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Way more Americans are getting sterilized since Roe was struck down, research finds
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.
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Teacherless AI-powered cyber charter school denied by Shapiro administration
Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a scathing rejection of Unbound Academy, an AI-powered cyber charter school. However, the state’s charter school laws will allow the school to reapply in the future.
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LGBTQ+ lawmakers renew calls for Pa. Fairness Act after Trump’s attacks on transgender rights
Pennsylvania House Democrats passed the Fairness Act in the previous session. Now lawmakers are renewing calls to pass protections for LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians after Trump signs executive orders attacking transgender rights.
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Pa. residents lose access to Medicaid, CareerLink and Head Start portal amid Trump chaos
Gov. Josh Shapiro called President Donald Trump’s memo freezing federal spending “worrisome” after creating chaos for state and local officials. Pennsylvania lost access to Medicaid, CareerLink and Head Start programs.
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New report details wasteful spending at Pa.’s largest cyber charter school
Education Voters of Pennsylvania released a new report this week detailing wasteful spending by the state’s largest cyber charter school. The expenses include over $400,000 at entertainment venues and brand new SUVs.
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Medicaid now covers doula services in Pennsylvania to support maternal health
Pennsylvania is the 13th state to provide coverage for doula services under Medicaid, enabling residents to have more access to physical and emotional support during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum.
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Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionize
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Pennsylvania voted to unionize on Monday, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the Amazon-owned grocery store chain.
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People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of people, in particular single people, have left states with abortion bans…
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Pa. lawmakers gear up to defend reproductive rights
Members of the Pa. Women’s Health Caucus celebrated their legislative victories from the previous session and announced their agenda to protect reproductive rights over the next two years.
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Pennsylvania’s child care workforce rebounds to pre-pandemic levels, but rising costs remain a challenge
The statewide average annual cost of center-based child care in Pennsylvania was $10,710 last year, up about 20% from 2019.
