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Bensalem Schools Face Severe Budget Crisis and Possible 8.2% Tax Hike

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On a recent evening inside Bensalem High School, about two dozen residents gathered for an informal question-and-answer session organized by the district’s public relations...

Prokopiak Announces State Funding for Middletown Township Projects

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State Rep. Jim Prokopiak, D-Bucks, has announced the approval of two state grants that will support critical infrastructure and public service improvements in Middletown...

Davis, Ciresi legislation would provide financial relief to local bars, restaurants

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H.B. 2791 seeks to provide relief for community business owners and the workers who cook and serve

Wolf sends letter urging Congress to pass $600 weekly unemployment aid

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The benefit expired last month

House Republican lawmakers: Lack of DOH data justifying Wolf’s PIAA recommendation

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has no supporting data on hand to justify its recommendation that interscholastic and club sports be canceled until January 2021

Bucks County Commissioners to meet on Sept. 2

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The meeting in Doylestown will be broadcast on Facebook at 10 a.m.

PA’s U.S. senators weigh in on Biden’s selection of Harris as vice-presidential running mate

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Sen. Bob Casey Jr., a Democrat, said Harris 'will be an excellent vice president,' while Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican, said he hopes Trump and Pence serve another four years

House Committee meeting shows gaps in unemployment system

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Thousands of Pennsylvanians who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 have yet to receive unemployment compensation benefits, according to House Labor and Industry Committee Chairman Jim Cox

Online ballot applications available in Spanish

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Pennsylvania Secretary of State said language should not be a barrier for eligible Pennsylvanians to exercise their right to vote

Legislation unveiled regarding sports, extracurricular activities for upcoming school year

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Proposed bills would allow PA school districts to make decisions about falls sports, and allow students to continue their education and extracurricular activities for an additional year to make up for loss of instruction

Benninghoff urges PIAA to make independent stand from Wolf’s ‘recommendation’

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The House Majority Leader wrote a letter to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association following the governor’s recommendation that youth sports should not resume until January 2021

Wolf: Congress must extend $600 federal unemployment benefit

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The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to continue the benefit, but the Senate has yet to approve its extension
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