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Tom Shortell/LehighValleyNews.comThe U.S. Justice Department has sued Pennsylvania and other states after they refused to turn over sensitive voter data. State and county officials have defended local election practices. -
Gerd Altmann/PixabayAs a new round of scams make way through Pennsylvanians via phone call and text message, officials are warning residents to be cautious and instead report potential scams to the appropriate agencies.
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The federal government's pandemic-era prohibition against kicking people off Medicaid is ending, meaning that hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania face losing free health insurance. Many people who stand to lose Medicaid coverage have no idea that the changes are coming. -
The Pennsylvania state House has been unable to function for a month. Three special elections this week could end the standoff, though big questions remain.
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The refusal thus far of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to disclose who paid for his inaugural party has exposed the gap in state law that lets governors in Pennsylvania escape the kind of transparency sometimes required elsewhere
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The center was the target of attacks on drag shows
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A train derailment and resulting large fire have prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line.
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Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium and thorium in soil and rocks.
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Punxsutawney Phil was pulled from his tree stump at dawn on Thursday to 'predict' six more weeks of winter. But there's plenty of evidence that won't be the case in the Lehigh Valley and throughout the region.
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LGBTQ community leaders in Pennsylvania formed Keystone Equality, a new statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization. Orefield resident Corinne Goodwin will be the Lehigh Valley representative on the board.
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Medical experts say recent legislation could help reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania.
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State lawmakers are temporarily suspending in-person activities at the Capitol after a Republican lawmaker tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Two Democratic state lawmakers want to punish any Pennsylvania electoral college member who votes contrary to the popular vote in the presidential election.
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New COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Pennsylvania. State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says she is nervous about the impacts of COVID-19 in the fall and winter seasons.
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Governor Tom Wolf is calling on the General Assembly to halt evictions through the end of the year. This week, he asked the legislature to provide relief for struggling families, saying the pandemic has created a lot of hardships for Pennsylvanians.
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Lehigh County election officials say they are more prepared for an onslaught of mail-in ballots than they were in the spring. But where you’ll be able to drop off your ballot is still up in the air.
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Proceedings are scheduled to begin Tuesday in an election lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court by the Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP.
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As civil unrest flares up in some cities, the presidential election nears and the coronavirus pandemic enters its sixth month, more Pennsylvanians are arming themselves.
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The state has completed baseline testing for COVID-19 at nursing homes, and is planning to expand to other groups.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Commonwealth Court judge heard nearly 11 hours of testimony Monday in a fast-tracked lawsuit seeking to give voters more time to…
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A federal appeals court called Pennsylvania’s regulations for coal plant emissions too weak and ordered the state to revise them.
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Over two million Pennsylvanians have filed unemployment claims since the onset of the pandemic.
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Governor Tom Wolf's administration says the state legislature will have to authorize an extension of Pennsylvania's eviction moratorium that's set to expire today.
