Politics
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Ready for more self-driving cars? This Pa. lawmaker says the state should hit the gas.
A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to open the door to more autonomous driving on the commonwealth’s roads, allowing people to use cars capable of steering, braking and speeding up on their own.
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State House advances bill to increase minimum wage in Pennsylvania
The state House is inching closer to passing a bill to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania, an outcome long sought by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.
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Contraception is health care: Pennsylvania House passes bill to expand birth control access
With employer-provided insurance no longer required to cover birth control, many in Pennsylvania are struggling to pay for necessary medical care. The Contraceptive Access for All Act aims to change that.
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Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program designed to distribute more than $1 billion in aid to states to purchase food from farms for schools, child care centers, and food banks.
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Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
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Pittsburgh Steelers reached out to fans upset that Donald Trump received a jersey at a rally
Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rocky Bleier called an audible when he presented President Donald Trump with a Steelers jersey with the No. 47 during a rally in western Pennsylvania last week.
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Elon Musk turned this once-popular Pennsylvania tourist destination into a ghost town
Memorial Day traffic plummeted at one of Pennsylvania’s largest lakes thanks to Elon Musk and DOGE’s cuts to the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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Pa. law makes it illegal to sell tarot readings or love potions. Could that change?
An obscure state law from 1861 prevents fortune telling for profit. State Rep. Greg Scott wants the statute repealed.
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Trump to hold first PA rally since reelection
President Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania, hosting his first rally since reelection, amid his controversial budget proposal that could cost constituents their benefits.
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Scott Perry doesn’t believe work policy will cost constituents Medicaid access
Republican Congressman Scott Perry claimed that those who truly require coverage won’t lose it, but work restrictions may kick millions of Americans off of Medicaid.
