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ABOVE PHOTO: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, (D-N.Y.,) left, gives his closing statement as ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., listens during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By Laurie Kellman…

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Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus released the following statements after the announcement of Cheyney University receiving accreditation: “The retention of Cheyney University’s accreditation is not only welcoming news for the university, but also for African American students here in the commonwealth and across the country. The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus has historically worked…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Atly. Gen Josh Shapiro By Marc Levy Associated Press  HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Legislature moved closer Wednesday night to settling a years long battle over lifting criminal and civil statutes for child sexual abuse crimes in a debate growing out of Roman Catholic Church scandals. The Republican-controlled state Senate voted to dramatically expand statutes…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Congressman Dwight Evans (D-3rd Dist.) Congressman Dwight Evans (D-3rd Dist.), vice chair of the House Small Business Committee, voted to send four bipartisan bills that would help small businesses to the full House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 20.   Evans is the lead co-sponsor with Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) of one of the…

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By Marc Levy Associated Press  HARRISBURG — Legislation to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage for the first time since 2009 passed the state Senate lastWednesday against a deadline to stall Gov. Tom Wolf’s move to substantially expand overtime pay eligibility. The Republican-controlled Senate approved the bill, 42-7, to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage in four steps to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: (Photo: abc27.com) By Marc Levy ASSOCIATED PRESS  HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania county is signaling that it won’t go along with Gov. Tom Wolf’s insistence that counties buy new voting systems as a security measure in 2020’s election, when the state is expected to be a premier presidential battleground. Dauphin County Commissioner Mike…

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WASHINGTON, DC – on November 12, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D- 5th Dist.), vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Justice for Juveniles Act which protects young people from abuse in prisons by exempting them from the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). This bill, co-led by Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), was introduced with…

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials have suspended a middle school teacher in Pennsylvania while authorities investigate if the teacher told his class that he wished he could shoot a person to have quiet in his class. Harrisburg School District chief operating officer Chris Celmer posted a letter to parents and staff on Thursday saying the…

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore was charged Wednesday with fraud and tax evasion involving sales of her self-published children’s books. An 11-count federal indictment accuses Catherine Pugh of using her “Healthy Holly” children’s books to enrich herself, promote her political career and fund her run for mayor. Federal authorities say Pugh…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Byron Allen  (Photo: Shutterstock) By Maurita Coley, president and CEO of the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council (MMTC) NNPA Newswire The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a suit between Comcast and Byron Allen, a prominent African American programming executive. What began as a fairly routine television carriage dispute has turned…

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