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Apprenticeships help address teacher shortage in Pennsylvania

UPMC nurses unionization

Amid burnout and exhaustion, UPMC nurses push for change

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. is seen during a protest on March 21, 2025 after President Trump signed an executive order to shut down the government agency.

Trump administration blocked from dismantling Department of Education

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Investigation finds elephant ivory, other endangered wildlife products sold in PA

Josh Shapiro

Pennsylvania is using generative AI to help improve hiring for state jobs

Leonard Harrison State Park

Free and low-cost activities to do in Pennsylvania this summer

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Reproductive Rights

Trump administration rescinds guidance directing hospitals to provide emergency abortions

Trump’s budget bill would legalize school vouchers everywhere in the US

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians could lose health insurance under GOP plan

Robert Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says COVID-19 vaccines no longer recommended for pregnant women

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Pennsylvanians with disabilities fear for the future as Republicans push Medicaid cuts

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Budget bill passed by House includes severe restrictions on access to reproductive health