A group of tenant advocates are asking Pittsburgh City Council to expand a program that provides free legal assistance to low-income renters facing eviction.
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Pennsylvania's House and Senate are considering legislation that would provide up to 20 weeks of paid family leave through a payroll tax. The proposed measure has bipartisan sponsorship, but some Republicans have vocally opposed it because of the cost to taxpayers.
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Pennsylvania taxpayers paid $410,000 for state flights last year, the most since 2011. Shapiro took most of those flights.
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Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving as state lawmakers hope to reduce distracted driving accidents.
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s greatest political gift may be his ability to get journalists to pay attention to him. Whether that helps his party this year remains to be seen.
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Identity verification kiosks have been set up at 17 CareerLink offices and 29 UPS locations in Pennsylvania. State officials aim to have kiosks at all CareerLink offices by July.
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The Allegheny County Board of Elections are expected to discuss the pros and cons of ballot drop-off locations at their meeting on Monday. They’ll also be voting to certify the spring primary election results.
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A newly released study from the University of Pittsburgh found that the city's archery program may only maintain the overgrown deer population. Researchers suggest adding sharpshooters to make a bigger impact.
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Democrats want to codify the future of supplemental funding for the state’s public schools, rather than subject the money to yearly partisan budget negotiations.
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Secretary of State Al Schmidt said counties reported a 13.5% decrease in mail-in ballots that were rejected for reasons the state had tried to address with a redesigned ballot envelope and instructions for voting by mail.
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Allegheny County’s Board of Health held a preliminary vote Wednesday to create a Housing Advisory Committee.