Politics
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Gettysburg names small business owner Alison Lintal as new mayor
Gettysburg has named a new mayor following the sudden departure, and subsequent arrest, of former Mayor Chad-Alan Carr on child sex crime allegations.
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Pennsylvania retirees go decades without pension increase
Tens of thousands of retired teachers, support professionals, and state employees face uncertainty in their day-to-day lives after going decades without a pension increase.
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Fetterman one of two Democrats to join GOP senators to confirms Mullin as next Homeland Security boss
Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico backed Mullin’s confirmation.
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What is the Sharia Free America Caucus, and who from Pa. joined?
Since its formation late last year, more than 50 House Republicans have joined the Sharia-Free America Caucus, which its founders say was created to “save Western Civilization and fight back against the threat of Sharia.”
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Central Pa. school board policy bans books that offend ‘good taste or propriety’
The language of the policy, adopted unanimously by members of the all-conservative board, is nearly identical to policies adopted by several other far-right school boards, including Pequea Valley in Lancaster County.
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Another Pa. rate hike looms as Dems push ‘Energy Bills Relief Act’ to curb costs
Rising electricity bills in Pennsylvania are putting pressure on household budgets and another round of rate increases is expected in June. Lawmakers in Washington have introduced a proposal to tackle those rising costs.
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Unofficial detention sites in Pennsylvania held several children last year
ICE field offices across Pennsylvania come under scrutiny after being exposed as detention centers that hold children and seniors.
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ICE asks for more time to address environmental concerns around proposed Pa. detention centers
The state Department of Environmental Protection says it “has no plans to modify” its orders blocking ICE’s use of the facilities
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Pa. joins lawsuit against Trump’s greenhouse gas restriction rollbacks
Under President Donald Trump, officials in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have ended the endangerment finding, a longstanding rule that deemed six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, a risk to “both the public health and the public welfare of current and future generations.”
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Houlahan says it’s easier working with McCormick than Fetterman
Members of US Sen. John Fetterman’s own party continue to criticize him following his vote for Mullin as DHS secretary.
