Politics
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Temple nurses secure raises and workplace protections in new contract
Temple University Hospital nurses, lab technicians, and health care professionals ratified a three-year contract and avoided the first strike in 15 years.
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Do AI chatbots sell user data? These Pa. lawmakers say state needs privacy protections
Pennsylvanians should be able to use artificial intelligence chatbots for research, entertainment and advice without worrying that companies will mine their conversations for consumer data, according to two state lawmakers.
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Democrats launch ad campaign targeting Pa. Republicans over rising health care costs
National Democrats plan to hold Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Ryan Mackenzie accountable as health care premiums are set to skyrocket in Pennsylvania.
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New ad calls out Scott Perry for cutting Medicaid to fund billionaire tax breaks
Affordable Pennsylvania is launching its fifth accountability ad on Friday highlighting Rep. Scott Perry’s vote to cut Medicaid by $1 trillion.
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House Democrats send new budget proposal to Senate on 100th day of impasse in Pennsylvania
In the first public action in nearly two months amidst the state budget impasse, lawmakers in the Democratic-led House approved a $50.25 billion spending proposal and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
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Pa. Republicans caught lying about why the government is shutdown
Republicans have resorted to blaming undocumented immigrants for the ongoing government shutdown, even though they are ineligible to receive subsidized health care under the Affordable Care Act.
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Pa. House committee vote is the latest move to protect vaccine access amid CDC shakeups
The state House Insurance Committee passed a measure to protect vaccine access, regardless of the actions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has recently hired a number of vaccine skeptics to lead its immunization recommendation panel.
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County workers face furlough notices as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate drags on
With no end in sight to the ongoing budget stalemate, county workers and contractors who rely on state funding have begun receiving furlough notices. As Pennsylvania enters its third month without a budget, county and contract workers in county offices around the commonwealth are starting to feel the squeeze of the ongoing budget stalemate in…
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Report: MAGA influencer Jack Posobiec voted in PA while allegedly living in another state
Influencer Jack Posobiec, a far-right activist known for promoting unfounded claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election through widespread voter fraud, may have voted in Pennsylvania while living in Maryland for years.
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FBI analyzed phone records of Republican Pa. Congressman Mike Kelly as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say
The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
