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Civil rights laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age. The pandemic has underscored the need to consider geographic location too, as school closings have harmed our most vulnerable students the most.
By Beth Ann Rosica
The nation’s 6,000 or so hospitals must reveal the confidential prices they have been charging because of the new Hospital Price Transparency Rule.
By Mark Galvin
The president should never cancel student debt by executive order and Congress shouldn’t do it by legislation.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Dr. Rachel Levine’s leadership as the Pa. DOH Secretary during the COVID-19 pandemic did not prove to be a significant hurdle at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing regarding her nomination to be assistant secretary of health.
By Todd Shepherd
A bipartisan duo of senators introduced a measure Wednesday to legalize adult use cannabis in Pennsylvania.
By Christen Smith
A congressman reflects on his vote to object to Pennsylvania’s electoral college vote — free from the corporate media histrionics.
By Rep. Scott Perry
Senator Pat Toomey has fought for conservative causes his entire career. A move to censure him by Pennsylvania Republicans would amount to cancel culture, writes a Trump election official.
By Joshua Novotney
Melvin Capital’s bet against GameStop failed, and people became a bit more knowledgeable about how Wall Street works, or fails to work, because of the saga.
Part one of a two-part series by Daniel Goncalves
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a new plan to toll nine bridges, but some are concerned about the great costs and lack of specificity.
By Christen Smith
Here are some insightful books on economics and personal finance by black authors for you to read during Black History Month.
By Matthew Rousu