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Jill Biden coming to Pittsburgh on Saturday to attend Italian Sons and Daughters of America dinner
First lady Jill Biden will be in Pittsburgh on Saturday to attend an Italian Sons and Daughters of America dinner, the White House announced Wednesday. Biden is the first Italian-American first lady, hosting an Italian-American heritage month reception at the White House in October, and often attends events celebrating Italian heritage and culture. She was […]
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Biden commends NATO strength, pledges more aid for Ukraine against Russia
Biden spoke forcefully about the alliance’s history from the stage in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, where world leaders and hundreds of dignitaries from NATO’s 32 member nations gathered, joined by other partner nations.
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Fetterman: Biden’s age alone won’t lead Dems to bump him as nominee
Most Democrats are lining up behind Biden, nearly two weeks after his debate performance set in motion prolonged speculation about his fitness for office. The party meetings among lawmakers were the first since the June 27 debate.
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Pa. Legislative Black Caucus advocates for social equity in any legislation to legalize cannabis
“It is time that we invest in the restoration of communities that have been impacted, we return incarcerated persons to their families, and we provide entrepreneurs with a pathway to lead in this emerging marketplace,” Rep. Napoleon Nelson (D-Montgomery), chair of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, said.
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Fair funding for education remains a central sticking point in Pa. budget talks
While the Education Department derives school district poverty levels from public benefits enrollment data, the Senate Republicans propose using data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual demographic survey.
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Casey committee shows partisan divides over how to fix high prices
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers agreed that something needs to be done to bring costs down and tamper the impacts of inflation, But the two sides can’t agree on what’s causing it, or what to do next.
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After Albany lowers city speed limit to 25 mph, could Schenectady follow suit?
The city of Albany speed limit is expected to drop to 25 miles an hour, and Schenectady could be next.
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Federal regulator: Pharmacy middlemen appear to be raising prices, hurting patients
An FTC report summary states that the big PBMs “wield enormous power and influence over patients’ access to drugs and the prices they pay. This can have dire consequences for Americans, with nearly three in ten surveyed Americans reporting rationing or even skipping doses of their prescribed medicines due to high costs.”
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RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF
If established by legislation, fetal personhood would have the practical effect of prohibiting abortion at all stages of pregnancy. Its impact could become national if courts affirm state-level laws that extend the application of the 14th Amendment to fetuses.
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