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Since the nation’s earliest days, Pennsylvania has in many ways been at the center of the action.
The Conversation Politics Editor Naomi Schalit spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger to provide insights from his study of political violence and assassinations.
The often-times toxic and xenophobic political rhetoric around immigration – as well as public policies that create fear or confusion about how medical care could affect immigration status – discourage immigrants from seeking medical attention, a phenomenon described as the chilling effect.
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Here are four stories to help readers better understand the arguments leading up to the decision and what was at stake with this case.
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The success of our students in school is inextricably linked to their ability to maintain housing.
The lawsuit claims the state is violating federal law on voting system accuracy. But experts say the argument is a stretch, and based on a false premise.
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
Look for ruby red strawberries and tomatoes, rich leafy greens, carefully crafted coffee, artisan breads, cupcakes, cookies, granola, field-grown flowers, local honey, and more at Bucks County’s farmers market offerings.
At town halls across Pennsylvania, rank-and-file Democrats and allied progressive groups are inviting Conor Lamb, a former U.S Congressman who voters rejected in May 2022 when he ran against Fetterman in the Senate primary. Now he is serving as a stand-in for the embattled Senator.
Senate Bill 780 will effectively ban people from sleeping outside, even if they have no other shelter available to them, and fines municipalities that don’t comply.
