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ABOVE PHOTO: Chuck Sims Africa ASSOCIATED PRESS  PHILADELPHIA — The last jailed member of the radical group MOVE was released from prison Friday, according to an attorney who represented the members in their parole appeals. Brad Thomson, an attorney for Chuck Sims Africa, posted on Twitter that the man had been released from a Pennsylvania…

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Study shows cities spend millions annually addressing litter and illegal dumping GREENSBURG, PA. – In 2019, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful commissioned Burns & McDonnell to document how much it costs nine Pennsylvania cities, varying in size and location across the Commonwealth, to manage litter and illegal dumping. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful released results to the public on…

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ABOVE PHOTOS: State Rep. Stephen Kinsey and State Rep. Joanna McClinton HARRISBURG – State Rep. Joanna McClinton (D-191st Dist.) today announced that she and Rep. Stephen Kinsey (D – 201st   Dist.) will soon introduce legislation to increase pardon opportunities for individuals currently serving a sentence of life in prison.  House Bill 2262 would do away…

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By Marc Levy ASSOCIATED PRESS  HARRISBURG, Pa.  — Gov . Tom Wolf’s proposal to start a major new scholarship program for students at Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities caused a stir over his idea to divert the money from a sacred cow, but it also spotlit an uncomfortable truth about Pennsylvania’s ragged performance on higher education funding….

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Gov. Tom Wolf announced last Monday  that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is introducing new regulations to protect consumers’ mental health and substance use disorder rights in the commonwealth. The regulations build on the department’s efforts to enforce equal standards of coverage between physical and mental health and substance use services. “Accessing mental health services and…

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By Marc Levy Associated Press  HARRISBURG, Pa. — For the first time in three decades, Republicans in Pennsylvania are facing the redrawing of legislative and congressional districts without a friendly state Supreme Court majority to referee disputes, but perhaps not for long. Legislation to amend the state constitution is advancing through the Republican-controlled Legislature that…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna will receive the President’s Award during the 51st NAACP Image Awards this month. The NAACP announced Tuesday that it had selected the 31-year-old pop star and fashion icon for her “groundbreaking career as an artist and musician, but (someone who) has also distinguished herself as a stellar public servant.” Rihanna…

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s second lady, Giselle Fetterman, will help lead a campaign to raise awareness of this year’s Census Bureau count and encourage residents to respond to the census, state officials said Monday. Fetterman, whose husband is Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, said she will tour the state, making stops in Philadelphia and Centre,…

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State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D- 181st Dist.) recently presented a $60,000 state grant to the Dobbins High School alumni group to help fund renovations of two gyms that currently have more-than-80-year-old bleachers, backboards, wall pads and time clocks. “Dobbins High has a long historical legacy that involves educating and fostering the talents of some of…

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Book cover image: Harper Collins By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — A book by Rep. Elijah Cummings, nearly finished in his lifetime and worked on by his widow after his death, will be published this summer. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Friday that “We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future…

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