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Proposed Pa. legislation would permit syringe distribution to drug users
The bill has bipartisan co-sponsors but a House Republican spokesperson says it is not a priority this fall.
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Available ICU hospital beds in Pa. dip to lowest point since start of pandemic
At hospitals around Pennsylvania, there are now fewer available intensive care unit beds than at any point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Pennsylvania Health Department.
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Challenging school mask mandate, House Republicans tap obscure committee
Republicans in the House Health Committee are challenging the Pennsylvania health department’s order that requires children to wear face coverings at schools to decrease the spread of COVID-19.
Elections
GOP election law changes would require voters to show identification to vote in person
State House Republicans are pushing a new proposal that makes significant changes to the commonwealth’s election law.