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Court Won’t Block Entire Election ‘Investigation’ Subpoena
A officials and Democratic lawmakers did not persuade judges that the subpoena issued by a GOP-controlled Senate committee had no legitimate legislative purpose.
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York, Scranton to Get FEMA Teams’ Help With COVID Surge
Three federal “strike teams” will arrive early next week.
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Bid to Help Latinos Win More Seats in Newly Drawn Districts Draws Criticism
Proposals from the Legislative Reapportionment Commission that must reflect a decade of demographic changes identified by the census narrowed opportunities for Pennsylvania Latinos, critics say.
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Wolf Taps a New Election Secretary for Last Year in Office
Leigh Chapman will be the Pennsylvania Department of State’s fifth secretary or acting secretary during Gov. Tom Wolf’s time in office. She will take over Jan. 8.
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Lack of Emergency Order or Regulation Doomed PA School Mask Mandate
Justices said that Pennsylvania law gives the Department of Health broad authority to protect public health, but it doesn’t permit the department “to act by whim in all matters concerning disease” without specific regulations that empower a mask mandate.
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Racial Reckoning Turns Focus to Pennsylvania’s Roadside Historical Markers
Scrutiny over facts, historical context, and racist references has prompted changes and outright removals of historical markers across the state.
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Biden Administration Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments Through May 1
Payments on federal student loans will remain paused, interest rates will remain at 0%, and debt collection efforts will be suspended.
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County, State Must Agree on Voting System Inspection Rules
A Commonwealth Court judge said that Fulton County must work out an agreed-upon set of rules for an inspection of voting machines used in the 2020 election.
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Wolf Vetoes GOP Bill to Post School Course Materials Online
Gov. Wolf said the bill, which would have required links or titles for every textbook and course summaries to be posted on district websites, “politicizes what is being taught in our schools.”
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5 Teenagers Charged in Armed Carjacking of US Rep. Scanlon
Scanlon and a staffer who accompanied her were unharmed.
