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Politicians take sides on payday loan bill
State Rep. Chris Ross, a Harvard graduate who once landed on a list of Pennsylvania's smartest lawmakers, is butting heads with consumer advocates, ch......
Local post office still in peril
The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it is moving forward with plans to end mail processing at nearly 250 plants, including its Harr......
Online voter sign-up near?
Pennsylvanians who register to vote have to fill out a form and mail it back to — or hand it in at — their county elections office.

But......
Key panel OKs new FDA bill
An influential congressional panel has passed legislation shepherded by U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts to impose higher fees on the medical device industry to pa......
Postal Service to keep its rural offices open
Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday backed off a plan to close thousands of rural post offices a......
Reform of prevailing wage gets spotlight
Correction May 8, 2012 — An earlier version of the article below failed to include state Rep. John Bear as a co-sponsor of House Bill 1329, a pr......
Legislative boost for open campus
Legislation paving the way for a new style of schooling got a boost Tuesday in Harrisburg.

Senate Bill 1492, which amends the Pennsylvania school c......
Gray backs Pa. wage bill; Sturla opposed
More than a half-century ago, when the minimum hourly wage was raised from $1 to $1.15, the state required prevailing wage rates be paid for governmen......
Pa. bill aims to aid open campus
State Sen. Lloyd Smucker has introduced legislation designed to help three  Lancaster County school districts implement a new open-campus initiat......
Legislation seeks to protect students
A recent spate of sexual abuse cases involving teachers in Lancaster County has prompted a local lawmaker to seek stricter state oversight of the prof......
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