Laura Benshoff | Keystone Crossroads
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Immigrants rights groups from Pennsylvania are organizing to pressure the Biden administration to live up to his campaign promises, but some were troubled by recent comments that Vice President Kamala Harris made on a trip to Guatemala.
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Pennsylvania’s new unemployment filing system has been up and running for two days. Tens of thousands of previously enrolled people have still not filed claims.
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The Republican-led Pennsylvania House has voted to end Gov. Tom Wolf's disaster declaration. Yesterday's vote is part of a yearlong push by the GOP to set limits on a governor's power to order emergency measures.
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Pennsylvania will unveil its new unemployment compensation portal Tuesday, replacing a 40-year-old system that was stretched thin during last year’s record unemployment.
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Many of those who plan to participate in the upcoming primary say political lines drawn during the COVID-19 pandemic, protests for racial justice, and presidential campaigns have seeped into contests for school board, judicial positions, and other seats.
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Undocumented immigrants who took sanctuary in churches during the Trump administration can now walk free. One family is restarting their lives after spending 843 days hiding out to avoid deportation.
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The minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.83 per hour. Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is attempting to sell its minimum wage proposal by focusing on tipped workers.
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Fewer than half of Chambersburg residents own their homes, compared to 71% in Franklin County as a whole, per the U.S. Census Bureau. A new program tried to change that.
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Recent attacks against Asian-Americans have pushed issues of racism and violence towards this community into the spotlight, and activists are hoping to use that attention to raise the profile of the case of Christian Hall, who was shot by police in the Poconos in December.