Article Summary – Five health-related licensing boards in Pennsylvania have adopted policies opposing the use of conversion therapy for children, a scientifically discredited practice aimed at changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The boards’ condemnations of conversion therapy mean that practitioners can face disciplinary action or loss of
Article Summary – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Abandoned Wells Remediation, Research and Development Act, intended to mitigate the health and environmental risks of abandoned oil and gas wells. The bill, sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, mandates the U.S. Energy Department to develop a
Article Summary – Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has rallied all 17 members of the state’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation to request federal funds for the replacement of the deteriorating I-83 South Bridge over the Susquehanna River, citing the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as a possible
Article Summary – In interviews with Time Magazine, former President Donald Trump avoided questions about his position on abortion rights, asserting that the issue should be left up to individual states. Despite advocating for a national abortion ban in 2018, Trump refrained from expressly supporting current legislative efforts such as
The Cumberland Valley School District in Pennsylvania initially canceled an anti-bullying presentation by openly gay actor and author Maulik Pancholy due to concerns about his “lifestyle,” but later reinstated the event.
Article Summary – Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has introduced a bill to eliminate all federal support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and co-sponsored a bill to end federal funding for National Public Radio. Perry calls these entities biased and accuses them of pushing propaganda. This move comes
Article Summary – President Biden announced that Philadelphia will host a workforce hub to train and connect workers to job opportunities enabled by legislation he signed into law. The program, part of Biden’s Investing In America agenda, will also be launched in New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, joining previously
Article Summary – Four people, including a pregnant teenager, died in a fiery car crash during a police chase in southeastern Pennsylvania. The car, a red Ford Taurus carrying seven people in connection with recent retail thefts, veered off the road and hit a concrete bridge embankment. The driver, 20-year-old
Article Summary – In the Pennsylvania presidential primary, over 150,000 registered Republicans voted for Nikki Haley despite her having ended her campaign, indicating a significant show of defiance against the presumptive GOP nominee, Donald Trump. Although Trump won approximately 83% of the vote, Haley’s 16% sparked debate about his ability
Article Summary – Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick is facing allegations of lying about his early life and financial beginnings. Reports have contradicted McCormick’s claims of growing up poor on a family farm, citing his parents’ decent professional careers and his recent earnings as a hedge fund manager,
Article Summary – The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is investigating China’s activities in various sectors of the U.S. economy after receiving a petition from a group of labor unions which claim China’s “aggressive intervention” in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector discriminates against U.S. companies, disrupts supply chains, and undermines
Article Summary – President Joe Biden has promised to block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company and called for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel. He made these statements during a visit to United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh, where he also pledged to push for higher tariffs
