Politics
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Central Pa’s Bhutanese Nepali community celebrates restaurant opening after ICE raids
Following ICE raids and deportations by President Donald Trump’s administration, Central Pennsylvania’s Bhutanese Nepali community celebrated the opening of a new restaurant in Swatara Township on Sunday. Community members are asking those living in the Harrisburg area to support their shops and restaurants.
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Thousands protest Donald Trump and Elon Musk in Philly and across Pennsylvania
Demonstrators took aim at Trump’s and Musk’s efforts to cut Social Security and Medicaid, roll back immigrant and LGBTQ rights, and cut critical government programs.
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Thousands of Pennsylvanians just had their reproductive health care halted by President Trump
Pennsylvania will lose a majority of its Title X funding—the only federal family planning program in the country. Planned Parenthood clinics, county health departments, and community-based health centers will all be impacted.
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Justin Douglas calls on Trump and ICE to stop deporting Bhutanese refugees from Pennsylvania
A press release issued by Justin Douglas’ office stated that at least one of the Bhutanese refugees recently deported from Pennsylvania has already been arrested by Nepalese authorities while trying to visit family members living in refugee camps.
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Judge rules that Pennsylvania counties can’t reject undated and wrongly dated mail ballots
Monday’s decision is the latest in a long-running legal dispute over what is a small percentage of votes cast in the state.
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High school parents push back against PIAA’s ban on transgender athletes
Parents are pushing back against the PIAA’s ban on transgender athletes after capitulating to President Donald Trump’s anti-trans executive order. Advocates believe the PIAA is violating the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and the Pennsylvania Constitution.
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Shapiro announces largest grant to a Muslim organization in Pennsylvania
The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant is the largest grant in the history of the commonwealth given to a Muslim organization, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office. The grant will result in 12 new classrooms, a gym, and more spaces for a community center in Philadelphia.
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Report: Pittsburgh among US cities located in states won by Trump that would be most hurt by Canadian tariffs
Pittsburgh ranks in the top 10 for exposure to a trade war with Canada, according to new analysis released Thursday by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
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Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district
Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities, scoring an upset for a party roiled by infighting since President Donald Trump’s victory.
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Democrat James Malone pulls off stunning upset in Pa. Senate special election
James Malone defeated his Republican challenger by 482 votes in a special election for a state Senate seat in Lancaster County. Last week, Elon Musk was sounding the alarm about losing the seat, which Trump carried by 15 points in November.
