Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — A question on Pennsylvania’s state ballot in 2019 proposing sweeping changes to the state constitution has been ruled unconstitutional itself by a Commonwealth Court. The proposed amendment, known as “Marsy’s Law,” has been promoted as strengthening victims’ rights in criminal proceedings. It would implement complex changes to multiple articles in […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Jim Brewster will be sworn in as a state senator today, ending a dispute over counting ballots in Allegheny County. The U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania ruled on Tuesday that disputed votes in the state’s 45th senatorial district should be counted. Republicans lost challenges in state and federal courts to Democrat […]
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – After years of weakening environmental regulations, a new report says there’s hope for restoring Chesapeake Bay but Pennsylvania needs to meet its clean-water commitments. The 2020 State of the Bay report showed that four of 13 key indicators of bay health have declined, but most water-quality measures showed some improvement. Of the […]
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Conservation groups say encouraging more people to go hunting and fishing is vital to keeping conservation efforts alive. Until recently, the number of people who hunt or fish has fallen, both in Pennsylvania and nationwide. And yet, most state wildlife management is funded by hunting and fishing licenses and taxes […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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