Harrisburg, PA – Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman is among those calling for reform after an eye-opening reportOpens In A New Window was released today showing Black people in Pennsylvania have been sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder at a rate 21 times higher than white people. The report, a review of race and second-degree life-in-prison sentences, […]
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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 […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Department of State’s Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation (BEI) today released data related to COVID-19 enforcement actions from April 18-25. The Department of State is continuing with compliance enforcement as it relates to the regulated boards and commissions. The information is specific to COVID-19 mitigation requirements for the licensed professions, including […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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