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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

PA: Media Reform

According to ahe Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce survey, among women who have a bachelor's degree in communications and journalism, their median earnings are the same or higher than men's three years after graduation. (New Africa/Adobe Stock)
Report: Industry Decline Reduces Journalism Jobs

A report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce found the number of journalism jobs will continue to decline over the next d…

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Under the new bill, a 40-year-old who had breast cancer would pay $32,740 a year more for insurance, analysts say. (Rhoda Baer/Wikimedia Commons)
Latest GOP Health Care Bill Would Raise Premiums for Many, Analysts Say

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Analysts say a new proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act would dramatically raise costs for older Americans and those …

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A win in federal court for consumers, say advocates of net neutrality. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Federal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility

WHITESBURG, Ky. – A federal court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission's decision to treat the Internet like a utility – a …

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An AFSC study ranks the sources most often quoted in news coverage that links violence and extremism to a particular religion. (Daniel R. Blume/Flickr)
March Madness? Media Equates Violent Extremism with Islam

PHILADELPHIA – While sports fans are focused on the "Elite Eight" of college basketball, new research reveals a more somber ranking – of …

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Dozens of groups are calling on Congress to remove a rider in its budget bill designed to block the FCC from implementing net neutrality rules. Photo credit: Sean MacEntee/Flickr Commons.
Groups Want Congress to Stop Net Neutrality "Sneak Attack"

HARRISBURG, Pa. - More than 60 civil-rights and public-interest groups have sent a letter urging Congress to protect the Federal Communications …

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PHOTO: Classifying the Internet as a utility under the Communications Act of 1934, as proposed by the chairman of the FCC, should help ensure
Proposed Regulation Could Expand Internet Access in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Internet use in Pennsylvania and across the nation may soon be regulated as a utility. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …

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GRAPHIC: A map showing the variety of ways and locations local governments have invested in wired telecommunications networks. Advocates say communities and nonprofits offer competition to private-sector cable and fiber-optic companies, but Pennsylvania still doesn't allow them. Photo credit: Community Broadband Networks.
High-Speed Broadband: The Public-Private Debate

HARRISBURG, Pa. - In the shadow of high-speed Internet provider giants such as Verizon and Comcast, a growing number of city-run and nonprofit …

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PHOTO: Watchdog groups say a proposal to allow some Internet users faster speeds for higher prices runs counter to the Internet's purpose as an open forum for ideas and information. Photo credit: onstik/iStockphoto.com
Will Internet be "Pay to Play?"

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Creating a "pay to play" system runs counter to what the Internet has been from the beginning, according to a watchdog group…

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Critics of a Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger worry about its effect on Internet access and customer choice. Photo courtesy of publicdomainpictures.net.
Consumer Groups Concerned About Comcast Conquest

PHILADELPHIA - It's a $45 billion deal that would make Philadelphia-based Comcast the driving force in cable TV. But some groups have concerns about …

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PHOTO: Newly appointed FCC Commissioner Tom Wheeler, shown here at a town hall meeting in Oakland, Calif., last week, says his agency may appeal a federal court ruling overturning regulations aimed at ensuring
Internet-Freedom Advocates: Appeals Court Strikes "Huge Blow"

PHILADELPHIA – It's being called a huge blow to all Internet users. A federal court ruled this week in favor of Verizon, striking down …

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GRAPHIC: A federal court this week heard arguments in a case that some say could lead to the end of
Next Threat to Internet: Fast Lanes for $ome?

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A federal appeals court has heard arguments from Verizon, which would benefit if it and other Internet service providers could …

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30% of teen girls reported having offline meetings with people they met on the Internet.
The Flip Side of "Fake Online Girlfriend" -- Real Danger

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The "fake online girlfriend" hoax involving Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o has made headlines for a couple of weeks now…

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