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Lebanon County sues Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf over withheld disaster aid
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses reporters about the ongoing protests in Philadelphia on June 1, 2020. Image courtesy of Gov.…
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Pennsylvania turns away Toronto baseball team’s bid to play this season in Pittsburgh
The Cleveland Indians bat in the top of the first inning during an exhibition baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates…
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Pennsylvania governor blasts transphobic criticism of health secretary
Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine recommend nonessential businesses statewide close for two weeks amid the…
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Pennsylvania ‘optimistic’ about students returning to the classroom
Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania health officials remain optimistic that students can return to the classroom next month, even as…
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PennDOT offers nonbinary gender designation on ID cards
The sign for the PennDot Drivers License Center marks their location at a strip mall in Butler, Pa., Friday, April…
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State Senate plugs midyear budget holes without raising taxes
Michigan state Sen. Jim Stamas David Eggert / AP By Bruce Walker (The Center Square) – The Michigan Senate on…
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Michigan House passes bill prohibiting sending COVID-19 patients to nursing homes
Robert Hoetink | Shutterstock.com By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The Michigan House approved a bill with the stated…
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New claims drop but Michigan unemployment still above 500,000
In this May 7, 2020, file photo, a pedestrian walks by The Framing Gallery, closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Michigan House passes ‘Return to Learn’ education plan
Shutterstock.com By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The Michigan House Wednesday night approved Republican’s “Return to Learn” plan to change how…
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State: Floridians agreed ‘financial obligations’ must be paid before felons can vote
Former felon Yolanda Wilcox (left) fills out a voter registration form as her best friend, Gale Buswell, looks on at…
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Association warns Florida craft breweries face ruin, putting 10,000 jobs at risk
A couple sits at an outdoor craft brewery Monday, March 16, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. Elise Amendola / AP…
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New jobless claims down in Florida, but sustained trend renews Medicaid funding concerns
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew Robert F. Bukaty / AP (The Center Square) – The U.S.…
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Feds, Pfizer reach $1.95 billion deal on COVID-19 vaccine
Shutterstock.com By Dan McCaleb (The Center Square) – The federal government reached a deal with Pfizer to produce and distribute…
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Worldwide pediatric experts argue schools should reopen
Proshkin Aleksandr | Shutterstock.com By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) – Several reports published in western countries worldwide argue that…
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U.S. House passes bipartisan conservation funding legislation
Angler Chris Atkins of Allendale, Mich., fly fishes on a pristine meandering stream inside Rocky Mountain National Park, near Estes…
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Trump touts COVD-19 vaccine deal, says feds supporting nursing homes
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in…
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Judge orders that gig workers should receive some unemployment benefits
In this March 17, 2020, file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career…
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Gov. Polis orders last call for alcohol sales at 10 p.m. citing younger people ‘leading this spread’ of COVID-19
Signs hang in the window of a bar regarding safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, June 18, 2020, in…
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University of Wisconsin president says system has seen enough budget cuts
The University of Wisconsin System is going on the record as opposing federal rules that would send international students home…
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Cannabis Cup competition comes to Illinois
In this Sunday, April 23, 2017 photo visitors arrive at the fairgrounds to attend the High Times Cannabis Cup in…
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After ComEd-Madigan patronage scandal, Illinois Republicans demand special session
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans are calling out Democrats for not doing more to bring…
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Speeding problems rise during COVID-19 pandemic
A Wheeling police officer checks the speed of the vehicles in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, April 9, 2020. COVID-19 is not…
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Op-Ed: Pentagon budget tied to failed COVID-19 response and police militarization
The Pentagon in Washington D.C., home of the U.S. Department of Defense Keith J Finks / Shutterstock.com By Rep. Carol…
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Chicago violence continues as Trump announces ‘surge’ of federal help
In this Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, Chicago police detectives investigate the scene where a number of people, including a…
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DCFS says calls down during COVID-19 pandemic, but uptick expected as school programs start back up
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – Days after the mother of a dead child from Illinois was sentenced for…
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Department of Defense, U.S. Navy deployed to Rio Grande Valley
Infectious Disease Physician Army Maj. Gadiel Alvarado, left, with the Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force, walks down the hall with…
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State police numbers suggest spike in Virginia gun sales in recent months
Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave Steve Helber / AP By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – With…
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Jacksonville businesses embracing Republican convention despite sheriff’s warning
Jacksonville, Fla., skyline Sean Pavone | Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – More than 1,000 businesses, ranging from florists and printing…
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DeSantis cites ‘much better’ COVID-19 trends, says Florida has ample hospital capacity
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference Monday at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site in front of Hard…
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Florida’s tourism industry touts ‘a little light at the end of the road’
An employee at the Clevelander bar and restaurant on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla., stacks chairs Monday, July 13,…
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