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Trump Has Canceled Environmental Justice Grants. Here’s What Communities Are Losing.
The cuts are part of his administration’s drive to eliminate DEI programs.
Nada Hassanein, Stateline
April 19, 2025
Nada Hassanein, Stateline
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More Women Are Seeking Sterilizations Post-Dobbs, Experts Say
“It is not surprising that some people will respond to the lack of legal abortion by trying to avoid a pregnancy altogether,” said Diana Greene Foster, a research director in reproductive health at University of California, San Francisco.
Nada Hassanein, Stateline
October 3, 2024
Despite Trump’s Federal Funding Cuts to NPR and PBS, WHYY Is on Solid Financial Footing – for Now
May 9, 2025
“But without federal funding, the road ahead becomes more challenging — not just in sustaining what we do now, but in continuing to grow and innovate,” said Bill Marrazzo, President & CEO for WHYY.
Exclusive: Agency Responsible for Report on Student Abuse Allegations at Jamison Elementary School at Risk from Trump Administration’s Proposed Federal Funding Cuts
May 8, 2025
Proposed funding cuts in the draft budget “would impact our ability to do similar investigations and ensure student safety in the future,” said Jennifer Garman, CEO of Philadelphia-based Disability Rights Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senator John Fetterman Raises Alarms with Outburst at Meeting with Union Officials
May 7, 2025
Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.
Bucks County Commissioners Meeting Packed with Residents Fired Up Over Sheriff’s ICE Agreement
May 7, 2025
Critics of the potential local 287(g) partnership raised concerns over racial profiling, wrongful arrests, lack of due process, and community safety. However, supporters also turned out raising the issues of human trafficking, crime, and alleged treason.
Hearings in Harrisburg Show Pennsylvania Lawmakers Are Unable to Find Consensus Around Much-needed Cyber Charter School Reform
May 7, 2025
At the first two hearings, some folks brought receipts, and some brought excuses, while the cyber charters themselves declined to appear at all.
