2024 Elections
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Biden caps credit card late fees at $8
More than 45 million Americans who are charged late fees on credit cards each year will save an average of $220 annually under the new rule.
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American Rescue Plan delivers computers and laptops for schools, libraries, nonprofits
Up to 12,000 Pennsylvanians annually will be receiving laptops, personal computers, tablets and wi-fi devices thanks to President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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Casey introduces Shrinkflation Prevention Act to rein in corporate profits
Casey, who sits on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced the Shrinkflation Reduction Act on Wednesday to crack down on corporations deceiving consumers by selling smaller products without lowering their prices.
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Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest
Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away in the battleground state, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Thursday.
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PA Sec. of State: Threats are chasing off experienced local election officials
Election officials leaving in the wake of the 2020 presidential election has Pennsylvania’s top elections official worried.
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Casey and McCormick react to IVF ruling as GOP tries to dodge blame for own actions
The Alabama court’s ruling effectively bans women from using in vitro fertilization (IVF), a popular procedure for women who have trouble conceiving, to start a family, and the effects of that ruling are starting to seep into Pennsylvania’s upcoming Senate race between US Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McComick.
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Scott Perry votes against overtime pay for Secret Service agents
Congressman Scott Perry (R-York) was one of 20 US House Republicans who recently voted against legislation that would allow US Secret Service agents to collect overtime pay during the 2024 and 2028 elections.
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Two more candidates file papers to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Two more candidates filed paperwork Thursday to appear on Pennsylvania’s primary ballots for U.S. Senate as Democratic Sen. Bob Casey runs for a fourth term and Democrats try to maintain a majority in the narrowly divided chamber.
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Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”
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Lebanon County’s ballot drop box a casualty of election conspiracies
More than two dozen Lebanon County residents packed a county commissioners and elections board meeting at the courthouse in the City of Lebanon on Thursday to voice their grievances about the county’s decision last month to remove the county’s ballot drop box.
