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WEBBiden to announce clean energy projects in Pennsylvania, 15 other rural areas. BY Kim Lyons - September 5, 2024.
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · BY: Peter Hall - September 6, 2024. Immigrants and asylum seekers detained at a former federal prison in rural Pennsylvania are subject to physical and psychological abuse, lack adequate access to health care, and face retaliation for standing up against mistreatment, a report released this week titled “In the Shadow of the Valley” claims.
Pa. court agrees to revive ballot dating lawsuit; RNC wants state ...
WEB1 day ago · A Commonwealth Court judge has agreed to revive a lawsuit over the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's vote-by-mail law.
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Shapiro signs executive order to create plan to address …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The executive order aims to create the commonwealth’s first comprehensive Housing Action Plan.
Pa. House approves $45.2B budget, sends it to Senate
WEBJul 7, 2022 · The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Thursday passed a roughly $45.2 billion budget plan. It now goes to the Senate for approval.
The top 5 stories from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first year in office
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Here are the top five stories (in no particular order) from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration in 2023, compiled by the Capital-Star team: Shapiro’s office reached settlement of $295,000 with woman who accused top aide of harassment, Legislative Affairs Secretary Mike Vereb, a longtime ally to Gov. Josh Shapiro, abruptly resigned on Sept. 27.
Shapiro endorses 20 Democratic Pennsylvania House candidates
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Monday he was endorsing 20 Democratic state House candidates in the upcoming election. Democrats currently hold a single-vote majority in the state House after flipping the chamber in 2022. Shapiro wants to hold or expand it. “Maintaining a Democratic majority in the Pennsylvania State House is critically important to accomplishing my […]
New cannabis legalization bill introduced as Pennsylvania …
WEB3 days ago · The legislature returned from recess Monday in Harrisburg, and a new bill aimed at legalizing cannabis was introduced by a bipartisan pair of legislators, Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) and Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny). Multiple cannabis legalization bills have been introduced across both chambers ...
Pa. Capitol Complex in Harrisburg briefly evacuated Saturday …
WEBJul 6, 2024 · Pennsylvania Capitol Police briefly evacuated the Capitol Complex and Judicial Center on Saturday, after all members of the state House and Senate received an emailed bomb threat. As first reported by PennLive, lawmakers received an email shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday from someone claiming to have hidden explosives in and around the buildings, “in the […]