With reports of unemployment compensation (UC) fraud skyrocketing across the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Representatives have called for the immediate creation of a multi-agency task force to put a stop to fraud.
Williamsport, Pa. - At the most recent meeting of Williamsport's City Council on Thurs., July 29, discussions were had just how the City of Williamsport would - and could - spend the $25 million from the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan Act.
Harrisburg, Pa. -- Public opinion weighs in support of requiring voters to present identification each time they vote, and Governor Wolf now says he is open to the idea.
Wolf administration officials doubled down this week on pursuing more than $100 million in new pandemic-related emergency contracts as they faced questions from state lawmakers about the health department’s spending.
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Williamsport, Pa. - The rift between Lycoming County Commissioners and office of the independently-elected County Controller Krista Rogers seems to have found its ultimate conclusion.
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Lewisburg, Pa. - A new nationally representative survey from the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) shows that there is substantial support among Americans for universal voter ID laws and having Supreme Court justices serve terms rather than life appointments.
Harrisburg, Pa. - Advocates continue to call to the legislature to be "a voice for Pa.'s pups."
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Washington, DC. - “Generations ago, the federal government recognized that without affordable access to electricity, Americans couldn’t fully participate in modern society and the modern economy. Broadband internet is the new electricity," said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Harrisburg, Pa. - On Monday, House Bill 1348 was sent to the governor's office for final approval.
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Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (Pa.-05) and Mariannette Miller Meeks (Iowa-02) have introduced the bipartisan Courtroom Dogs Act to the House in an effort to give the Department of Justice authority to create a standardized best practice guide for the use of suppor…
Washington, DC - Since November of 2020, U.S. Rep. Fred Keller and several of his colleagues have been calling for the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to start catching up with a massive backlog of over 500,000 vital information requests from veterans and their families.
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Over the next year, The Caucus and Spotlight PA will examine and make public specific areas of spending by the legislature as part of their ongoing efforts to follow the money and track taxpayer dollars.
Montoursville, Pa. - Beginning on Wednesday, July 14, a representative from the American Legion will be available in State Rep. Joe Hamm's office at 274 Broad Street every second Wednesday to help veterans and their families.
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Harrisburg, Pa. - Pennsylvania remains one of the states hardest hit by the opioid crisis. There is much focus on individuals with substance abuse disorders, but their children are also deeply affected.
