Government
Pa. funds 3 new state parks, locations yet to be determined
The state’s 2022-23 spending plan includes $56 million to add the new state parks to what is currently a 121-park system.
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White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
The warning comes as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.
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New anti-smoking campaign in Philly targets groups that smoke the most
Restaurant workers, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and veterans are among those targeted by a new anti-smoking campaign in Philadelphia.
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The independent investigation into the borough’s police procedures was completed in June, but the report might not be released to the public until the end of July.
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Pa.’s Josh Shapiro, 19 other state attorneys general defend new rule to regulate ‘ghost guns’
In an amicus brief filed last week, the officials asked a federal judge in Texas to reject a challenge to the new restrictions set to take effect in August.
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The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists
A key area of inquiry for congressional investigators has been possible ties between former President Trump and his allies and far-right extremists.
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Strike force assembling to protect abortion rights in New Jersey
New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin announces a team from across his office that will enforce protections for those seeking reproductive health care.
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A new bill could help protect the census after Trump-era interference
After years of census meddling by former President Donald Trump's administration, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced a bill that could help protect future counts.
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Wolf, nursing homes come to agreement to boost staff
Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing nearly $300 million a year in additional Medicaid reimbursements, or nearly 20% more.
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Nonprofits receive $17.5 million to fight hunger and boost New Jersey restaurants
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority plans to award grants to 30 organizations to buy meals for the hungry from struggling restaurants.
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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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Luis Echeverria, Mexico leader blamed for massacres, dies
Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death Saturday.
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Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says
Judge Boasberg ruled the government has violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act by failing to protect the North Atlantic right whale.
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