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    Pa. senators work to reach deal on congressional redistricting as deadline nears
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    Pa. senators work to reach deal on congressional redistricting as deadline nears
    JAN MURPHY PennLive 
    Jan 19, 2022
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — The clock is ticking on Pennsylvania lawmakers to complete work on redrawing the state’s congressional districts to meet the Depart...
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    Pa. House votes for GOP-favored congressional redistricting plan
    News
    Pa. House votes for GOP-favored congressional redistricting plan
    MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press 
    Jan 12, 2022
    HARRISBURG — A plan to redraw lines for Pennsylvania’s congressional districts to account for a decade of population shifts passed the state House on ...
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    Stalemates, court battles could squeeze Pa. primary election
    News
    Stalemates, court battles could squeeze Pa. primary election
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Jan 07, 2022
    HARRISBURG — More extreme time pressures could push the bounds of how Pennsylvania’s elections are run in 2022, with wide-open races for a U.S. Senate...
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    Yes, Jan. 6 was a big deal
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Yes, Jan. 6 was a big deal
    LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
    Jan 06, 2022
    Democratic strategist James Carville famously coined the phrase “the economy, stupid” during Bill Clinton’s successful White House bid in 1992. On the...
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    Bills would end automatic pay raises for Pa. lawmakers
    News, PA State News
    Bills would end automatic pay raises for Pa. lawmakers
    KAREN SHUEY Reading Eagle 
    Dec 28, 2021
    READING (TNS) — The surging inflation that has run rampant across the nation hasn’t been bad for everyone. Pennsylvania state legislators saw a $5,000...
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    Trust in government?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Trust in government?
    Dec 08, 2021
    Ever since Joe Biden carried Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election, Republican leaders have attempted to discredit that fair and accurate vot...
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    Pa. Society … in New York City?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. Society … in New York City?
    Dec 08, 2021
    Since 1899, well-known or well-heeled Pennsylvanians have gathered in December to wine and dine and glad-hand each other in New York City. It has been...
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    Wolf’s warning shot on congressional redistricting
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Wolf’s warning shot on congressional redistricting
    PAUL MUSCHICK The Morning Call 
    Dec 04, 2021
    ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Let the games begin. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has fired the first shot in what could be the penultimate battle of his two-term tug-o...
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    Demand your money’s worth
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Demand your money’s worth
    Dec 01, 2021
    In 2022, many people will be hoping for an increase in salary, but it won’t be a guarantee. Unless you happen to be a Pennsylvania lawmaker. Or judge....
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    Wolf signals readiness for congressional district map talks
    News
    Wolf signals readiness for congressional district map talks
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Nov 25, 2021
    HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday released the priorities for drawing Pennsylvania's new congressional districts given to him by the panel he pi...
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    Pennsylvania court throws out governor’s school mask mandate
    News
    Pennsylvania court throws out governor’s school mask mandate
    MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press 
    Nov 10, 2021
    HARRISBURG (AP) — An order by Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary that requires masks inside K-12 schools and child care facilities was thrown out ...
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    Pa. lawmakers push again to change probation system
    News, PA State News
    Pa. lawmakers push again to change probation system
    RON SOUTHWICK PennLive 
    Oct 27, 2021
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Criminal justice reform advocates and some state lawmakers have been working to change Pennsylvania’s probation system for years, a...
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    Thompson home in Pa. after positive COVID test
    News, PA State News
    Thompson home in Pa. after positive COVID test
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Oct 24, 2021
    U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson will work from his Centre County home this week after receiving outpatient treatment for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Mil...
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    The quid pro quo culture
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The quid pro quo culture
    Oct 20, 2021
    The culture of Harrisburg would be best described as “clubby.” After legislative sessions at the State Capitol on Third Street, lawmakers and their st...
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    Pink pig returns to Pa. Capitol to protest GOP election review
    News, PA State News
    Pink pig returns to Pa. Capitol to protest GOP election review
    JAN MURPHY PennLive 
    Oct 18, 2021
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — It’s been four years since political activist Gene Stilp has brought his hefty, inflatable pink pig to the Pennsylvania Capitol. Bu...
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    Legalizing marijuana: 2 Pa. lawmakers join in bipartisan effort
    News, PA State News
    Legalizing marijuana: 2 Pa. lawmakers join in bipartisan effort
    JAN MURPHY PennLive 
    Oct 07, 2021
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — The latest push to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania is bringing two lawmakers together from opposite parties with ve...
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    2 Pa. lawmakers trying to turn tide to legalize weed
    News, PA State News
    2 Pa. lawmakers trying to turn tide to legalize weed
    JULIAN ROUTH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Sep 29, 2021
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Hoping the political tides in Harrisburg have changed, two state lawmakers from Allegheny County are pushing a bill that would lega...
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    Pa. lawmakers keep COVID regulatory waivers for 6 more months
    News
    Pa. lawmakers keep COVID regulatory waivers for 6 more months
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Sep 29, 2021
    HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature voted Wednesday to again extend hundreds of regulatory waivers that Gov. Tom Wolf’s admi...
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    Smoking with kids in the car could get you fined in Pa.
    News, PA State News
    Smoking with kids in the car could get you fined in Pa.
    JAN MURPHY PennLive 
    Sep 23, 2021
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker wants to discourage drivers from smoking in a vehicle while transporting a child, and the measure is ...
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    Pa. state universities’ faculty given job assurance ahead of consolidation
    News, PA State News
    Pa. state universities’ faculty given job assurance ahead of consolidation
    JAN MURPHY PennLive/TNS 
    Sep 22, 2021
    Faculty at the 14 state universities will get a three-year reprieve from having to worry about losing their job, provided additional one-time state fu...
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    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    Local News
    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    August 2, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    National Sports
    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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    PA defense synced and ready for Saturday
    Football, Local Sports
    PA defense synced and ready for Saturday
    Jo Wankel 
    August 1, 2025
    Pennsylvania’s defensive unit is ready for Saturday, relying on speed and aggressiveness to achieve its goals. The Defensive Line consists of Landon F...
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    Bold strokes for a big milestone
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    Bold strokes for a big milestone
    August 1, 2025
    Local artists Rick Minard and, not pictured, Greg Souchik, work on the patriotic Union Square mural celebrating America’s impending 250th anniversary....
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    Social Security Matters: Why hasn’t benefit changed because I’m still working?
    Business, Local News, News
    Social Security Matters: Why hasn’t benefit changed because I’m still working?
    By RUSSELL GLOOR 
    August 1, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: I am receiving Social Security benefits while continuing to work full time. There are no restrictions on my wage earnings because I waited...
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    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    August 1, 2025
    History predicts that Republicans will suffer losses in next year’s midterm elections, and Democrats have made clear they will try to use President Do...
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