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Pa. Republicans eyeing tighter voter ID requirements to meet wall of Wolf veto
Stephen Caruso
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April 16, 2021
Commentary
These are the greenest states in the U.S. How’d Pa. do? | Friday Morning Coffee
Civil Rights & Social Justice
‘Erie County is ready’: Tyler Titus looks to become Pa’s first openly transgender county executive
The Lead | Breaking News Now
Pa. extends Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause after Pa. woman, five others experience blood...
COVID-19
Cassie Miller
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April 15, 2021
Already quarantining, Pa. House Speaker Cutler tests positive for COVID-19
COVID-19
Stephen Caruso
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April 15, 2021
Pa. joins national pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19
Stephen Caruso
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Elizabeth Hardison
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April 13, 2021
News
Congressional panel splits on regulation of ‘orphaned’ oil and gas wells
Jacob Fischler
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April 16, 2021
Uber, PayPal, other big companies offer vaccine transportation help
April 15, 2021
Ag. Sect’y Vilsack keys in on food insecurity, nutrition in budget request; Pa. other states impacted
April 14, 2021
Philly Council members outline their own agenda to tackle gun violence, promote jobs
April 14, 2021
Students flocked to cyber-charter schools this year. So did district revenue and federal relief funds
April 14, 2021
Commentary
Will Pa. lawmakers pass local police radar bill — or let it pass them by again? | Mark O’Keefe
Mark OKeefe
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April 16, 2021
Nearly 60M Americans don’t drink their tap water, research suggests. Here’s why that’s a public health problem | Opinion
April 16, 2021
Poll: Pa. residents think worst of the pandemic is behind us, but still worried for the future | Thursday Morning Coffee
April 15, 2021
Older drivers and Public Safety: Preserve their independence by improving public transit | Ray E. Landis
April 15, 2021
Chesapeake Energy’s settlement doesn’t far enough. This chronic polluter must be shut down | Opinion
April 15, 2021
The Lead | Breaking News Now
Pa. extends Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause after Pa. woman, five others experience blood clots
COVID-19
Cassie Miller
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April 15, 2021
Already quarantining, Pa. House Speaker Cutler tests positive for COVID-19
COVID-19
Stephen Caruso
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April 15, 2021
Pa. joins national pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19
Stephen Caruso
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Elizabeth Hardison
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April 13, 2021
Periodismo para todos.
Las historias más importantes de la semana, publicadas en español todos los jueves y domingos.
Journalism for everyone.
The most important stories of the week, published in Spanish every Thursday and Sunday.
El sistema de desempleo de Pa.experimentará una actualización largamente buscada en junio, aunque las preocupaciones todavÃa persisten
Stephen Caruso
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April 15, 2021
El Departamento de Salud de Pa. y los defensores lanzan una gira de vacunación a nivel estatal para llegar a las comunidades desatendidas
John L. Micek
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April 15, 2021
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The State of Primary Elections in Pennsylvania
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Diversity in the General Assembly
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The Electoral College Explained
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Candidates from Pa.'s rural district sign Rural Bill of Rights'
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State Reps., advocates call for legalization of adult-use cannabis in Pa.
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Can you see me now? The faces of opioid, substance abuse and addiction.
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Motorcade celebrates centennial of 19th Amendment ratification.
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Northeast Pa. labor leader rallies support for petrochem tax credit bill
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'A red meat speech': The Republican reaction to Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf's 2020 Budget Address
01:08
The case against solitary confinement
00:52
U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-5th District, kicks off her 2020 reelection campaign.
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Sen. Dan Laughlin shares why he believes Pa. needs universal family leave
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'It's past time to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage,' Gov. Tom Wolf says, proposing another hike.
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Rep. Jake Wheatley says the key to Pa.'s growth is innovation and technology
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House Speaker Mike Turzai announces retirement
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"We can do better," Dan Jurman, executive director of the Office of Advocacy and Reform.
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Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro on 'Ghost Guns': 'These are the paint-by-numbers' of firearms
00:50
Pa. Auditor Gen. Eugene DePasquale calls for shutdown of ICE detention center in Berks County, Pa.
00:47
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the Capitol, East Wing Rotunda, Dec. 6, 2019
01:48
Pa AG Shapiro: Philly Rep. Johnson-Harrell will plead guilty to embezzlement charges and resign.
00:51
'We have a tragic bottleneck:' Pa. Lt. Gov. Fetterman says of backlog of commutation cases.
00:49
Pa. House and Senate Democrats roll out sweeping hate crimes package
01:04
"A Pa. that works for everyone:" LGBTQ advocates rally for equal rights at the Pa. Capitol
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'We're here to let our voices be heard': Pa. Capitol rally to end 'Death by Incarceration'
01:15
Pennsylvania lawmakers, officials read the names of domestic violence victims
06:55
Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro discusses the 'Safe2Say' school safety hotline
01:13
'These deaths are preventable,' Rep. Todd Stephens calls for Red Flag law in Pa.
