Politics
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Pa. senators weigh consumer protections from cryptocurrency scams
Millions of Americans fell prey to scammers in 2025, losing nearly $21 billion in cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence scams. It’s an ever-growing industry that takes advantage of society’s most vulnerable.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Pennsylvania (April 10 – 16)
A weekly roundup of Pennsylvania political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and more ways to take action statewide, Friday, April 10 through Thursday, April 16.
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Pa. House advances paid family leave proposal despite GOP opposition
The Family Care Act would establish a statewide paid family and medical leave program in Pennsylvania. The House has passed it, but its future in the Senate remains uncertain.
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‘DC is a dumpster fire:’ retired firefighter features Shapiro in first congressional primary ad
Bob Brooks has assembled a coalition of unions, organizations, and Democrats from across the political spectrum in his campaign for Congress.
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Faith leaders and family call on ICE to release Harrisburg-area asylum seeker
Omar Viadurre Luis was detained by ICE after meeting with a Harrisburg magistrate judge last October.
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Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in rural Pennsylvania school district
Delaware Valley School District in rural eastern Pennsylvania received notice of the change from the Trump administration in February and has since voted to roll back its antidiscrimination protections for transgender students.
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Garrity turns to pardoned Jan. 6th ex-underwear model and Abramoff-linked associate to ease fundraising woes
Republican Treasurer Stacy Garrity faces a 15-to-1 fundraising disadvantage in her race against Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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Right-wing ‘trad wife’ influencers are telling young women lies about birth control
Social media-driven misinformation, amplified by high-profile conservative influencers, is pushing young women away from hormonal birth control—replacing informed consent with fear and half-truths in a country where pregnancy is significantly more dangerous than modern contraception.
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DHS pauses new ICE warehouse purchases in Pennsylvania amid review of Noem-era contracts
That includes two warehouses purchased in Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are talking the talk on data center regulations. But will they walk?
Can the state’s fractious politics deliver?
