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Watch: Opponents of universal health care ‘are seriously lacking in empathy’

“It was like a godsend.”

Those are the words of Lynn Weidner of Allentown, explaining the impact that the Affordable Care Act—signed into law 16 years ago on March 23, 2010—has had on her life.

Go to the link below to learn more about how being able to obtain insurance through an ACA marketplace helped Weidner, and how nearly 85,000 Pennsylvanians previously enrolled in the state’s ACA marketplace plan, Pennie, have dropped their coverage due to rising premiums.

Learn more: https://keystonenewsroom.com/2026/03/23/i-would-be-dead-without-it-what-the-aca-still-means-16-years-later/

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UPMC nurse joins union for her patients

For Clare Duffus, who has been a postpartum nurse at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Magee-Womens Hospital for the past four years, joining a union was a no-brainer.

She shared with The Keystone that caring for her patients and getting them better treatment was one of her main reasons for supporting the union.

Duffus and hundreds of her other colleagues will be joining the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania (SEIU HCPA) after they voted 402 to 305 in favor of the union last week.

✏️ 📹 Sean Kitchen
#Pittsburgh #Labor #UnionYes #Nurses #UPMC #Pennsylvania

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Gov. Josh Shapiro makes reelection case for 2026

Gov. Josh Shapiro defends his record and makes the argument for reelection in 2026 after Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced her campaign as a Republican candidate.

Shapiro spoke to reporters in Harrisburg on Tuesday after celebrating the elimination of call times and backlogs with the commonwealth’s unemployment compensation system.

✏️/📹: Sean Kitchen
#Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #PAGov

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Back to School = overtired chaos

They were fine at school, but now they’re sobbing over the wrong-colored cup?Welcome to the after-school meltdown — it's not bad behavior, it’s a tired brain finally letting loose. Here's what’s actually happening and how to ride the wave without losing your mind. This one’s for the parents who are just trying to survive drop-off and dinner time in the same 12-hour span.

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