Politics & Policy
New Jersey law expands summer working hours for teenagers
The new regulations make permanent a 2021 law which expanded summer working hours for residents between 16 to 18 years old to up to 50 hours per week.
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Jan. 6 panel sets prime-time hearing on Trump, awaits Bannon
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is returning to prime time with a Thursday evening hearing.
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Agency that oversees Philly finances gets an extension until 2047
The agency was supposed to end its work after city bonds were repaid in 2023, but a new extension will keep PICA around until 2047.
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The goalie was about to move to the U.S. to contend for a roster spot.
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Luis Echeverria, Mexico leader blamed for massacres, dies
Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death Saturday.
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Sri Lanka president, Prime Minister to resign after tumultuous protests
Wickremesinghe said that he will leave office once a new government is in place, and hours later the speaker of Parliament said President Rajapaksa would step down Wednesday.
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Pa. Republicans are pushing an amendment that would keep courts from intervening in attempts to restrict abortion. It just cleared its first big hurdle.
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Gov. Wolf vetoes bills on poll watchers, transgender athletes
The vetoes made Friday complicate the state budget package.
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In a rare bipartisan move, the Pa. legislature approves a new home repair assistance program
Pennsylvanians will soon be able to get state assistance to pay for home repairs, thanks to a new program that lawmakers passed as part of the state budget.
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Delaware County awarded $1.5M federal grant for jobs program for formerly incarcerated people
The money will go towards a new program that provides training and employment services to people following their incarceration at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.
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Report finds ‘unnecessary’ force by agents at Rio Grande
In the report, Customs and Border Protection blamed a “lack of command control and communication” for mounted agents using their horses to forcibly block and move migrants.
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What is the independent state legislature doctrine, and why does it matter for Pa.?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could reshape election policy across the country, including in Pennsylvania.
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Trump WH counsel Cipollone gives Jan. 6 testimony, new info
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has had an eight-hour private interview with the Jan. One committee member says he did not contradict earlier witness testimony.
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Pa. budget would leave billions unspent, boost education funding
Pennsylvania lawmakers are starting to wrap up the state budget a week after the annual spending plan was due to be completed when the state's fiscal year ended.
4 years ago
Biden signs order on abortion access after high court ruling
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject.
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