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Another minimum wage bill passes the House
Business, Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Jun 13, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would move the needle on the state’s minimum wage after 15 years of fighting for increases. The...
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Pragmatic Democrats seek to rebuild in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
JOHN HINSHAW RealClearPennsylvania 
Mar 05, 2025
It’s safe to say that most Pennsylvania Democrats are chastened by their loss of the White House, the U.S. Senate seat held by Bob Casey and three row...
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Overdue justice for tipped workers
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 24, 2022
Gov. Tom Wolf finally overcame eight years of blind legislative obstruction Monday when the Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved a long-o...
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Hike Pa.’s minimum wage
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 21, 2022
Since everyone’s doing the 10-year challenge ... it’s time for a minimum wage makeover The latest social media craze is the “10-year challenge,” which...
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Guest Comment: Time to free the funds
Opinion, Сolumns
JOHN I. KANE 
Oct 23, 2021
About six months ago, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a historic investment in the working families and communities who had been ...
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No Nobel for Pa. legislators
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 16, 2021
It usually doesn’t require the award of a Nobel Prize to demonstrate how wrong-headed Pennsylvania state legislators can be in crafting public policy ...
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