Regional & State News
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Emma Lee
Pennsylvania inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement
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Amanda Berg
Expanded voter ID is back on the table in Pennsylvania
As lawmakers weigh changing the date of the 2024 presidential primary, they are also considering additional voter ID requirements.
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Keith Srakocic
Pennsylvania House proposes April 2 for presidential primary, 2 weeks later than Senate wants
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Matt Smith
Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election date: Lawmakers want to move it, but officials are wary
Both Passover and prestige are on Pennsylvania lawmakers’ minds as they weigh moving the 2024 primary date.
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Matt Rourke
Second daily Amtrak train planned for Pittsburgh-New York route
By Chris Reber/LNP | LancasterOnline
The Morning Agenda – a podcast from WITF
Each weekday morning, host Tim Lambert will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.
Health
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Michael Probst
Nursing homes in Pa. prepare for a season of COVID, flu and RSV
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
CDC recommends RSV vaccine in late pregnancy to protect newborns
The shot – named Abryvso and made by Pfizer – is given in the third trimester to protect newborns from lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV
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Alex Brandon
Medicaid coverage restored to about 500,000 people after computer errors in many states
Officials in Nevada and Pennsylvania each estimated that more than 100,000 people may have lost coverage because of shortcomings in their automated renewal systems, according to data distributed by CMS.By David A. Lieb/The Associated Press -
Michael Dwyer
Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
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Amanda Berg
Pennsylvania to get $148 million next year in payouts from 2nd wave of national opioid settlements
The new payouts are from a second wave of national opioid lawsuit settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.By Nicole Leonard/WHYY
Climate & Energy
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Rachel McDevitt
Climate activists call on Pa. lawmakers to end fossil fuel use
Pennsylvania is the fourth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the country.
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Jeremy Long
Pa. communities get influx of federal cash to plant trees
The Urban and Community Forest Program aims to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat and climate change, and improve access to nature in cities, towns, and suburbs.
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Yuri Gripas
Pa. groups thrilled by Biden’s American Climate Corps, but wish it were bigger
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Kimberly Paynter
Pennsylvania to increase PFAS monitoring in rivers and streams
The announcement comes a month after the USGS found 76% of waterways in the state contain PFAS. -
Marie Cusick
Pa. gas prices, drilling falls, report says
The Independent Fiscal Office said the average price for natural gas from April to June of this year fell to $1.45.
Politics & Policy
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Amanda Berg
Expanded voter ID is back on the table in Pennsylvania
As lawmakers weigh changing the date of the 2024 presidential primary, they are also considering additional voter ID requirements.
By Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of Votebeat -
Keith Srakocic
Pennsylvania House proposes April 2 for presidential primary, 2 weeks later than Senate wants
By Brooke Schultz/ The Associated Press/Report for America -
Matt Smith
Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election date: Lawmakers want to move it, but officials are wary
Both Passover and prestige are on Pennsylvania lawmakers’ minds as they weigh moving the 2024 primary date.
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Matt Slocum
Pennsylvania governor’s voter registration change draws Trump’s ire in echo of 2020 election clashes
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Matt Rourke
Gettysburg College students express concerns over Pennsylvania elections during Democracy Week
Election pessimism grows among students at Gettysburg College’s Unity FestivalBy Robby Brod
National & World News
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Paul Sancya
A nationwide emergency alert test is coming to your phone on Wednesday
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J. Scott Applewhite
Supreme Court to consider abortion pills, guns, social media in its new term
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Mandel Ngan
What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown
By Ximena Bustillo, Tom Bowman, Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR -
Mark Schiefelbein
Suit yourselves: The Senate formalizes a dress code just days after ditching it
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Victor Garcia
Why many business owners would love it if you stopped using your credit card
By Scott Horsley/NPR
