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                Micaela Hood/LehighValleyNews.comU.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Lehigh Valley, has organized a food drive while pinning the ongoing government shutdown on Senate Democrats. SNAP benefits that help feed millions of low-income Americans are hours away from expiring.
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                Matt Rourke/AP PhotoTwo federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The administration has said it can't fund SNAP with the government shuttered.
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                        The Interfaith Temple and The Enlightenment Circle hosted an “Embrace Unity: A Call for Peace” event at the Delta Hotel in Allentown on Monday.
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                        Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe drew condemnations from across the political spectrum after he made racist jokes at former President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally Sunday. The remarks came two days before Trump's event at the PPL Center in Allentown, which is one of the largest Puerto Rican enclaves in the country.
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                        McDonald's quarter pounders have been sited as the source of an E.coli outbreak in the Midwest. Now, a Lehigh Valley doctor is letting local people know how to avoid getting sick.
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                        Dave McCormick, the GOP candidate for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat, and U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst, Roger Marshall and Todd Young urged local voters to cast early ballots for the Republican ticket ahead of Election Day during a Bethlehem Township rally Saturday.
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                        The forms arrived at the Lancaster County elections office shortly before Monday's deadline to register to vote and were apparently part of a larger effort to sign people up, officials said
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                        The Minnesota governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate met with voters at El Tipico Restaurant in Allentown. It's his second visit to the region in five weeks and comes just 11 days before Election Day.
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                        PennEnvironment's 2024 “Renewables on the Rise” report ranks every state for the production of wind energy, solar power, energy storage and other metrics over the last decade, tracking growth.
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                        Former U.S. President Donald Trump will rally supporters Tuesday at the PPL Center in Allentown. It's his second campaign visit to the Lehigh Valley this year.
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                        The deadline is right around the corner to nominate a veteran for one of the American Red Cross Lehigh Valley Heroes awards. The American Red Cross will once again pay tribute to those who served our country and the community.
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                        Pennsylvania’s highest court has ruled people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots. The decision is sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes experts say are likely to be rejected this fall for not following all of the mail-in voting procedures required.
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                        Classroom space, laboratories and a visitor center will be part of the state-of-the-art facility.
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                        Cindy Adams Dunn, secretary of the DCNR, dropped a big hint on where they'll be located.
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                        Under the new rules, fines will stiffen and police will have more authority to confiscate vehicles.
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                        Some say the app is still useful and could be adapted to other uses.
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                        A program that provides universal free meals for kids started early in the pandemic.
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                        As proposed, more than $750 million in new funding would go to schools throughout the state.
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                        Text and chat capacity will be available after July 16.
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                        It will carry the name of Christine Lambert, who died on Christmas Day in 2005.
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                        Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano might not administer Pennsylvania law fairly, Dent says.
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                        Both DUI arrests and speeding citations were up over last year.
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                        An environmental law expert says the EPA retains substantial authority to regulate emissions.
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                        If passenger train expansion can happen in western Pennsylvania, can it also happen here?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
