Stories tagged: "women"

Life Victoria Schade with her dogs Millie and Olive. (Courtesy Victoria Schade)
Life Meet the Pennsylvania Woman Who Coaches the Dogs of the Puppy Bowl

Bucks County’s Victoria Schade uses her powers of puppy persuasion to get the dogs of the “Puppy Bowl” ready for action.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery February 9, 2023 4:25 am EST
Elections FILE - Pennsylvania state Rep. Summer Lee speaks to supporters before being endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., as the Democratic Party nomination for the state's 12th Congressional District during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh on May 12, 2022. In Pittsburgh, Democrats were concerned about potential voter confusion because the Republican running against Lee is named Mike Doyle, the same name as the city's longtime Democratic congressman, who is retiring at the end of the year. Lee won the race and will become the first Black congresswoman from Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke, File)
Elections Here Are All the Democratic Women Who Were Elected in Pennsylvania

So far, 44 out of the 75 Democratic women who ran in the commonwealth have won their respective elections. The only race that’s still to be called as of this writing featuring a female Democrat is between Democrat Melissa Cerrato and incumbent Republican Todd Stephens in the 151st House district.  

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 10, 2022 5:31 pm EST
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Law and Order Jacqueline Romero Confirmed as US Attorney for Eastern District of PA

Romero is the first woman of color to lead Pennsylvania’s eastern district.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams June 14, 2022 11:29 am EDT
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Military Biden Nominates Linda Fagan to Lead US Coast Guard

Fagan could be the first woman appointed to lead a branch of the military.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams April 8, 2022 2:40 pm EDT
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Reproductive Rights Pennsylvania to Extend Postpartum Coverage Under Medicaid

The American Rescue Plan provides states with the ability to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum depression from 60 days to one year. Pennsylvania has opted in and will extend its coverage starting April 1.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams March 23, 2022 10:51 am EDT

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Gisele Fetterman smiles at a press conference. (Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus/James Culture Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: 6 Remarkable Latina Women Hailing from Pennsylvania
FILE - Philadelphia police Officer Mark Dial, center, arrives at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Philadelphia, Sept. 19, 2023, with attorneys Brian McMonagle, left and Fortunato Perri, right, for a bail hearing. Lawyers for Dial, who shot and killed a driver, will press to have the murder charges lodged against him dismissed when the jailed officer appears in court, Tuesday, Sept. 26. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File) Crime Judge Dismisses Charges Against Philadelphia Police Officer in Fatal Traffic-Stop Shooting
A Rite Aid in South Philadelphia, Sept. 23, 2023. (Photo: Patrick Berkery) Coronavirus New COVID Boosters Have Arrived. Here’s What You Need to Know
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Jobs Organizing Life One Home at a Time in the Lehigh Valley

Jennifer Bastidas turned her knack for organizing into a career, leaving behind a job in the medical field to provide a different type of “treatment” that starts at home.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams January 26, 2022 2:03 pm EST
Business Emily Leone Honhart pictured at her shop Wandering Spirits in in Ligonier, Westmoreland County. (Courtesy Emily Leone Honhart)
Business A Bonfire Bitch-Fest Turned a Pennsylvania Woman Into an Independent Liquor Store Owner

After complaining about the lack of Pennsylvania-brewed liquor options offered at state stores, Emily Leone Honhart set out to change things and emerged from her pandemic bubble as an independent liquor store owner.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams January 5, 2022 4:37 pm EST