Andrea Sears PHILADELPHIA — Student and community groups will rally outside President-elect Joe Biden’s Philadelphia headquarters Monday to demand he cancel all federal student debt on his first day in office. Organizers of the rally say Philadelphia was instrumental in securing Biden’s victory at the polls. Now, after months of unemployment brought on by the … Continue reading “Groups Demand Cancellation of Federal Student-Loan Debt”
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency used questionable criteria to justify redefining which bodies of water are protected by the Clean Water Act, putting many streams and wetlands at risk, according to a new report. In repealing and replacing the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, said the report from the External Environmental … Continue reading “Report Cites Problems in EPA Clean-Water Rule Change”
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — More Pennsylvanians got a flu vaccination in 2019 and the state’s uninsured rate stayed low; those are some positive findings in the 2020 America’s Health Rankings report. The annual report found fewer than 6% of Pennsylvanians lacked health insurance last year, putting the state in the top ten for health coverage. The … Continue reading “New Health Rankings Show Progress, Problems in PA”
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report shows the COVID pandemic is having a big impact on the health and well-being of children and families in Pennsylvania and nationwide. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids, Families and COVID-19 report draws on data collected since April by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey. Kari King is … Continue reading “Pandemic Leaves PA Children, Families Struggling”
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than fifty advocacy organizations have sent a letter to Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation urging immediate action on a new COVID relief package. Ten months into the COVID pandemic, more than 1.3 million Pennsylvania households report they are struggling to put food on the table and half a million households have fallen behind … Continue reading “PA Organizations Call for Action on COVID Relief”
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“Dreamers” cautious and hopeful over DACA ruling; the pandemic makes open enrollment all the more important. Download QR
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — This is American Education Week and even with the disruptions of a national health crisis, educators say there is plenty to celebrate. School closures, remote learning and fears of spreading the coronavirus have presented teachers, parents and students with a unique set of challenges this year. Joe Welch, an eighth-grade American … Continue reading “Pennsylvania’s 2020 Teacher of the Year Thinks Positive”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – An independent think tank has released a list of ten actions it says the incoming Biden administration could take to support equal rights and protections for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. From the ban on transgender people serving in the military to administration support for religious exemptions to anti-discrimination … Continue reading “LGBTQ Advocates Call for Early Action by Biden Administration”
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