Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration has received approval from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefit eligibility to families of Pennsylvania SNAP eligible children who are child care aged. This federally-funded program helps families cover the cost of breakfasts and lunches for … Continue reading “Wolf Administration Receives $224 Million In Food Assistance For Pennsylvania Families With Young Children”
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By: Mary Schuermann Kuhlman COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are considering a measure to help give the next crop of farmers a strong start in the business. The Wall Street Journal found the cost of buying or renting farmland in the Midwest is climbing, with farmers placing larger and larger bids on farm acreage. Julie Sharp a … Continue reading “Ohio Farmers, Young and Old, Could Benefit from Proposed Tax Credit”
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By: Lily Bohlke BOSTON — The first batch of 2020 Census data came out this week, with population counts and an announcement of the number of representatives each state will have for the next decade, but key block-by-block information for drawing new voting district maps will be delayed until the fall. Good-government groups said that delay means … Continue reading “Coalition Calls for Citizens, Community Groups’ Input on New District Maps”
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By: Mike Moen BISMARCK, N.D. — Midwestern union leaders say before and after the pandemic, women have dealt with a variety of challenges in the workforce, but they say a proposed federal law could give them more power to organize and demand fairness. Last month, the U.S. House approved the PRO Act, which among other things, … Continue reading “Labor Leaders: PRO Act Would Boost Working Women”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Can a school discipline students for things they say outside of school? The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the question tomorrow in a Pennsylvania case. In 2017, a high school sophomore was kicked off the Mahanoy Area High School cheerleading squad for posting a picture and text online the school … Continue reading “Supreme Court to Hear Student Free-Speech Case”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Last week’s Climate Leaders Summit emphasized fighting climate change as an economic opportunity, and state leaders say that means investments and jobs in Pennsylvania. At the conclusion of the virtual summit of more than three dozen world leaders, President Joe Biden stressed the massive investments necessary to fight climate change will … Continue reading “Climate Summit Holds Promise of Jobs”
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The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether students can be disciplined for things said outside of school; and Texas will gain seats in Congress while trying to restrict voting. Download QR
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Reading, PA – As Pennsylvania continues its accelerated COVID-19 vaccination plan, Pennsylvanians who are not able to leave their homes must be reached, and various state agencies and community groups are helping. Governor Tom Wolf visited Reading today to talk about how the state and its partners are using various means to reach people not able … Continue reading “Gov. Wolf, Health Agencies, Community Partners Helping Pennsylvanians Who Cannot Leave Home Receive COVID-19 Vaccine”
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