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Latest Pa. budget provides support for nursing homes, but work remains
In a rapidly aging state, the fifth-oldest in the country, the need for long-term services is only growing.
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Pennsylvania budget boosts mental health funding. Will it be enough?
The state’s budget allocated $10 million for the 988 crisis hotline, which serves as a lifeline geared toward suicide prevention and helping callers in need access critical treatment services.
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What’s happened in one Pa. manufactured home community isn’t unique
Residents of manufactured home communities around Pennsylvania are partnering with others to press for a law that would protect them from sharp rent hikes.
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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries campaigns for Bob Brooks in Bethlehem
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday unveiled the party’s Fighting for an Affordable America agenda, as he kicked off 100 days until the midterm elections and works to focus voter attention ahead of November.
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Pa. joins lawsuit against Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding
More than two dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration for requiring them to comply with election and immigration conditions to receive billions of dollars in federal funding for disasters.
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The Pennsylvania budget quietly relaxed a standard for lead reporting in schools
State law does not require schools to test for lead, as long as the topic is discussed at a public meeting annually.
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‘Bob’s one of us:’ Dozens of labor unions back Bob Brooks’ campaign
Retired firefighter Bob Brooks continues receiving support from labor unions for his congressional campaign against US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pa.).
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Doug Mastriano’s nomination as ambassador to Slovakia advances in the US Senate
The former GOP gubernatorial candidate was tapped for the post by President Donald Trump in May.
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DHS drops appeal for proposed ICE detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security withdrew its appeal of the Shapiro Administration’s administrative orders that forbid federal officials from connecting local water or sewer infrastructure need to convert the warehouses to detention centers.
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Erie County sees cyclosporiasis cases skyrocket during outbreak
Erie County’s cyclosporiasis outbreak has intensified, with county health officials reporting 68 new cases of the gastrointestinal disease July 20 and 21.
