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Month: February 2021

Education

Beth Ann Rosica: Closing schools is a civil rights problem – federal funding should be at stake

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021
Beth Ann Rosica

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

Health

Mark Galvin: One enraging reason why health care costs are killing us

February 28, 2021March 1, 2021
Mark Galvin
1

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

Education

Guy Ciarrocchi: Don’t cancel student debt

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021
Guy Ciarrocchi

The president should never cancel student debt by executive order and Congress shouldn’t do it by legislation.
By Guy Ciarrocchi

News

Levine nomination set to glide through Senate

February 25, 2021March 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

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

News

Philly Dem joins Erie Republican to propose marijuana legalization

February 25, 2021March 8, 2021
Christen Smith
1

A bipartisan duo of senators introduced a measure Wednesday to legalize adult use cannabis in Pennsylvania.
By Christen Smith

Election

Rep. Scott Perry: Setting the record straight — Why I objected to the electoral college vote

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Rep. Scott Perry
19

A congressman reflects on his vote to object to Pennsylvania’s electoral college vote — free from the corporate media histrionics.

By Rep. Scott Perry

Politics

Joshua Novotney: Trust me, Pat Toomey is no RINO. Let’s not censure him.

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
Joshua Novotney
4

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

Culture

Daniel Goncalves: Reddit investors vs. hedge fund billionaires, Part 1

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
Daniel Goncalves
1

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

News

PennDOT proposes tolls for nine bridges, Girard Point Bridge included

February 23, 2021March 8, 2021
Christen Smith
2

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

Culture

Matthew Rousu: Learning economics and personal finance from black authors

February 23, 2021February 25, 2021
Matthew Rousu

Here are some insightful books on economics and personal finance by black authors for you to read during Black History Month.
By Matthew Rousu

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