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Mastriano looks to forbid Pennsylvania colleges from enforcing strict vaccine mandates
Mastriano wants to ban coronavirus vaccine requirements for students and faculty in public and private colleges, and place guardrails around immunization mandates for other diseases.
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A group checked 193 Pa. school districts for censorship, LGBTQ+ policies. What did it find?
According to the Education Law Center, Adams, Beaver, Bucks, Lancaster, and York counties each have more than two districts with policies that ban books, suppress certain forms of expression, and bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms, or sports teams that match their identities.
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Bucks County has a rich ‘haunted’ history. Do you know these local ghost stories?
Some of America’s first rich and powerful families spent time in Bucks County. It was also a stronghold for the Quaker community, which provided sanctuary for runaway slaves using the Underground Railroad.
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Franklin County burning through cash as PA budget impasse lingers on. What to know
People employed by Franklin County need not worry about job security despite Pennsylvania’s 16-week-long budget impasse, but some belt-tightening may be necessary, according to the county’s chief financial officer.
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George Santos came to the Poconos after Trump commuted his prison sentence
After being released from prison on Oct. 17, Republican former congressman George Santos didn’t waste any time enjoying his freedom. And where did he go? Straight to the Poconos.
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Senator wants to prohibit book bans for Pennsylvania-funded libraries
Pennsylvania could join a growing number of states that have prohibited publicly-funded institutions from enacting bans on books and other material, if state Sen. Amanda Cappelletti has her way.
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Why the Pittsburgh Zoo is planning to send two more elephants to the ICC in Somerset
Two African elephants from the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium are packing their trunks and moving to Somerset County.
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Bucks County inmate work release program won’t be suspended despite rash of escapes
Bucks County Corrections Department officials have no plans to suspend a work release program in the wake of two additional inmates who failed to return after leaving from jobs.
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Registered to vote in PA? You only have a few days left to apply for a mail ballot
The more than eight million registered voters in Pennsylvania have only a few days left to request a mail-in ballot in time for November’s elections.
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What was the mythical creature said to have stalked Erie County in the 1970s?
The legend of the Sheepsquatch, also called Sheepman or Goatman, has circulated around Waterford since the early 1970s, according to a chapter in the book “Pennsylvania in the Paranormal Vortex” by Fred Saluga and Raymond Keller.
