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- October 15, 2020
With less than a month until election day, Pennsylvania statewide election campaigns are in the home stretch. This year, Pennsylvanians will cast votes for Attorney General, Auditor General and State Treasurer. For Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro is up against Republican challenger Heather Heidelbaugh. Shapiro is running on his popularity and his accomplishments from
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Pennsylvania Politics
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- September 17, 2020
Last week, a video went viral of State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta (D – PA181) delivering an impassioned speech against an amendment to HB 2626. The amendment, which Governor Wolf claims “makes it harder, not easier, for citizens to vote,” aims to ban the use of ballot drop boxes for mail-in ballots statewide. More controversially, it
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Folklore Controversies
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- September 17, 2020
On July 1, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Levine issued an order that mandates masks be worn and on July 8, Folklore, a coffee shop in Elizabethtown, Pa., posted on social media platforms about its policy regarding masks, specifically that it would not require customers to wear them. From there onward, a controversy spiraled out
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Pennsylvania Politics
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Tuesday, Feb. 4, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) addressed the General Assembly, proposing his 2020-2021 budget for the commonwealth. The proposal, totaling $36.1 billion in spending with a focus on education and workforce revitalization, was met with mixed reviews by the Republican-controlled state house. The governor’s recommendation is a 4 percent,
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Real ID available to Pennsylvanians, effective March 2019
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- February 23, 2019
Starting in March 2019, Pennsylvania residents will be able to receive a REAL ID. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) website, “The REAL ID Act is a federal law passed by Congress after Sept. 11, 2001, that establishes specific minimum federal standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to be accepted
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New law in Pa. keeps Amish from casting their vote
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- April 20, 2012
On March 14, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed a new law, joining Pennsylvania with Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee and Georgia as having the strictest voter identification requirement in the United States. Republicans are advocating the law as a way to avoid voter fraud. However, Attorney General Eric Holder strongly opposes the law, believing the law discriminates
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Penn. funds gambling addiction prevention program
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- March 29, 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has received $4.6 million in the past year to curb gambling. The money, allocated from a small percentage of revenue from Pennsylvania casinos, was given in an effort to construct programs spreading awareness and treatment for addicts. This campaign resulted from the recent emergence of casinos throughout the state. Since
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Gov. Corbett proposes largest prison reduction in Pa. history
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- February 23, 2012
Last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett proposed legislation for the biggest reduction in prison population in Pennsylvania’s history.
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Former Pa. representative faces charges
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- February 23, 2012
Former State Representative Brett Feese has been sentenced to 4 to 12 years in a state prison. He was one of the main culprits involved in the House GOP Computergate scandal and was found guilty of all 40 charges filed against him. On Feb. 10, Feese was sentenced to prison time as well as two
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