Pennsylvania
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‘I’ve seen moms come back too soon’: Nurses share stories as paid family leave support grows in Pennsylvania
Magee-Womens Hospital nurses say women are forced back to work before they’re ready. Democrats have pushed the Family Care Act forward, but Republicans in the Senate control the bill’s fate.
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Pa. Democrats push bills to limit immigration enforcement at K-12 schools
The measures would ban school personnel from sharing students’ identifying information.
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House panel approves bills that would abolish Pennsylvania’s death penalty
Backers say they’re confident of bipartisan support if the proposals are put up for a House floor vote.
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Emails between ICE and western Pennsylvania police show cash incentives
Springdale Borough’s partnership with ICE has brought headaches, but records obtained from other area governments by Pittsburgh’s Public Source suggest that working with the federal agency can involve rewards, too.
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Survey: Pennsylvanians’ dissatisfaction with healthcare in the commonwealth on the rise
Over one in four people surveyed said they or someone in their household struggled to access care in the last year due to cost.
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Pa. treasurer says state cannot legally pay for Shapiro home security
Requisitions for $1,072,795 in payments tied to the work “do not, in the opinion of the Treasurer, appear to be lawful and correct, and therefore warrants for payment will not be issued.”
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Meet the hay bale toss champion drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Dunker won back-to-back hay bale tossing championships at Iowa’s Solon Beef Days in 2022 and 2023. He set the event record by tossing a hay pound weighing more than 50 pounds over a 14’6 bar.
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Deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania primary is May 4
There are multiple ways to register, including online through the Pennsylvania Department of State’s website.
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Mama duck makes herself at home in Hanover’s Union Park playground
At Hanover Borough’s Union Park, located on West Hanover Street, a mother duck has recently built her nest underneath the small merry-go-round in the playground.
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s fiancee on stage with Trump as shots fired
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and attendees dropped to the floor after gunshots were heard inside the Washington Hilton hotel where the event was taking place on April 25.
