Regional & State News
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Jordan Wilkie
Kicked out decades ago, 4 refugees deported, en route to Bhutan
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‘A reckless dismantling’: EPA employees and supporters march in Philly to protest cuts
EPA staffers and retirees worry rollbacks and cuts planned by Trump administration officials could undermine work to protect human health.By Sophia Schmidt/ WHYY -
Rachel McDevitt
Pennsylvania challenging USDA food assistance contract cancellation
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Richard Hertzler
Lancaster County cookies, hats and watches featured in ‘Coolest Thing Made in PA’ bracket
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Logan Gehman
Lancaster city church establishes reparations fund to raise money as compensation for the Black community
By Enelly Betancourt | La Voz Editor and Staff Writer
The Morning Agenda – a podcast from WITF
Each weekday morning, The Morning Agenda will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.
Climate & Energy
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‘A reckless dismantling’: EPA employees and supporters march in Philly to protest cuts
EPA staffers and retirees worry rollbacks and cuts planned by Trump administration officials could undermine work to protect human health.By Sophia Schmidt/ WHYY -
Commonwealth Media Services
Federal money to plug Pa.’s dangerous wells is unfrozen, but Trump admin uncertainty plagues contractors
Pennsylvania has supercharged the number of abandoned wells it plugs thanks to federal money, but the future of that work is unclear as lawsuits play out.By Kate Huangpu and Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA -
Suzette Wenger
Supreme Court ruling could affect pollution entering Pennsylvania waters
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Brett Sholtis
Federal ruling could affect pollution entering Pennsylvania waters
In a 5-4 ruling earlier this month, the court determined the EPA cannot impose “end result” provisions in permits that regulate water pollution.
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Three Mile Island begins evaluating environmental impacts of restart
The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant is beginning a review of how restarting power operations will impact the environment.
Politics & Policy
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Jaxon White
Republican Josh Parsons concedes to Democrat James Malone in 36th Senate race
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Pennsylvania Legislature
Pennsylvania Republicans send bill banning transgender women from school sports to Senate floor
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Pennsylvania House passes bills to enshrine Affordable Care Act protections in state law
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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
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Suzette Wenger
Reactions to Democrat James Malone’s possible upset in 36th Senate race
By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline
Elections
In Pennsylvania, am I allowed to drop off a ballot for another voter?
Pennsylvania law generally requires voters to return their own ballot and prohibits people from returning other voters’ ballots to a drop box or county elections office on their behalf. But there are some exceptions.
Can noncitizens vote in Pennsylvania elections?
U.S. law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as races for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Like many states, Pennsylvania also prohibits noncitizens from voting in elections for state offices.
Separating fact from fiction in Pennsylvania’s election process
Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state, is often the subject of election-related misinformation. Social media users have falsely suggested that large numbers of migrants are illegally registering to vote in Pennsylvania, incorrectly asserted that the time it takes to count votes in the state is a smokescreen for fraud, and made baseless claims about foul play involving deceased voters.
National & World News
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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
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NPR
Watch the House Oversight DOGE Subcommittee Hearing with CEOs of NPR & PBS
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Kayla Bartkowski
Trump’s back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say
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Eric Baradat
23andMe is filing for bankruptcy. Here’s what it means for your genetic data
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Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
A Republican-backed bill would upend voter registration. Here are 8 things to know
By Jude Joffe-Block/NPR
