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Pennsylvania State Police push back on panel recommendation requiring independent investigations when troopers kill, injure
While the State Police agreed to make changes or consider policy revisions based on a state oversight committee’s recommendations, they did not give up the ability to investigate their own.
Bill that would give the U.S. Postal Service a major overhaul moves to the Senate
The measure implements a service-performance transparency tool, which would require USPS to create an online dashboard to track delivery times.
Top stories of 2021: Immigration hopes for Biden’s first year largely unfulfilled in Pa.
While rhetoric from the the White House has changed with presidencies, immigrants and advocates are still waiting on significant change.
White House causes frustration in private and public responses to gun violence
According to the Gun Violence Archive, gun violence killed nearly 20,000 people across the United States in 2020. Another 24,000 people died by suicide with a gun. And yet, the only major debate about gun policy in the last year came after two mass shootings grabbed major headlines.
Pittsburgh group releases police reform recommendations
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said the group’s recommendations would be a “guiding influence” as the city makes changes to police policies and budgets to restructure police operations.

