Politics & Policy
Biden marks anniversary of 1972 car crash that killed wife
President Joe Biden on Saturday is commemorating the 49th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and infant daughter.
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OSHA vaccine mandate penalties to start Jan. 10
The federal agency separately says there will be no citations of companies regarding its testing requirements before Feb. 9.
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New front in GOP’s election ‘investigation’ draws protests
State lawyers asked a court Friday to stop a digital data exchange scheduled for Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania’s sparsely populated Fulton County.
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Biden’s vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts stay
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted the stay on the Biden administration's vaccinate-or-test rule covering some 84 million workers. Deadline for the vaccine is Jan. 4.
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A political shakeup could be in store for Pa. state lawmakers under new map proposals
Democrats could have the upper hand if proposals for state House and Senate maps hold after changes and potential court scrutiny.
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You may soon be able to renew your passport online, instead of sending in documents
A new executive order from Biden is designed to streamline the process for things like contacting the IRS, enrolling in Social Security online and, yes, renewing your
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Pa. lawmakers lack votes to halt Wolf’s carbon-pricing plan
The regulation calls for Pennsylvania to join a multistate consortium, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which sets a price and declining limits on carbon emissions.
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In questioning, the GOP judges appeared hesitant to interfere in the legislature, while Democrats probed whether there were any limits to its ability to access private info.
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Pennsylvania Senate moves to overhaul probation system
The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.
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Pa. election review continues despite no evidence of rigged vote
Partisan election reviews of the 2020 presidential election are underway in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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Pa. Republicans are quickly moving a new draft congressional map. Here’s what it would do
Members of the public didn’t get the granular data needed to analyze the map in detail until after lawmakers had already voted on it. Here’s what you need to know.
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Controversy continues over violence fight between council member, controller, and mayor
Philadelphia’s City Controller and a member of City Council are at odds with how Mayor Jim Kenney is handing the uptick in Philadelphia murders.
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Fox stars tried to get Trump to act on Jan. 6, texts show
Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted advice to Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, as a mob of pro-Donald Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol.
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Pennsylvania tries again to move up 2024 presidential primary
The state Senate unanimously approved a bill to move up Pennsylvania’s primary elections in presidential election years by five weeks to the third Tuesday in March.
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