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Should PA legalize recreational marijuana? Some lawmakers think so
PhillyBurbs - Pennsylvania
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Marijuana is fully legal for medicinal or recreational purposes in 24 states in 2025, including five of the six states bordering Pennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro and some state legislators say it’s time for Pennsylvania to catch up to its neighbors...
Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, July 7, 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
Pennsylvania PA’s Lottery Allowed to Allocate More Money to Player Payouts Lawmakers passed legislation last week aimed at raising millions of more dollars for senior citizens by allowing the Pennsylvania Lottery to funnel more funds into rent...
Fitzpatrick leads bipartisan effort to reauthorize breast cancer awareness act
Lower Bucks Today - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 1st District | Official U.S. House headshotRep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 1st District | Official U.S. House headshot Today, Congressman Brian...
Activists stage ‘die-in’ demonstration near Hill to Hill Bridge, trying to draw attention to possible Medicaid cut effects
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
Hundreds of commuters entering and exiting Bethlehem’s Hill to Hill Bridge passed by a makeshift graveyard on Monday evening, consisting of dozens of activists trying to draw attention to the possible effects of Medicaid cuts set to take effect in...
It's good time to let old-timer trout live another day: Backwoods Extreme by David Orlowski
Potter Leader-Enterprise - Pennsylvania
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The six-pound test line shot through the eyes of the short, four and a half foot, ultralight pole with ease. The line settled on the water, barely dimpling the surface as there were no sinkers attached to it. It then slowly drifted in the current...
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Children's Health Broadly Declining in the United States
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Measures like mental health and obesity, as well as infant and child mortality, are on the rise, requiring policy interventions and improved societal infrastructure to prioritize health of the country's youngest generation PHILADELPHIA, July 8,...
Pennsylvania’s Norwood Financial and PB Bankshares announce merger
Retail Banker International
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July 8, 2025
Norwood Financial and PB Bankshares, both based in Pennsylvania, have sealed a merger deal valued at around $54.9m. The deal will see PB Bankshares integrate into Norwood Financial, strengthening the latter’s presence in Central and Southeastern...
Gender Cult Month Grade — FAIL
The Patriot Post
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So-called “Pride Month” this year was … not so much. I noted last July that corporate support for DEI was already in decline. That was largely due to backlash from some woke corporate marketing campaigns in 2023 pandering to the gender-confusion...
Judith Noel (1936 – 2025)
The Village Reporter - Ohio
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July 17, 2025
(Member Of Wesley United Methodist Church) Judith K. Noel, a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, nurse, and community servant, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025, just one day shy of her 89th birthday. Born on July 17, 1936,...
Dana Nessel joins multistate lawsuit against Trump administration's ACA-related final rule
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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July 17, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition to file a lawsuit against a new rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The rule is said to create...
Women’s Swimming named Spring 2025 CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
BVM Sports
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July 7, 2025
By: Bill Morgal, sports information director The Shippensburg University women's swimming team has been named as a Spring 2025 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team. Shippensburg's women posted a 3.47...
Hydrogen Storage Takes the Wheel: Verne Inc. Builds Cryo-Compressed Tank Facility in Pennsylvania
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 11, 2025
Verne Inc., a trailblazer in hydrogen storage tech based out of San Francisco, is gearing up to open a brand-new manufacturing facility in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Right in the heart of the Marcellus Energy Park. This new site will crank out...
AP News Summary at 6:30 p.m. EDT
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79...
Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, July 3, 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 7, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Remains Optimistic About Ongoing Budget Negotiations Governor Josh Shapiro (D) says a budget deal is expected “very soon” despite Pennsylvania missing its July 1 deadline, as lawmakers continue closed-door talks over...
Support for Pittsburgh’s immigrant students, adult learners left in limbo amid federal grant freeze
WESA - Pennsylvania
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July 11, 2025
A Trump administration funding freeze on some education grants could disrupt services at schools and nonprofits across the Pittsburgh region this school year. The administration is withholding $230 million in federal grants for Pennsylvania...
The teaching (and learning) never stops for this Henrico educator
Henrico Citizen - Virginia
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Monica Bagby began her career as a preschool teacher and went on to teach reading and English at a variety/range of schools. After earning a master’s degree, she began teaching English at The Academy at Virginia Randolph in 2019, then switched the...
Race Celebrating 90th Birthday
The Post-Journal - New York
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Bill Race speaks at a 2019 ceremony rededicating the Falconer Central School athletic complex in his honor. Race turns 90 years old today. P-J file photo The story is nearly 50 years old, but it’s still one that legendary Falconer athlete Joe...
Delaware County church-related events: July 11, 2025
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 11, 2025
New entries July Thrift 4 You Clothing and Accessories Sale: at Middletown Presbyterian Church, 273 S. Old Middletown Road, Middletown Township, will be Friday, July 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone is...
$5,000-per-plate dinner with McCormick at Carnegie museum spurs backlash
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
A private event billed as a dinner and fireside chat featuring U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick and his wife at the Carnegie Museum of Art has generated backlash and raised concerns about the propriety of the museum offering space for such a gathering,...
Was Louisiana home to a religious German community known for making silk?
The Advocate - Louisiana
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The Germantown Colony Museum stands on the spot where the colony thrived outside of Minden and includes original cabins that belonged to the commune's residents. PROVIDED PHOTO BY LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE They came to Louisiana to build a...