegheny Co. Sees Uptick In COVID-19 Cases, Suspends On-Site Alcohol Sales
The order comes as the county tallied 393 new cases in the past seven days, according to the Associated Press.
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The Republicans Have Been Dead Wrong About Reopening | Opinion
Recently all Republicans and a few Democrats voted to overturn Governor Wolf’s emergency order.
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Philly Teachers At Odds On How To Reopen Schools
Philadelphia teachers can’t seem to agree on the best way to reopen Philadelphia Public schools.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbates Funding, Inequality Concerns Among PA. Schools
For others, it means cutting programs or slowing expansion.
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Philly City Council Passes Police Reforms, Shelves Others For The Summer
Philadelphia City Council approved four police reforms on Thursday but left others shelved for the summer.
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Trump’s Attacks On Biden’s Age Play Into Unfair Stereotypes. That Will Cost Him Votes Among Older Pennsylvanians. | Ray E. Landis
The ugliness has reached the airwaves in central Pennsylvania in the form of campaign commercials.
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The Only Plausible Excuse For Asking Women To ‘Take One For The Team’ | Opinion
The highly regarded senior senators from Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar, withdrew their names.
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A Look At The 2020-2021 Stopgap Budget: How PA. Is Paying For Prisons And Covid-19 Relief | The Numbers Racket
For the most part, the funding in the $25.8 billion stopgap budget will remain at the same level as the 2019-2020.
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Allowing Bigger Truck Loopholes Dangerous For Commonwealth Motorists | Opinion
The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police (PCPA) has had a long-standing policy opposing increases in truck size and weight.
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This 4th Of July, Be Smart And Safe When You Set Off Fireworks | Opinion
As the July Fourth holiday draws closer, so too do the calls and complaints to my office about fireworks activity.
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Changes To Landmark Senate Bill Overhauling PA.’s Probation System Costs It Support Among Criminal Justice Reformers
A bill aimed at overhauling Pennsylvania’s bloated and expensive probation system cleared a key committee hurdle Wednesday.
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In Grand Jury Report, Shapiro Calls Out Gas Drillers; Faults PA. For Not Adequately Watchdogging The Industry
Attorney General Josh Shapiro released a grand jury report Thursday taking aim at the state’s natural gas industry.
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PA.’s Fitzpatrick Votes With U.S. House Dems. To Pass Police Reform Package
The U.S. House passed a sweeping police reform package Thursday night in response to massive civil unrest over police brutality.
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Philly City Council Approves $4.8B Budget Full Of Cuts, Layoffs
Council members also passed a capital budget and five-year fiscal plan.