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Last term, state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) equated climate change with seasonal weather, said predictions about the dangers of climate change are fiction, and implied carbon dioxide can’t be a pollutant because plants use it as food.
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For the first time, prominent Republican state senators on Wednesday put their support behind legislation in Pennsylvania to change the law to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue their perpetrators or institutions that did not prevent it when it happened years or decades ago.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the inquiry a day after a jury convicted former officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges in the death of George Floyd.
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An Allegheny County Council Committee has approved scaled-back legislation to create an independent police review board.
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Pennsylvania will greatly expand its network of COVID-19 vaccine providers as demand for the life-saving shots begins to slow and existing vaccinators order fewer doses.
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After a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd Tuesdays, protesters gathered to march at Freedom Corner in Pittsburgh. But two young activist groups have started organizing in other ways.
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They are introducing legislation that would eliminate tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions for those from families earning up to $125,000 and make community college free for everyone.
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Across the country, jubilation and relief broke out at the guilty verdict for the former Minneapolis police officer. But many people see it as the start of a long fight toward justice.
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The jury found Chauvin guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. In Pittsburgh, several actions took place at Freedom Corner in Floyd’s name last year.
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