Politics
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Shapiro administration offers tax credits to employers for helping with child day care costs
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis highlighted a new child care tax credit on Thursday that incentivizes employers to help cover their employees’ child care expenses. This includes providing day care services for employees or helping them covering day care costs
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Army criticizes Trump campaign for inappropriate conduct at Arlington National Cemetery
When the cemetery’s public affairs director attempted to prevent the Trump campaign from illegally filming in a prohibited area where recently deceased service members are buried, a member of Trump’s team pushed past the employee.
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Democratic candidate for PA Attorney General says he’ll ‘squash’ other states’ attempts to get PA abortion data
“I will look to squash all of that. Any data that some other state is trying to get about someone in Pennsylvania when it comes to reproductive freedom, that information will get squashed,” Eugene DePasquale said.
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Advocates call for increasing the minimum wage as PA worker salaries lag neighbors
Pennsylvania’s economy has rebounded from the pandemic and is experiencing the lowest unemployment rates in 50 years. However, low wage workers are still making $3,500 less per year than their counterparts in states with higher minimum wages.
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Trump-appointed judge strikes down FTC ban on noncompete agreements
FTC spokesperson Victoria Graham said that the decision “does not prevent the FTC from addressing noncompetes through case-by-case enforcement actions” and said that the agency is “seriously considering” appealing the Texas court’s decision.
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Trump indicted again in federal election interference case
This new indictment “reflects the government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings,” after the court ruled last month that former presidents have sweeping legal protections from charges for alleged acts that they committed while in office.
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More than 200 former Bush, McCain, and Romney staffers endorse Kamala Harris for president
In the letter, the former staffers “jointly declared” that they’ll be voting for the Harris-Walz ticket in November’s election, and condemned Trump’s policies, as well as Project 2025.
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Ryan Mackenzie dodges questions on lying about his age on Tinder by 8 years
State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie dodged questions about his Tinder profile on NewsNation on Monday. Mackenzie was caught lying about his age by more than 8 years during the pandemic.
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Washington County broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says
The NAACP sued the Western Pa. county earlier this summer as did seven voters whose ballots had been rejected in the April 23 primary, accusing Washington County of violating the constitutional due process rights of voters by deliberately concealing whether their ballot had been counted.
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Rob Bresnahan opposes law that brought down prescription drug costs
Rob Bresnahan came out against the Inflation Reduction Act’s healthcare reforms even though they benefit millions of Pennsylvania residents.
