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A USDA commission issues recommendations on racial equity for farmers

Recommendations include making it easier for farmers to qualify for conservation programs to making the language in Farm Service Agency loans more accessible.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, speaks on the Pennsylvania House floor, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Joanna McClinton elected first female speaker of the Pa. House as Mark Rozzi steps down

The leadership reshuffling came nearly two months after Rep. Mark Rozzi, a Berks County Democrat, became the surprise choice for speaker.

3 years ago

In a $1.6 billion defamation suit, Dominion Voting Systems argues that Fox Corp. bosses Rupert Murdoch (left) and Lachlan Murdoch (right) were deeply involved in shaping editorial decisions at Fox News. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars ‘endorsed’ lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them

In the heat of the moment, right after Election Day 2020, media magnate Rupert Murdoch knew that the hosts on his prized Fox News Channel were endorsing lies.

3 years ago

The interior of the N.J. Statehouse
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New Jersey lawmakers pass dozens of bills as budget season kicks off

The Legislature sprinted through several issues, passing bills that address sexual extortion, high school dropout rates, youth suicide, and more.

3 years ago

The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston
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White House: No more TikTok on gov’t devices within 30 days

The Office of Management and Budget calls the guidance, issued Monday, a “critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data.”

3 years ago

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., leaves an intelligence briefing on the unknown aerial objects the U.S. military shot down this weekend at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 14, 2023
Government
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

Fetterman ‘on path to recovery,’ will be out for more weeks

Fetterman communications director Joe Calvello said in a statement Monday that the senator's recovery will be a "weeks-long process.”

3 years ago

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England, Monday. The U.K. and the European Union ended years of wrangling, sealing a deal to resolve a dispute over Northern Ireland. (Dan Kitwood/AP)
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Why Brexit’s back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal

The United Kingdom and the European Union have signed a new agreement intended to solve one of the thorniest challenges created by Brexit.

3 years ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Delaware
Employment
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Delaware reports a record number of vacancies for state health, social service positions

More than 20 percent of jobs in the largest department in Delaware government are unfilled. State leaders hope better pay and funds for job training will help.

3 years ago

The White House team of lawyers, strategists and veterans of Capitol Hill meets regularly in the Secretary of War suite inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Government Accountability

As Republicans start investigating Biden, the White House war room is ready to fight

Polls indicate many Americans are skeptical of these investigations. The White House strategy is to reinforce that whenever possible.

3 years ago

Mark Rozzi stands at a podium in the state legislature room.
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

The Pa. House is getting ready to consider critical chamber rules. Here’s what you need to know

Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi (D., Berks) says he will introduce chamber rules this week that would give Republicans more power to set the legislative agenda.

3 years ago

Cherelle Griner (left) and Brittney Griner, on the right, speak onstage during the 54th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena
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Brittney Griner urges the return of U.S. detainees abroad at NAACP Image Awards

Griner took the stage to thank everyone for their support and to remind the audience of those still detained abroad.

3 years ago

US first Lady Jill Biden, left, greets women of the Maasai community as they explain the drought situation in Ngatataek, Kajiado Central, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Biden is in Kenya on the second and final stop of her trip. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Government
International
Public Health

Jill Biden sees East Africa drought up close, seeks more aid

The first lady appealed for more countries to join in, saying “we cannot be the only ones” helping.

3 years ago

National Guardsman Tim Rzemyk helps out at a polling place
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey advocates brace for further erosion of the federal Voting Rights Act

A case currently before the Supreme Court could decide whether election rules should be “race-blind,” even if they disenfranchise communities of color.

3 years ago

A close-up of the green dome of the Pa. State Capitol.
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Child sex abuse lawsuit window again gets Pa. lawmakers’ OK

The chamber voted 161-to-40 to send the Senate a constitutional amendment. If senators go along with it, the amendment could go before voters for approval as soon as November.

3 years ago

Cassie Hill relies both on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.  (Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Government
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Shapiro admin can do more as rollbacks to food and health benefits loom in Pa., experts say

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians could lose their health insurance and nearly two million could face more food insecurity in the coming months.

3 years ago

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