A working-class candidate: Bob Brooks sets progressive agenda
Universal health care, taxing billionaires, and restoring ACA cuts are part of Bob Brooks’ campaign platform.
Mar
2026
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LEHIGH VALLEY
Mar
2026
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Pa. congressional hopeful Bob Brooks picks up Working Families Party endorsement
This is just the latest among a growing number of progressives and establishment Democrats coalescing around Bob Brooks.
Feb
2026
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Drugmaker Eli Lilly announces new plant in Pennsylvania as part of broader domestic expansion
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said that it will build a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania, as the company expands domestic production and capitalizes on surging sales of obesity and diabetes treatments.
Jan
2026
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ICE pushback in a key Pa. congressional district after unpaid rent allegation
Controller Mark Pinsley said the agency hasn’t paid for space it rents in a Lehigh County government building.
Jan
2026
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9 lavish bed and breakfasts across PA to chase away the winter blues
From historic mansions to country inns, Pennsylvania is home to numerous luxury bed and breakfasts that are sure to chase your winter blues away.
Jan
2026
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Stephen Colbert, Amanda Seyfried shout out Bucks County and Lehigh Valley events on ‘Late Show’
Host Stephen Colbert and actress Amanda Seyfried, an Allentown native, mentioned the events as part of the show's recurring "community calendar" segment.
Dec
2025
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Labor unions back firefighter to oust Republican congressman
Firefighter Bob Brooks has secured nine labor endorsements since launching his US House campaign and is uniting factions of the Democratic Party along the way.
Dec
2025
22
Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms
Only 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how Trump is handling the economy, down from 40% in March, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Yet Trump has called affordability concerns a “ hoax ” and gave the economy under his administration a grade of “A+++++.”
Dec
2025
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In Lehigh Valley visit, Vance tries to ease fears over the economy as jobs report shows losses
The VP touted the administration’s economic policies a week after President Trump traveled to Pa.
Dec
2025
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9 Pennsylvania day trip ideas that are perfect around the holidays
Hit up these spots on a wintry Pennsylvania day trip.
