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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Ian Karbal
Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s 78th treasurer, delivers her inaugural address Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at The Forum Auditorium in Harrisburg, Pa., kicking off her second term in office. (Commonwealth Media Services)The Pennsylvania Treasury invested an additional $25 million in Israel Bonds last week, hours before the country launched a series of air strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program and military capacity.
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2 weeks ago | 
phillyvoice.com | Ian Karbal
The state House voted along party lines Wednesday to raise the minimum wage to $15 for most Pennsylvanians, and to $12 for those working in smaller, rural counties. It's a significant step in the latest effort by Democrats to get it above the federal rate of $7.25.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedailyreview.com | Ian Karbal
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Ian Karbal
The state Capitol in Harrisburg. (Capital-Star file)The state House voted along party lines Wednesday to raise the minimum wage to $15 for most Pennsylvanians, and to $12 for those working in smaller, rural counties. It’s a significant step in the latest effort by Democrats to get it above the federal rate of $7.25. Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has not been hiked since 2008 and is lower than all surrounding states — New York, Ohio, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Ian Karbal
The exterior of the Pennsylvania state Capitol. (Photo by Amanda Mustard for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star). The state House is inching closer to passing a bill to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania, an outcome long sought by Democrats and opposed by Republicans. House Bill 1549 would increase it to $15 per hour for most Pennsylvanians, though in some smaller counties, it would only raise it to $12. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe proposal would also raise the minimum wage for tipped workers.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Ian Karbal
The Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday, March 6, 2023. (Capital-Star file photo)On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania state Senate advanced a bill that would enhance sentences for certain drug crimes committed within 1,000 feet of a recovery home. The bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and had a first reading before the full Senate. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Wayne Langerholc (R-Clearfield), said it’s intended to deter drug dealers who target people in recovery.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Ian Karbal
A Rite Aid pharmacy in West Chester, Pa. (Capital-Star photo by Peter Hall)Ron McDermott is a part-owner of six pharmacies in western Pennsylvania and any outsider might think his business has never seemed better. Since the Philadelphia-based retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid declared bankruptcy last month and announced plans to close hundreds of stores across the state, McDermott has seen a flood of new customers looking to transfer their prescriptions.
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3 weeks ago | 
tiogapublishing.com | Ian Karbal
A Rite Aid pharmacy in West Chester, Pa. (Capital-Star photo by Peter Hall)Ron McDermott is a part-owner of six pharmacies in western Pennsylvania and any outsider might think his business has never seemed better. Since the Philadelphia-based retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid declared bankruptcy last month and announced plans to close hundreds of stores across the state, McDermott has seen a flood of new customers looking to transfer their prescriptions.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Ian Karbal
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) decried the "Big, Beautiful Bill" during a press conference outside Pennsylvania Capitol. (Capital-Star photo by Vincent DiFonzo)Pennsylvania Democrats stood on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg Monday and called on Republicans to oppose cuts to entitlement programs that are working their way through Congress.
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4 weeks ago | 
newhampshirebulletin.com | Ian Karbal
Brendan Demich was on a bus to Washington, D.C., last week to attend a rally outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ office. At the same time, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was assuring lawmakers that critical programs in his department, specifically those protecting coal miners, would continue despite drastic cuts to his agency’s staff and budget. It was the third in a series of contentious hearings for Kennedy.
