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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

PA: Immigration

The number of people granted asylum in the United States has more than doubled, from 16,628 in 2021 to 36,615 in 2022. (Adobe Stock)
MLK Day online forum highlights difficulties of asylum system

Today, a virtual "Ask Me Anything" program will address some of the pressing issues of asylum-seekers, in Pennsylvania and across the country…

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877 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Pennsylvania between 2009 and 2019, according to the Department of Human Services. (Adobe Stock)
PA Refugee-Resettlement Group Calls for Support of Ukrainian Families

The Department of Homeland Security says the 30,000 Ukrainians temporarily living in the U.S. can now stay for 18 months under Temporary Protected …

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La Comisión para la Redistribución de Distritos Legislativos de Pensilvania ha celebrado hasta ahora tres audiencias públicas para reunir la opinión de los residentes sobre el proceso de redistribución de distritos. (Adobe Stock)
Consejo Asesor para Redistribución de Distritos ayudará a prevenir Gerrymandering en PA

HARRRISBURG, PA - Un nuevo Consejo Asesor para Redistribución de Distritos anunciado la semana pasada por la oficina del Gobernador Tom Wolf…

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The Biden administration is sticking with an Aug. 31 deadline to rescue refugees and remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan. (Adobe Stock)
Afghan Refugees Arriving Through Philadelphia International Airport

PHILADELPHIA - Several hundred refugees from Afghanistan started to arrive at Philadelphia International Airport this weekend, only a few days after …

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Federal immigration authorities want to start collecting biometric data such as retina scans and DNA from immigrants and some of their family members. (NickSumm/Morguefile)
Civil-Rights Group Slams Invasive Biometric Vetting for Immigrants

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- In the near future, immigrants applying for a green card, visa or work authorization could have to submit to iris scans, …

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According to the Washington Post, about half of the 260 family members still housed at three immigration-detention facilities in Pennsylvania and Texas are children. (U.S. Government/Wikimedia Commons)
Faith Leaders Urge Trump to End Immigrant Child Detention

PHILADELPHIA -- About 450 faith leaders, in Pennsylvania and across the U.S, are urging President Donald Trump to stop detaining immigrant children …

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A PRRI poll showed white evangelical support for President Donald Trump fell by 15% between March and the end of May. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Evangelical Support for Trump May Be Waning

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- White, evangelical Christians are a major part of President Donald Trump's political base, but recent polling indicates conflicts …

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U.S Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion rejecting the Trump administration's termination of DACA. (Diego Gomez/Adobe Stock)
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds DACA

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from ending a program that protects almost 700,000 undocumented …

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The census needs to count everyone in every household, including infants and young children. (gregorydean/Adobe Stock)
Advocates: All Kids Need to Be Counted

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Wednesday is Census Day, and despite the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Census is still happening. But children's advocates fear …

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From 2016 to 2018, the number of Pennsylvania children without health insurance fell by 1.6%. (Iryna/Adobe Stock)
PA Child Health Insurance Rate Holding Steady

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The number of children in the nation with no health insurance increased from 2016 to 2018, but a new report shows that in …

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Local police are not authorized to arrest people for civil immigration violations. (wademcmillan/Adobe Stock)
Police Settle Suit for Illegal ICE Detention of U.S. Citizen

PITTSBURGH - Police in northern Allegheny County will pay $175,000 for holding a naturalized U.S. citizen in jail overnight at the request of federal …

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Experts say the undercount of children in the census has more than tripled since 1980. (Driftwood/Adobe Stock)
Census: Counting All Kids Critical for PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Counting every child will ensure that Pennsylvania gets the federal aid it needs. That's the message advocates for children are …

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