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“We must take regulatory reform seriously if we ever want Pennsylvania to compete and win on the national and international stage,” state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, told the Sun-Gazette, as we reported in Wednesday’s edition. State Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, noted his work on the state House Manufacturing Caucus and in cultivating stronger […]
Walmart has agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle alleged violations of Pennsylvania’s Child Labor Act at stores across the commonwealth, the Shapiro administration announced Monday. Stemming from an investigation of minors injured while working in Walmart stores, the settlement also requires the company to take measures to ensure compliance and prevent future violations, the […]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is condemning the impeachment effort against him as “a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment.” Hegseth made the comments at a
SAYRE — The Salvation Army’s iconic Red Kettle campaign will be officially kicking off next Saturday under the Sayre Theatre marquee at 10 a.m.
Democrats, set to take over Congress with robust majorities, will face at least one expensive obstacle to their policy agenda: a national debt that now equals the size of the U.S. economy.
President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot Nov. 3, but he asked voters to pretend that he was. And they did. What resulted were crushing defeats across the nation that changed the political landscape in Congress and many state legislatures. Last week’s national election put Democrats in control of the House of Representatives. By midafternoon Wednesday, Democrats had won more than 235 seats and flipped at least seven Republican seats...
The targeted boycott Sunday of Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square drew bipartisan condemnation from lawmakers as hundreds of residents gathered to counterprotest. The highly publicized event gained traction across multiple media outlets when Philly Bike On Your Left, a cycling group that posts on Instagram and routinely organizes protests against Israeli action in Gaza and federal immigration enforcement in the city, encouraged others to join the ride.
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Sen. John Fetterman, a staunch Israel supporter, has his first Democratic primary challenger and it’s a Gaza-born Philadelphian who has criticized the “genocide in Palestine.” Ahmed Moor, a 41-year-old married father of three children, announced his candidacy on Monday in a statement that noted Fetterman’s poor attendance at Senate committee meetings, infrequent public appearances in the state and his Republican-friendly votes. However, his focus was on affordability...
The Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation is seeking candidates to serve on the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Board of Game Commissioners, including one commissioner to represent an eight-county region in north central Pennsylvania. The District 3 position is open to qualified residents of Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, McKean and Potter counties. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter in Word or PDF format to council...
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker this week announced that the Shapiro administration...
Democrats’ midterm victories in Pennsylvania and other swing states have prompted renewed interest in an alternative to the Electoral College that proponents have urged the commonwealth to join.
Federal leaders overseeing a $50 billion rural health fund missed a critical deadline to announce how much they’ll give states next year, alerting state leaders to the delay with a