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In the weekend after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade, the website AbortionFinder.com recorded around 50,000 searches for abortion providers – 10 times as many as the previous weekend.
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The federal judge overseeing the capital prosecution of Robert Bowers said the trial will likely begin between April and June of 2023. But U.S. District Judge Robert Colville said the timing will depend in part on input he receives from attorneys later this summer.
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A county judge in Williamsport will decide whether to force officials to provide voter-by-voter electronic election records after the state Office of Open Records ruled Pennsylvania law makes them confidential.
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Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives and Senate are returning to session, as the Republican-controlled chambers work to get an agreement on a roughly $42 billion budget plan with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf with just three days left in the fiscal year.
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Dozens of major U.S. companies have publicly denounced the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Their statements build on a trend in which corporations speak out on divisive social and political issues.
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The North Side’s Sue Murray Pool will open Wednesday on a split schedule with another North Side pool, in Riverview Park.
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Republican state house lawmakers pass an amendment requiring Pitt to halt medical research involving fetal tissue or lose an annual state grant
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