Politics
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Biden’s 2025 budget prioritizes lowering costs for families, taxing the rich
The president’s budget includes proposals to lower childcare costs, create a paid family leave program, lower drug costs, and strengthen Social Security and Medicare—all by raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
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Election deniers make up one-third of the Pennsylvania legislature, new report shows
A recent report published by the States United Democracy Center found that Pennsylvania has the highest number of election deniers serving in office in the seven states they studied.
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Biden attacks GOP abortion bans, vows to restore Roe during State of the Union
“Many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom,” Biden said to Republicans. “My God, what freedoms will you take away next?”
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Money from Biden’s Infrastructure Law to reconnect Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Close to $159 million in federal funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used to right a historical wrong in the city of Philadelphia and reconnect Chinatown by covering the Vine Street Expressway with a public park.
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Biden taps into Sen. Bob Casey’s economic agenda as he seeks reelection
Going into the 2024 presidential election, President Joe Biden is including populist economic policies championed by US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) as part of his campaign platform for reelection.
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Biden visits Delaware County to lay out his vision for the 2024 election
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walked onto the stage at Strath Haven High School in Delaware County to the cheers of a crowd of raucous supporters on Friday.
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Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden called on Congress to pass a mortgage relief credit that would give first-time homebuyers an annual tax credit of up to $5,000 a year for two years. He also endorsed legislation to build and renovate roughly 2 million homes and vowed to crack down on “big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and…
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McCormick, unaware of its benefits, wants to repeal Biden’s Infrastructure Law
Dave McCormick, a former Connecticut based hedge fund manager running against US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) in the 2024 election, has made repealing President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law one of his key campaign issues.
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Biden proposes new actions to address housing shortages and high costs
The actions announced last week will promote fairer rental markets, boost the supply of affordable housing and manufactured homes, and help families who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Wild invites Bethlehem mom who had three children through IVF to State of the Union
Christie Nicas, a Bethlehem mother of four, will have a special seat reserved for her at President Joe Biden’s State the Union address on Thursday thanks to being invited as Congresswoman Susan Wild’s (D-Lehigh) special guest.
