Former PA Governor, US Attorney General Dick Thornburgh Has Died
Thornburgh died in a retirement community outside of Pittsburgh. He was 88.
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Dec
2020
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Wolf: Restaurants, Gyms, Other Venues Can Reopen Jan. 4
The governor on Wednesday confirmed the easing of restrictions, saying the mitigation efforts seem to have kept the state from having a Christmas surge on top of its Thanksgiving surge.
Dec
2020
30
A Minimum Wage Increase Could Pull Millions Out Of Poverty. The GOP-Led Senate Won’t Even Consider It.
Since July 2019, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has ignored a bill on his desk that would bring the federal minimum wage close to a living wage over seven years.
Dec
2020
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Put Some Sparkle into Your New Year’s Eve with these Pennsylvania Sparkling Wines
If you want to support a local business during New Year's Eve, try a sparkling wine from a Pennsylvania winery.
Dec
2020
30
Only 2.1 Million People Have Received the Coronavirus Vaccine So Far. That’s Not Enough, Biden Says.
President-elect Joe Biden predicted that “things will get worse before they get better” when it comes to the pandemic.
Dec
2020
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Heroes of 2020: In a Year of Crisis, Teachers Made It Work
How two teachers built relationships with their students and adapted their curriculums to meet the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dec
2020
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Heroes of 2020: Grassroots Organizers Had to Get Voters to Show Up in a Pandemic. It Worked.
For these organizers, communication was the key to getting voters through an election unlike any other.
Dec
2020
29
These Eight Pennsylvanians in Congress Voted Against $2,000 Coronavirus Relief
The US House of Representatives passed a measure to boost coronavirus relief payments to $2,000 on Monday. But eight of the 18 Pennsylvanians in the lower chamber of Congress opposed it.
Dec
2020
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Virtually Dropping Pants, Peeps, and All Sorts of Other Things: How Pennsylvania Towns Are Celebrating the New Year in the Pandemic
The abundance of hometown pride is evident in the different New Year’s Eve celebrations across the state, but this year the Pennsylvania traditions are changing a bit because of the pandemic.
Dec
2020
29
Heroes of 2020: An ER Doctor and a School Nurse Saved Lives in Two Different Ways
Healthcare providers have been called heroes throughout 2020. But as the pandemic enters its deadliest phase yet, their warnings deserve renewed attention.
