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PA. Lawmakers Advance Plan To Spend $2.6 Billion Of Pennsylvania’s Coronavirus Stimulus
'The General Assembly has advanced a plan to spend two-thirds of its federal COVID-19 stimulus dollars.'
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PA. Senate Sends Wolf Stopgap $25.8 Billion Budget; Wolf Expected To Sign It
'The budget, which does not contain any tax hikes, got the approval of the state Senate in a 44-6 vote Thursday afternoon.'
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The Trump Administration Fails PA. By Leaving Minority-Owned Businesses Behind (Opinion)
'We cannot reopen without an accompanying recovery, and that recovery must include relief for minority-owned businesses.'
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COVID-19 Recovery Must Include Higher Pay For Black, Brown, & Low- Paid Essential Workers | Opinion
'Business owners are struggling with limited financial relief and Paycheck Protection (PPP) loans that might not be forgiven.'
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Black Docs: Philly Has Shortchanged The African-American Community
'The Kenney administration has shortchanged the African-American community in its response to the novel coronavirus.'
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Live From Clairton: How A Tiny Mill Town Is Rocking Remote Learning
'Jeremiah Baker had a busy Memorial Day weekend, but still he was up bright and early on Tuesday to read aloud to his second grade teacher.'
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PA. Scholarships Capped Again, But There’s Good News For Online Students
'The changes to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s 2020-21 grant program also caps the maximum grant award at $4,123.'
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PA. Lawmakers Beef Up School Safety Grant Fund To Pay For Masks, Gloves In Pandemic
'A series of bills that state lawmakers advanced Thursday will allocate a combined $215 million to Pennsylvania’s School Safety Grant.'
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‘People Of Color Are Exhausted’: What’s It Like To Be Black And American In This Brutal Spring | (Opinion)
'As a middle-aged, pretty solidly middle class, white man, it’s something utterly outside my experience.'
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COVID-19 In PA.: 69,417 Confirmed Cases In 67 Counties As Of May 27, 2020
The COVID-19 totals have been updated as of May 27, 2020 in PA.
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The PA. Businesses That Sought Waivers From Wolf’s Shutdown Order
'Our first database has more than 29,000 businesses that sought waivers.'
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Despite Pandemic, Trump Plans Scaled Back July 4 Bash On National Mall
'Trump intends to move ahead with a scaled-back version of last year’s massive “Salute to America” event on the National Mall.'
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Dems Ahead In ChesCo As Lawrence Goes Red At Primary Deadline | Voter Registration Analysis
'The past five weeks saw the culmination of some significant shifts in the Keystone State.'
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COVID-19 In The Capitol: One Lawmaker Positive For COVID, Another In Quarantine
'At least two Pennsylvania lawmakers say they’ve been in self-quarantine after exposure to COVID-19.'
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PA. House Committee Takes Up Agricultural Concerns Related To COVID-19
'Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding said the supply side of food processing is stable in the state.'
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American Service Members Are Patriots Not Props. Politicians Forget That At Their Peril | (Opinion
'Political expedience of veterans and the military is exactly what President Donald Trump has been doing since he took office.'
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Yes, Quarantine Life Is Stressful. An Expert Explains How To Weather The Storm | (Opinion)
'It would be easy to give in to the darkest forces in your mind, to discount the remaining steadfast examples of good all around us.'
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Wolf Says He Would Support Moving Primary Mail-In Ballot Deadline
Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he would be “supportive” of an effort to extend the mail-in ballot deadline for the upcoming primary election.
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COVID-19 In Philly: Pandemic Fails To Slow Homicide Pace As City Count Rises 12 Percent
'Police have recorded 147 homicides between Jan. 1 and Wednesday morning — a 12% increase from the 131 that occurred.'
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COVID-19 Has Created A Financial Crisis. PA. Legal Aid Programs Help Stabilize Families | (Opinion)
'Across the Commonwealth, people face barriers to employment or have severe disabilities that keep them from working.'