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Health care

Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Give Up Anti-Abortion Crusades

September 27, 2022
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Reinette LeJeune After the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, decisions on abortion rights have been turned over to the states, many of which have outright voted to ban abortions, or are pushing anti-abortion bills through their legislatures. Pennsylvania’s Republican-led state legislature

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Economy

Inflation falls after Biden takes actions to increase fuel supply & address supply chain

September 19, 2022
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Oliver Willis To notable economic impact, President Joe Biden has released millions of barrels of oil into the market and prioritized improvement of the supply chain. On Wednesday, the Department of Labor reported that overall consumer prices did not increase throughout July 2022, reversing the trend of rapidly increasing

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Health care

Mehmet Oz floats bizarre idea to force veterans into private health insurance exchanges

September 19, 2022
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Nick Vachon The Republican Senate candidate doesn't seem to understand how veterans' health care works despite training at a VA medical center. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, gave a confusing response about veterans' health care during an interview with a Pittsburgh radio station last week. The station 90.5

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Economy

New Bill Reduces the Cost of Health Care for Millions of Americans

September 19, 2022
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Mohamed Bughrara On August 12, the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. This historic legislation will significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs and healthcare in the US.  According to the bill,

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House Republicans vote against legal contraception

September 19, 2022
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Emily Singer Democratic bill sponsor Rep. Kathy Manning said, 'The Supreme Court's decision stripping away the right to abortion has emboldened extremist attacks on women's freedoms.' The majority of the House Republican conference voted Thursday against enshrining in law the right to obtain and use contraceptives in

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Health care

Abortion Bans Threaten Jail Time for Pregnant People

September 19, 2022
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Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, pregnant people could now be sent to prison if they experience a miscarriage or stillbirth. Advocates for abortion access, like the National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), have been tracking cases where pregnant people were

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Elections

Shapiro & Mastriano: voting rights vs “voter fraud”

September 19, 2022
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Parker Wallis In the Pennsylvania governor’s race, Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) and State Senator Doug Mastriano (R) will be competing for votes, and both have severely contrasting views on how elections in the state should be run. Attorney General Shapiro has repeatedly drawn attention to his

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Economy

National Unemployment Stabilizes as Pennsylvania Unemployment Continues to Fall

September 19, 2022
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Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its June jobs report, showing that the U.S. added 372,000 new jobs, though the national unemployment rate remained unchanged for the fourth month in a row. The U.S. unemployment rate has been stable ever since it

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Economy, Infrastructure

Fact check: GOP claim that Inflation Reduction Act would raise taxes for families is a lie

September 19, 2022
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Josh Israel 'There are no new taxes on families making $400,000 or less and no new taxes on small businesses,' says the official summary of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Senate Democrats are hoping this week to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, a budget reconciliation package

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Education

As costs rise for families, Republicans in PA legislature pass a budget that benefits big businesses

September 15, 2022
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Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn As Pennsylvanians struggled to keep up with rising costs, the Republican-led General Assembly worked to pass a budget measure that included over $2 billion in tax cuts to big corporations. In June, the Assembly passed a new state budget that offers little support to

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