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PENNSYLVANIA ROUNDUP: DEP reduces permit backlog 98%
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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July 14, 2025
WILKES-BARRE — During the first six months of 2025, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reviewed and acted on 19,977 permit applications between January 1 and June 30, 2025. The permit backlog has been reduced by 98%...
Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state
The Conversation
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July 14, 2025
This November, there will be no candidate for president, governor, senator or even representative on the Pennsylvania ballot. Pennsylvanians will vote, however, on three members of their seven-member state Supreme Court. These are retention...
States Sue Trump Administration Over Blocked Education Funds as New School Year Approaches
[your]NEWS
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July 14, 2025
Twenty-four states claim the White House violated the Constitution by freezing $6 billion in federal education funding. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump...
This Town Has Been Named the Poorest in Pennsylvania
The Smithville Herald
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July 14, 2025
In the United States, different towns and cities experience varying levels of wealth, with some struggling more than others. One such town in Pennsylvania has recently gained attention for being named the poorest in the state. This distinction...
Trump assassination attempt: Questions remain one year after Pennsylvania rally
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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A year after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, multiple investigations have detailed the breakdowns that occurred that day. BUTLER, Pa. - In many ways, the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Pennsylvania employers during 2024?
Keystone Today - Pennsylvania
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July 14, 2025
Deloitte Consulting, LLP Retail Trade, Information, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,513 99.2% 0.8% Deloitte and Touche, LLP Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 682 98.7% 1.3%...
Colorado, 23 other states sue for release of nearly $7 billion in education grants withheld by Trump administration
The Colorado Sun
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July 14, 2025
Colorado has joined 23 other states and Washington, D.C., in suing the Trump administration over its decision to freeze $6.8 billion in grant funding that helps school districts across the country operate after-school programs, train teachers and...
As President Trump pushes to exclude trans women from sports, a Philly group is creating new leagues for inclusion
Philly Voice
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July 14, 2025
As the trans community faces barriers to competing in sports under the Trump administration's restrictive policies, a Philadelphia organization is expanding its inclusive space for local athletes. Stonewall Philly, one of 27 chapters nationwide...
Kentucky joins 23 other states to challenge $6.8B education funding freeze
WBIR - Tennessee
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July 14, 2025
Gov. Andy Beshear's office said KY, among other states, is scrambling due to a lack of sufficient funding just weeks before the start of the upcoming school year. KENTUCKY, USA — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is joining 23 other states, as well as...
States sue to release $7B in federal education funding illegally withheld
Shoreline Area News - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
“Student success and wellbeing is a nonpartisan issue. It’s inexcusable that the federal government would choose to wreak havoc on local school systems like this as they prepare for the upcoming school year,” Brown said. “We’re fighting for every...
Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, July 10, 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 11, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Warns About Medicaid Cuts, Rural Hospital Closures During a press conference in York on Monday, Governor Josh Shapiro (D) sharply criticized Pennsylvania Republicans for supporting a federal reconciliation bill that...
Pennsylvania repeals longstanding ban on Sunday hunting
Observer-Reporter - Pennsylvania
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July 11, 2025
/Local News 1 / 2 J.R. Lindley of Scenery Hill captured a photo of several deer grazing on a 28-acre field where he and his father grow soybeans. The Lindleys have seen as many as 30 deer in the field at a time, which have badly damaged their...
More cities, counties join lawsuit seeking to block new conditions on federal funding
Bloomer Advance - Wisconsin
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New townhomes are under construction this year in Minnesota. Milwaukee joined two Minnesota counties along with dozens of cities and counties suing over Trump administration threats to tie federal funding for housing and other programs to local...
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: AG Sunday announces settlement that holds 8 opioid manufacturers accountable
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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July 13, 2025
WILKES-BARRE — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced this week that Pennsylvania is part of an approximately $720 million combined national settlement with eight drug manufacturers that worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. Based on the...
Colorado sues Trump administration over $80M freeze in school funding
Golden Transcript - Colorado
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July 14, 2025
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit in coordination with more than 20 other states Monday against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully freezing approximately $80 million in federal education funding intended for...
Pennsylvania Digital Forgery Law Targets AI Scams and Financial Exploitation
Insurance Journal
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July 11, 2025
A new Pennsylvania law intended to crack down on AI-powered fraud and financial crimes makes it a felony to use artificial intelligence to produce non-consensual “forged digital likenesses” like deepfakes or voice clones to injure, financially...
Pennsylvania enacts law to support military family education program
West Montgomery Times - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
On July 7, 2025, House Bill 865 was signed into law as Act 32 of 2025. The bill, initially introduced by Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Senator Lindsey Williams (D-38), had been adopted by the state House of Representatives. Pennsylvania...
Archaeologists uncover multistory buildings in once-thriving city lost to time
Fox News
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During a family trip near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, Israel, Dafna Filshteiner discovered an ancient amulet dating back approximately 3,500 years. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists recently uncovered...
Pennsylvania Mom Stabbed, Beaten Before Her House Was Set on Fire and Her Son Found Burning
Oxygen - New York
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July 11, 2025
When David Hibbs got off the school bus on the afternoon of April 19, 1991, he couldn’t wait to show his mom his honor roll certificate. But he never get the chance to. Just as he was rounding the back of his home in Bristol Township,...
Pennsylvania Democrats Stall Bill That Would Protect Women’s Sports
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have delayed the Save Women’s Sports Act, legislation that would protect girls and women from transgender-identifying males competing in female sports in the Keystone State. The legislation,...