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Pennsylvania January 17, 2019

Pennsylvania Sued over State Law Limiting Medicaid Coverage for Abortion

A group of abortion providers sued Pennsylvania over a statute that limits abortion coverage under the state’s Medicaid program known…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania January 12, 2019

A former Pennsylvania Catholic priest, who served in the Diocese of Erie for four decades, received a prison sentence for…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania January 8, 2019

Gov. Tom Wolf Supports Legislation Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf supports legislation to ban semi-automatic weapons such as the AR-15 rifle, which was used in the…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania January 3, 2019

Gov. Tom Wolf to Continue Pushing for More Criminal Justice Reforms

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf vowed to continue pushing for more criminal justice reforms during his second term in office. The…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania December 19, 2018

Court Denies Navient’s Motion to Dismiss Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Lawsuit

A Pennsylvania court rejected a motion filed by Navient to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it by state Attorney General…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania December 17, 2018

Pennsylvania “Not Bound” by Texas Judge’s Ruling on Affordable Care Act (ACA) says Attorney General Shapiro

Pennsylvania officials including Governor Tom and Attorney General Josh Shapiro condemned a Texas federal judge’s decision that the Affordable Care…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania December 7, 2018

Pennsylvania to Distribute Free Naloxone to Stop Overdose Deaths 

Pennsylvania will distribute naloxone for free at 80 locations primarily at state health centers and county/municipal health departments on December…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania December 4, 2018

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in favor of 11 Roman Catholic priests accused of child sexual abuse in the 40th…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania December 2, 2018

Pennsylvania Receives $10M from Bloomberg Philanthropies to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Bloomberg Philanthropies selected Pennsylvania to participate in its initiative to strengthen local and state efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Pennsylvania November 30, 2018

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Establishes Redistricting Reform Commission

Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order establishing the Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Commission. It is composed of 15 members including…

By Marivic Cabural Summers