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Police seeking arrest of Pennsylvania state lawmaker for allegedly violating restraining order
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia police said Tuesday that they issued an arrest warrant for a state lawmaker for violating a restraining order. A police spokesperson said the agency was unable to discuss the details of the warrant issued for Rep. Kevin Boyle. He was expected to...
A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized how the conflict has been handled. U.S. Rep. Summer...
Pennsylvania House advances measure to prohibit 'ghost guns'
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to ban the purchase, sale and production of untraceable gun parts passed the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives on Wednesday, with Democrats in the House using their majority to propel gun control after years of stagnation in a divided state government....
Court tosses Republican Pennsylvania lawmakers’ challenge of state, federal voter access actions
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An attempt by conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers to overturn a shift to automatic voter registration was dismissed by a federal court on Tuesday, along with their other challenges to actions designed to boost voter registration. The lawsuit, filed by 24...
Pennsylvania lawmakers push to find out causes of death for older adults in abuse or neglect cases
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are the subject of an abuse or neglect complaint after Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in such deaths, starting in 2019. ...
Nevada judge blocks state from limiting Medicaid coverage for abortions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has struck down the state's limits on Medicaid coverage for abortion services, saying the restrictions violate equal rights protections. Clark County District Judge Erika Ballou said Tuesday from the bench that she planned to issue a written order at...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
LNP/LancasterOnline. March 8, 2024. Editorial: PPL must improve customer service — and should be required to compensate customers for billing fiasco PPL is Lancaster County’s primary electricity provider, with approximately 272,000 customers here. So its billing...
Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away in the battleground state, Gov. Josh...
Pennsylvania's high court sides with township over its ban of a backyard gun range
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A township ordinance that limits firing guns to indoor and outdoor shooting ranges and zoning that significantly restricts where the ranges can be located do not violate the Second Amendment, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The man who...
Pennsylvania's high court throws out GOP lawmakers' subpoena in 2020 presidential election case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's highest court ruled Wednesday that Republican state lawmakers can no longer try to enforce a subpoena for a wide range of election records they issued in 2021 in a quest inspired by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of fraud in the 2020...
