
Government
5 teenagers charged in armed carjacking of U.S. Rep. Scanlon
State police say Scanlon’s blue Acura MDX was located Wednesday night in Newark, Delaware.
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Biden vows he, Manchin will ‘get something done’ on $2T bill
The president's remarks at the White House on Tuesday were his first since Manchin effectively tanked the party’s policy initiative with his own jarring year-end announcement.
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Testy day in Trenton: Assembly Republicans obstruct Dems’ legislative plans
The biggest news of the day may have been the theatrics and politicking in the Assembly that accompanied nearly every bill.
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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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Pennsylvania exempts canceled student loans from taxes
Pennsylvania will no longer impose state income taxes on public sector workers and nurses who receive student loan forgiveness from two major programs.
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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.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge
The Wolf administration requested that FEMA send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and ambulance companies in the hardest-hit areas of the state.
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Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5T, avoiding default
The Senate has approved the measure 50-49 in a party-line vote, sending the legislation to the House.
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Pa. Republicans are moving a new draft congressional map. It’s still mostly a mystery
The new map is expected to pass through a key House committee Wednesday morning, though both Democrats and Republicans said they didn’t have all the details.
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Corman won’t seek another Senate term amid run for governor
The highest-ranking member of the Pennsylvania Senate says he's not going seek another term in the chamber in order to focus on his candidacy for the governorship.
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GOP begins advancing new plans to remake Pennsylvania courts
This latest GOP strategy could cut short the state Supreme Court’s Democratic majority.
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N.J. Assembly to meet in person again after standoff over COVID vaccine mandate
After a week of virtual hearings, the N.J. Assembly will once again meet in person. It comes after a judge denied a GOP request to block the State House COVID-19 policy.
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California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state.
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