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Mary Tamer, a former Boston School Committee member and public education advocate, seemed like a natural fit to lead the Massachusetts chapter of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER-M) when she was named its executive director in 2022. But Tamer, who has since been ousted from DFER-M, is now engaged in…
U.S. Rep Glenn "GT" Thompson, and state and local officials, cut the blue ribbon, officially opening the 2025 PA Farm Show in Harrisburg Jan. 5, 2025 (Commonwealth Media Services photo)
When U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-15th District) was elected as the chair of the U.S. House Agriculture and Rural…
Workers at the Allegheny County Elections warehouse in Pittsburgh begin processing ballots for the recount in the U.S. Senate race, Nov. 20, 2024 (Capital-Star photo)
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
The federal government has halted election…
It’s an odd-numbered year which means that many cities in Pennsylvania will be voting for mayor.
Here is a list of the larger cities in the Commonwealth that will be deciding to reelect a sitting mayor, or looking for a different voice in city hall.
Pittsburgh
In this week’s news quiz: Gov. Shapiro on MAX, a snowiest city competition, Trump’s warning to Pennsylvania colleges, and COVID-19 five years later.
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A Split Decision Thursday. Warm to the west, cooler to the east.
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The Pennsylvania Lottery wants to bump up the number of games it sells with big-ticket prizes.
It’s a move that could bring in…
Written by Hazel Velasco Palacios and Kathleen Sexsmith, Penn State
“I had never worked with mushrooms before,” Luis said, reflecting on his time in Chester County’s mushroom industry. “But my family has always worked in agriculture, so I like it. I’m used to hard work.”
Luis, whose name is…
You cannot find America on a balance sheet. Our worth is not measured in tons of steel, bushels of grain, or barrels of oil. The real America is an idea, an ideal — a thing without borders. Born in opposition to tyranny, we stood up to the world’s most powerful…
WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by Democrats details how many people in each state would lose access to Medicaid if Republicans in Congress were to cut the program by one-third — a scenario some GOP lawmakers have floated as an option to help pay for tax cuts, though one…
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