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Trump and the GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make the ‘Old-fashioned Term’ Groceries Actually Obsolete for Millions of People Who Rely on SNAP
If the Senate passes the House GOP budget one can only hope that an angry and hungry America remembers to exact their vengeance at the ballot box. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. Ah that ...
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Gun Violence Intervention Programs in Pennsylvania Are Working and Should Receive More State Funding, Local Advocates Say
CeaseFirePA estimates that a $100 million investment toward violence prevention will save the commonwealth up to $500 million a year by decreasing health care, criminal justice system, and economic ...
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The GOP House Budget Bill Also Takes Aim at Public Education with Its Private School Voucher Scheme
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of ...
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Committee of Seventy Says Low Voter Turnout in Primary Election ‘Is a Warning Sign’
Just 17 percent of registered voters in Philadelphia showed up to the polls, while Bucks County fared slightly better with 25.8 percent.
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Pennsylvania Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow
A view of Big Sewickley Creek downstream from PennEnergy’s proposed water withdrawal site shows erosion control (center) and a portion of the project workspace and parking area (gravel and log on ...
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Votes for Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ That Will Cut Medicaid and Food Stamp Spending by Nearly $1 Trillion
The Congressional Budget Office estimates this budget will cut $698 billion in Medicaid spending, causing approximately 8.6 million people to lose their health care coverage. It will also result in 3 ...
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Many Police Forces Have Found ICE 287(g) Partnerships Undermine Public Safety
The surge of these ICE agreements sets a dangerous precedent for local policing, where forging relationships and building the trust of immigrants is a proven and effective tactic in combating crime. A ...
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End of Emergency Housing Voucher Program Will Increase Homelessness in Pennsylvania
Since the spring of 2021, 60,000 U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) – 1,507 in Pennsylvania – have been available for persons in desperate need of housing. Now, ...
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From Outlaw to Icon: Bambi on Trans Survival, Fame, JK Rowling, and the Fight That Isn’t Over
What Pruvot — who would soon become famous as Bambi — witnessed was more than mere performance: it was an act of resistance from the ashes of the Nazi persecution of the LGBTQ+ community. Cabaret ...
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More Than 3 Million People Would Lose SNAP Benefits Under GOP Bill, Says Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
"It is infuriating that Republicans in Congress are willing to make our children go hungry so they can give tax breaks to the already rich,” Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig told States Newsroom. At a farm ...
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In a Contentious 5-4 Vote, Centennial School Board Makes Abram Lucabaugh Their Next Superintendent
“I'm extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” ...
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Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of ...