Politics
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How to apply for a job in the American Climate Corps
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, retrofit homes to be more energy-efficient, fight wildfires, and more.
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Abandoned oil and gas wells are making Pennsylvanians sick. Rep. Summer Lee has a fix
The US House passed Congresswoman Summer Lee’s bipartisan bill to tackle abandoned oil and gas wells.
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100,000 PA residents to benefit from American Rescue Plan’s broadband expansion projects
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvania households and businesses are set to receive affordable high-speed internet access thanks to federal funding from the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP), part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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Bob Casey warns about Supreme Court’s attacks on workers and unions
Bob Casey is warning Pennsylvania voters that the US Supreme Court is coming for the right to organize.
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Community pushback gets school board to rescind decision on denying gay actor’s visit
Former 30 Rock actor Maulik Pancholy became the latest culture-war flashpoint after Cumberland Valley School Board members voted 8 to 0 last week to cancel Pancholy’s anti-bullying speech at a district middle school because of his sexuality and anti-racism advocacy.
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Pennsylvania redesigned its mail-in ballot envelopes amid litigation. Some voters still tripped up
A form Pennsylvania voters must complete on the outside of mail-in ballot return envelopes has been redesigned, but that did not prevent some voters from failing to complete it accurately for this week’s primary, and some votes will not count as a result, election officials said.
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Biden makes 4 million more workers eligible for overtime pay
The US Department of Labor says updated regulations will increase income thresholds to ensure lower-income salaried employees are fairly compensated when they work more than 40 hours per week.
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Malcolm Kenyatta makes history after winning primary for Pa. Auditor General
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) became the first openly gay man to be nominated by a major party for statewide office in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
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Biden administration bans noncompete clauses for workers
The new rule bans new noncompete agreements for the vast majority of American workers and requires employers to let current and past employees know they won’t enforce them going forward. Companies will also be required to throw out existing noncompete agreements.
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Philadelphia DA cancels arrest warrant for state Rep. Kevin Boyle on eve of Pa. primary
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said a detective had sought the warrant against Boyle, whose district includes a section of Northeast Philadelphia, with information that was not false or fake but had “a piece missing.”