00:49
Por Cuanto: Latinx leaders read the proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month
03:51
'We're Americans, we're going to act:" U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., calls for action on new gun laws
01:00
'It's time to take back our values:' Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf calls for stronger gun laws
01:35
Berks Detention Center protest
01:05
Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on his audit of the Keystone Exams
00:36
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf signs occupational licensing reform bill into law
00:57
Pa. House and Senate Republicans hype package of bills aiding farmers
00:58
Pa. House Republicans discuss the vote on the 2019-20 budget
01:10
Patty Kim pushes for a minimum wage increase before budget vote
00:56
'To those who lit the flame': Pa becomes the 2nd state to make Juneteenth a holiday
01:15
Pittsburgh home health care worker rallies for higher minimum wage
03:00
Pa. Sen. Jay Costa speaks against workplace harassment
01:11
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., talks about fixing the federal WIC program
00:59
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf: "We need to end mass shootings in Pennsylvania"
02:01
'That could be any of us:' Pa. Senate Dems propose safety grants for houses of worshi
01:24
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf reiterates pledge to veto any anti-abortion legislation
01:22
Pa. Gov. Wolf, Lt. Gov. Fetterman learn to administer naloxone
05:27
Activists rally for abortion rights during national day of action in Harrisburg, Pa.
01:02
Pa. Census 2020 commissioner calls for public outreach funding
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'No one's going to work harder:' Former Vice President Joe Biden rallies in Philadelphia
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Turzai plugs reforms to state foster care program
00:47
Pa. lawmakers roll out new school safety bills
01:19
Activists rally in Pa. Capitol for 'Sextortion' bill
01:39
Breaking The Chainz Award Ceremony, Harrisburg, Pa.
01:00
'The gun can be a great equalizer:' Women rally for gun rights at the Pa. Capitol
02:19
Rep. Leanne Krueger on clean water
01:55
Pa. Rep. Mike Sturla on clean water and impaired streams
01:54
The 35th Civic Holocaust Commemoration at the Pa. State Capitol, 5/1/19
01:17
Lyons-Weiler speaks against vaccines at PA Capitol
01:19
'Cyber Charter Schools are public schools" -- and need oversight, Pa. school official says
00:57
'Our Guardsmen and women are some of the best in the country:" Lawmakers speak on 'PA GI Bill' plan
01:05
'We expect they'll cooperate' DePasquale says of audit of Medicaid providers
01:03
'We can't afford to wait:' Gov. Tom Wolf on Pa. joining US Climate Alliance
01:07
Sen. Gene Yaw on investing in state environmental policy
01:39
'Innocence is real:' Exonerated death row inmates tell their stories
01:21
'This is about the victims across Pennsylvania:' How the Pa. House is helping crime victims
01:32
Activists rally at the Pa Capitol: 'We're here to call for a People's Budget'
01:29
'This legislation is not anti-police:' Pa. House Democrats introduce police reform bills
01:02
Pa. Senate Dems pitch statute of limitations reform for sexual abuse victims
01:15
Wolf rallies for Red Flag law
02:01
'It's about empathy:' New Pa. Pardons Board Secretary Brandon Flood on how he'll do his job
01:02
'We will fight back:' Crime victims rally for Marsy's Law in the Pennsylvania Capitol.
00:31
Former Governor Ridge wants PA to help the state nuclear industry
01:15
Pa. Health Secretary Levine on the 2020 Census
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Pa Sen. Vince Hughes: 'There is nothing wrong with free college'
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Pa. Gov Wolf: 'It's not just a compliment, it's harassment'
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There should definitely be censure' Pa lawmaker says of inflammatory prayer
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Teachers call for minimum pay hike
03:15
Three Mile Island, 40 Years later: Survivors and experts look back
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Sen. Katie Muth advocates for new #MeToo bill in Pa. General Assembly
01:52
'It's tragic and too often fatal," U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on the toll of the fentanyl epidemic in Pa.
01:03
Pa House Speaker Mike Turzai on his proposed Down syndrome abortions ban.
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02:03
'Our students will succeed,' new Pa. State University System boss says of reform efforts
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Pa. Secretary of Health Rachel Levine speaks on LGBT non-discrimination law
05:07
They're only freshmen, but these Pa. lawmakers are already pushing for term limits
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Nuclear bill announcement
04:15
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06:10
Pa. Inspector General Bruce Beemer on the changes to his office
01:51
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01:22
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02:47
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Dominican Republic Independence Celebration
01:55
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03:43
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08:58
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08:26
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19:52
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09:29
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