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In Harrisburg and D.C., fresh pushes to reduce gun violence. Will they work? | Tuesday Morning Coffee

BY: - March 16, 2021

As he heads for the exits, Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey makes one more push on gun violence reduction.

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This new student loan program will make college more affordable for more Pa. students | Opinion

BY: - August 7, 2019

The rising cost of college means that private student loans are increasingly necessary after students exhaust grants, scholarships, campus-based aid, and low-cost federal student loans.

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Congress needs to step up to protect Pa.’s Dreamers | Opinion

BY: - March 27, 2019

This is an issue that transcends politics and party.

State lawmakers introduce ‘red flag’ gun bills on anniversary of Parkland shooting

BY: - February 14, 2019

On the one-year anniversary of a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Pennsylvania lawmakers and activists renewed calls for a “red flag” law that would limit firearm access for troubled individuals. Two state senators introduced bills to create an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, which would allow a judge to temporarily restrict a person’s […]