Senator Casey Statement on Failure to Advance Freedom to Vote Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on Senate Republicans yesterday blocking debate on the Freedom to Vote Act.
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Partisan Elections Bill, Budget or COVID-19 Relief?
HARRISBURG, PA — A bill that opponents state would make it harder to vote in Pennsylvania passed the House Tuesday, largely along party lines, even as billions in COVID-19 relief …
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Davidson Calls for House to Reject ‘Dangerous Voter Suppression Bill’
HARRISBURG, PA — The House State Government Committee, along strict party lines, yesterday voted out legislation (H.B. 1300) that would undo all progress that made voting more accessible for all …
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Public Hearing to Gather Information for the Purpose of Improving Enforcement of Title IX Announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a virtual public hearing to be held from June 7, 2021, to June 11, 2021, to …
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HHS Addresses Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that the Office for Civil Rights will interpret and enforce Section 1557 and Title IX’s prohibitions on …
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Racism on Pennsylvania High Schools and College Campuses Creates Barriers to Opportunity
How far have we come, and how far do we have to go to diminish — and possibly eradicate — racism in high schools and college campuses?
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AG Shapiro Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Protect LGBTQ Rights
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that laws barring sex discrimination in the workplace apply to LGBTQ+ …
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University of Valley Forge Statement on Tragic Death of George Floyd
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — David J. Kim, President of the University of Valley Forge, released the following statement on the tragic death of George Floyd:
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NextGen PA Takes Action to Support Black Lives
PHILADELPHIA, PA — NextGen Pennsylvania is standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and is calling for the demilitarization and defunding of police in the effort to end police …
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Pennsylvania Commissions Jointly Issue Statement Defending the First Amendment Right to Protest and Air Grievances
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Commissions on African American, Latino, Asian Pacific American, Women and LGBTQ Affairs, overseen by Gov. Tom Wolf, released a joint statement honoring the memory of …
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