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Democrats say stalled Pa. budget leaves behind adult mental health patients

In 2022, Pennsylvania lawmakers promised to spend $100 million on adult mental health services. This year’s budget uses the money for a different purpose.

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File photo: Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati.
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22 attorneys general, including Pa. and N.J., oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’

The deal was reached in June between manufacturer 3M and attorneys representing hundreds of communities that have sued the company.

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Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his ‘moonshot’ effort

Biden's administration said Thursday its Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is seeking ideas from the public and private sectors.

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Biden rolled out some new measures to respond to extreme heat as temperatures soar

On a very hot day in Washington, President Biden met with mayors from two cities grappling with extreme heat, and announcing some new measures to try to help workers.

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Here’s why Niger’s coup matters to the U.S.

The U.S. is calling for the president of Niger to be released after soldiers say they have seized power in a coup in the West African country.

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Ryan Graves, executive director of Americans for Safe Aerospace (left), retired Air Force Maj. David Grusch and retired Navy Cmdr. David Fravor are sworn in during a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs on Wednesday.
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Government
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Space

U.S. recovered non-human ‘biologics’ from UFO crash sites, former intel official says

Lawmakers heard first-hand accounts of craft that are "beyond our current understanding of our technology," and allegations that the U.S. recovered non-human "bio remains."

2 years ago

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Government Accountability
New Jersey
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Toll cheats cost New Jersey $117M last year and experts say the bill keeps growing

Unpaid tolls totaled $47.2 million on the New Jersey Turnpike and $9 million on the Garden State Parkway in 2022.

2 years ago

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Energy
Environment
Government
New Jersey

Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove

New Jersey utility regulators are to vote Wednesday on a series of “decarbonization” measures designed to incentivize buildings to switch from natural gas heat to electric.

2 years ago

Supporters of legalizing cannabis for adult-use rally outside the state Capitol in Harrisburg on June 27, 2023. In Pennsylvania, some lawmakers have argued changes are needed to improve the medical marijuana program and prevent Pennsylvania residents from traveling to neighboring states that have legalized adult-use marijuana.
Government
Law
Pennsylvania
WITF

Legislation sets path for recreational marijuana in Pa.

Pennsylvanians could be smoking a different plant should new legislation legalizing recreational cannabis become law.

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly is cracking down on unlicensed Airbnb hosts, with 1,500 listings at risk of removal

Looking to list your space? Two years after a law tightened requirements, the city is getting serious about enforcement.

2 years ago

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Government
New Jersey
Public Health

Cooper University Health Care leader picked as next N.J. health commissioner

Dr. Kaitlan Baston will be nominated to succeed Judy Persichilli.

2 years ago

Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli
Government
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

Why N.J. health commissioner Persichilli is ready to step down

No one better represented NJ’s battle against COVID-19, though critics sniped at her for policies and precautions they took exception to.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Business
Government
Personal Finance
Philadelphia

Equal pay for Black women requires new laws like Philly’s salary history ban, advocates say

Black women across Pennsylvania earn just 60 cents on every dollar their white male non-Hispanic counterpart earns.

2 years ago

An illustration showing some of the legal bill redactions made by the PA legislature.
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. legislature must show proof before redacting legal bills, court finds

Commonwealth Court ruled the legislature cannot use a blanket reason to redact bills from private law firms.

2 years ago

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NPR
Government Accountability
Health Care
Public Health

House Republicans’ CHOICE Act would roll back some Obamacare protections

Forget "repeal and replace," the oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act.

2 years ago

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