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    Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
    Nation & World, News
    Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
    MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press 
    Sep 29, 2023
    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 a...
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    An opportunity to bring back common sense
    Content, Daily Headlines, Newsletter, ...
    An opportunity to bring back common sense
    SEN. JOE PITTMAN 
    Sep 29, 2023
    Last November, the voters sent a divided government to Harrisburg. The governor is a Democrat. The House of Representatives has swung between having t...
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    McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill; shutdown looms
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    McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill; shutdown looms
    Sep 28, 2023
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate...
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    Fetterman: He’ll suit-up as Senate unanimously adopts formal dress code
    News, PA State News
    Fetterman: He’ll suit-up as Senate unanimously adopts formal dress code
    JULIA TERRUSO The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Sep 28, 2023
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — The shorts were short-lived. The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that requires members to follow a dress code that wi...
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    Report: Red tape still restrains Pennsylvania economy
    PA State News
    Report: Red tape still restrains Pennsylvania economy
    LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square contributor 
    Sep 28, 2023
    A recent report says less government red tape accelerates economic growth, but Pennsylvania seemingly stands in its own way. Since taking office, Gov....
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    Supreme Court’s upcoming term
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Supreme Court’s upcoming term
    Sep 27, 2023
    As the first Monday of October nears, the U.S. Supreme Court prepares for another term. On the docket in coming months are cases touching on a variety...
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    Rising deaths in truck crashes prompt federal transportation officials to look at limiting speeds
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    Rising deaths in truck crashes prompt federal transportation officials to look at limiting speeds
    JONATHAN D. SALANT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Sep 27, 2023
    WASHINGTON — With the number of truck crashes continuing to rise, federal transportation officials are moving ahead with efforts to limit how fast tra...
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    Casey, others introduce chronic pain research bill
    Local News, Nation & World, News
    Casey, others introduce chronic pain research bill
    Sep 26, 2023
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced legislation Tuesday to...
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    Progressive Democrat announces primary challenge to Casey
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    Progressive Democrat announces primary challenge to Casey
    J.D. PROSE pennlive.com 
    Sep 26, 2023
    A Pittsburgh-area Democrat has announced that he will challenge Sen. Bob Casey in the party’s U.S. Senate primary next year. Blaine Forkner, a 43-year...
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    Casey hearing focused on accessible government technology
    Nation & World, News
    Casey hearing focused on accessible government technology
    Sep 26, 2023
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey, D-Pa., last week held a hearing entitled, “Unlocking the Virtual Front Door: E...
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    Suited for the job: If you want to be a US senator, dress the part
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Suited for the job: If you want to be a US senator, dress the part
    LEONARD GREENE New York Daily News 
    Sep 25, 2023
    NEW YORK (TNS) — In a world where war is waging, disease is ravaging, poverty is crippling and homelessness is out of control, does it really matter a...
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    Ban smoking in all public places
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Ban smoking in all public places
    Sep 25, 2023
    The long list of special interests to which state legislators pander long has included, in effect, respiratory diseases and lung cancer. Their refusal...
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    Trump and his second-term agenda
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Trump and his second-term agenda
    DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
    Sep 25, 2023
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Former President Donald Trump is on the campaign trail again, and most of the attention he’s getting is for bare-knuckled attacks o...
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    Pa. lawmakers paid $25M in salary for 50 days of session
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. lawmakers paid $25M in salary for 50 days of session
    ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI RealClearPolitics 
    Sep 25, 2023
    Pennsylvania state legislators’ salaries cost at least $25.3 million per year for only about 50 days of session, according to The Philadelphia Inquire...
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    The child abuse of some unbanned books
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The child abuse of some unbanned books
    JAY AMBROSE Tribune News Service 
    Sep 24, 2023
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Parents are trying to get books banned in schools around the country, it’s frequently pointed out, and one thing you might do is sh...
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    Blue laws had their virtues
    Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
    Blue laws had their virtues
    Sep 22, 2023
    Once upon a time, life was pretty quiet in Pennsylvania on Sundays. This was mostly the result of so-called “blue laws” that prohibited many different...
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    Pa. budget compromise is possible
    Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. budget compromise is possible
    Sep 21, 2023
    At least part of the Pennsylvania state budget has remained in limbo for over 10 weeks now, pushing well past the June 30 deadline. Schools, universit...
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    Fetterman offers to wear suit in Senate if House ‘jagoffs’ avoid government shutdown
    Nation & World, News
    Fetterman offers to wear suit in Senate if House ‘jagoffs’ avoid government shutdown
    J.D. PROSE pennlive.com 
    Sep 20, 2023
    As chaos within the Republican ranks of the GOP-controlled U.S. House pushes the federal government closer to a shutdown, Democratic Sen. John Fetterm...
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    The cost of lost telehealth care in Pa.
    Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
    The cost of lost telehealth care in Pa.
    THOMAS KIMBRELL 
    Sep 20, 2023
    Telehealth Awareness Week, a new investigation reveals that Pennsylvanians are losing access to remote health services. Initial findings of a study co...
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    Shapiro makes it easier to register to vote when renewing driver’s license
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...
    Shapiro makes it easier to register to vote when renewing driver’s license
    Sep 20, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said starting Tuesday it is making it easier for someone to register to vote when they are getting or ...
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    Other Voices: Putin is not our friend
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Other Voices: Putin is not our friend
    August 21, 2025
    As a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served our nation during the height of the Cold War, I found the behavior of President Donald Trump at th...
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    Iceland trip a reminder that American Dream still begins at home
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Iceland trip a reminder that American Dream still begins at home
    By SHANE McCULLAR 
    August 21, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Debates over immigration policy are such a fixture of our politics that we often overlook the reason we have them: Because the Unit...
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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    Business, Local News
    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    August 21, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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    Pa. is a commonwealth: Its leaders need to act like it
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Pa. is a commonwealth: Its leaders need to act like it
    August 21, 2025
    The bonds that unite Pennsylvania are being tested by increasing political, cultural and economic polarization along regional lines. This has come to ...
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    Elk County Catholic names new president
    Local News
    Elk County Catholic names new president
    August 21, 2025
    ST. MARYS — Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of the Diocese of Erie, Board of Members, and the Board of Directors of the Elk County Catholic School System a...
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    Bipartisan effort launches to reintroduce welfare work requirements
    Business, Local News, PA State News
    Bipartisan effort launches to reintroduce welfare work requirements
    By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    August 21, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Reinstating work requirements for some welfare recipients found support across the aisle on Wednesday. It’s a notable change after the pa...
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