
Pennsylvania
Wolf celebrates new Pa. law allowing student athletes to be compensated
Student athletes in Pa. can now profit off their name, image, and likeness. It comes on the heels of an unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.
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Pa. House Republicans commit to hearings, increased transparency in redistricting process
The last congressional map Pa. lawmakers made was declared an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This time, GOP leaders say they will be “most transparent.”
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Pennsylvania says it counted 500K duplicate COVID-19 shots
The figures, released Friday evening without explanation, also showed an increase of about 60,000 in the number of people who are counted as fully vaccinated.
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Jobless Pennsylvanians, attorneys fear more problems as work-search requirement returns
Beginning July 18, people seeking unemployment must attest that they applied for two jobs and completed a “work search activity” the week prior.
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Lyme disease and COVID: How to tell symptoms apart as Pa. hits peak tick season
Lyme disease cases have been on the rise in Pa. for two decades. But epidemiologists worry residents might confuse some symptoms with a mild case of COVID.
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In landmark school funding case, Pennsylvania lawmakers try to block evidence of racial disparities
The Pa. GOP wants to block evidence that Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic students fare worse on traditional measures of academic achievement than their white peers.
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After pushback, a widely criticized mandatory minimum bill is on hold
Supporters see it as a way to combat Philadelphia’s soaring gun violence epidemic. The ACLU says it “may be the worst criminal justice bill that we’ve seen.”
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Pennsylvania would get $225M in revamped opioid agreement
Pennsylvania would receive $225 million to fight the opioid-addiction epidemic from a new agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.
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Why a funding boost for the office that exposes Pa. puppy mills stalled again
The legislature left for the summer without voting on bills that would raise dog licensing fees, a proposal unpopular among House Republicans, per to a key committee chair.
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Sen. Mastriano opens Arizona-style ‘election audit’ plan in Pa.
Sen. Doug Mastriano said he has asked several counties to submit to a “forensic investigation” of the 2020 election and May’s primary election.
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New Pa. law allows students to repeat a grade, but the deadline to decide is one week away
All Pa. K-12 students now have the option to repeat a grade, but the deadline to apply is right around the corner and many families are unaware of the opportunity.
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The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.
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Prisoners end hunger strike at SCI Phoenix
“They're in a cell the size of your bathroom and there's no rules, no regulations in place for this [Intensive Management Unit] program,” said Patricia Vickers.
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‘A political football’: Philly bars and restaurants mourn loss of cocktails-to-go
When Pennsylvania ended its COVID-19 restrictions, cocktails-to-go became illegal again. “It's going to be a rough summer, but hopefully everybody can survive.”
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Pa. lawmakers are on summer break. Here are 5 issues they’ll face this fall
Democrats and Republicans recently recessed until September without resolving key issues including election reform, cocktails to-go, lobbying reform, and more.
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