Politics
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Clearing the air: Pennsylvania takes stride towards smoke-free policy for all workplaces and public spaces
Due to loopholes in the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2008, more than 1,300 venues in Pennsylvania still allow patrons to smoke indoors. A new bill is trying to change that.
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Prescription drugs are getting cheaper for seniors thanks to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
When Biden signed the legislation in 2022, it did a number of things. Now, the legislation’s changes to the Medicare program will help beneficiaries save money.
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Court tosses Republican Pennsylvania lawmakers’ challenge of state, federal voter access actions
An attempt by conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers to overturn a shift to automatic voter registration was dismissed by a federal court on Tuesday, along with their other challenges to actions designed to boost voter registration.
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Pennsylvanians rally outside Supreme Court as justices debate restrictions on reproductive rights
Over 100 Philadelphia area residents traveled to Washington DC on Tuesday and joined reproductive rights advocates outside the US Supreme Court as the Court decides whether or not to further restrict abortion access.
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Jeffrey Yass, floated as Trump’s Treasury Secretary, tries to bail Trump out financially
Jeffrey Yass, Pennsylvania’s richest billionaire, recently became the largest private investor in Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social.
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80% of House Republicans support plan to cut Social Security, ban abortion, and restrict IVF
The Republican Study Committee’s proposed budget calls for cutting Social Security and Medicare and banning abortion after 15 weeks nationwide. It would also pose a threat to IVF and slash funding for rental assistance and programs that help build housing, and more.
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What could happen to Pennsylvanian’s ACA health insurance if Trump wins?
This upcoming Saturday marks 14 years since then-President Barack Obama signed the landmark Affordable Care Act into law, but Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers warned it will still be at risk this November if Republicans take back the White House.
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PA lawmakers call out Dave McCormick’s investments in Rumble
Pennsylvania lawmakers and members of the Jewish community gathered in Harrisburg to highlight Dave McCormick’s hypocrisy on his stake in an extremist social media site.
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78,000 public service workers get student loans canceled by Biden administration
Through improvements to the public service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Biden administration has canceled loans for more than 871,000 public service workers.
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How history-making PA Speaker McClinton is fighting for more progress in 2024 session
Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton joined The Keystone for an exclusive interview and talked about her first year as House Speaker.
