Pennsylvania produces 69% of all mushrooms sold in the U.S., and its industry is highly dependent on immigrant labor.
The Trump administration has abandoned the U.S. government’s long-standing commitment to protect and serve its veterans — a promise that dates back to the country’s founding.
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Donald Trump’s address before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night showed it.
Trump’s executive order last month reversing the federal government’s move away from single-use plastics is great news for the petrochemical industry, but toxic news for the environment and public health.
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W.E.B. Du Bois’ observation that race prejudice “is a far more powerful social force than most Philadelphians realize” is still true today.
These nonprofits say there’s no way for them to do their work and comply with Trump’s executive orders.
“Pennsylvanians who want to buy cannabis are just driving across the border to one of our neighbors,” says Governor Josh Shapiro.
PA FIRE’s goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”
“Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.
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As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
