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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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Homeland Security is retreating on a plan to get data on mail-in voters, a development that raises questions about election integrity. Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania House has voted to fund a property tax cut for seniors by targeting big tech companies. Lawmakers are also urging the Pa. Senate to split up public and private high school playoffs. Additionally, Pennie health insurance enrollment has dropped significantly after federal subsidies expired.

Nonpartisan PA investigative newsBluesky9m ago

Spotlight PA

Services for crime victims face funding cuts after drop in white-collar prosecutions under Trump https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/06/pennsylvania-victim-services-trump-funds-justice-system/

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NewspaperBluesky7h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphians met the Pope at the Vatican ahead of next month’s Liberty Medal ceremony.

A Wawa bag of Tastykakes, Villanova swag, and an historical artifact: National Constitution Center meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican

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NewspaperBluesky8h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

On her podcast, "Good Hang," the actor spoke to West Philly-bred Domingo who recently starred in Netflix's "Four Seasons" with Tina Fey, one of Poehler's closest friends.

Amy Poehler was cursed out at PHL once and she told Colman Domingo all about it

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NewspaperBluesky8h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

The restrooms will be located along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and will have adjacent visitors centers and water refill stations.

Philly is opening ‘hospitality hub’ public restrooms on the Parkway in time for summer visitors

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GovernorBluesky9h ago

Josh Shapiro

This was preventable. But Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans prioritized tax cuts for those at the very top over health care for Pennsylvanians.

160,000 people drop Pennie plans following price hikes

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U. Pittsburgh / Political ScienceBluesky9h ago

Miranda Yaver

Stella feels how I do about American politics

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NewspaperBluesky10h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

The "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" codirector said his high school drama teacher at Haddonfield Memorial High School, Jack Shaw, inspired him. Shaw "choked up" seeing his beloved student win.

Years before Bill Rauch won a Tony, he was a Jersey teenager playing Malvolio and braving a monologue through an allergic reaction

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U. Pittsburgh / Political ScienceBluesky10h ago

Miranda Yaver

You're not really ahead until the votes are counted. You don't know which votes were counted. If they count Kern Co. (Bakersfield) at first, a Republican is ahead. It isn't fraud when Alameda Co. rolls in. If you want something done now instead of done right, stay away from elections & policymaking.

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U. Pittsburgh / Political ScienceBluesky11h ago

Miranda Yaver

This country is so very broken.

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NewspaperBluesky11h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

The goal was to make make the historic thoroughfare a much easier place to walk, bike, and eat in time for the 250th anniversary of American independence and beyond.

After 18 months and traffic snarls, Market Street improvements in Old City are complete

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NewspaperBluesky11h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

It is estimated construction would be finished between 2029 and 2032.

A new local improvement district may be needed to care for the Chinatown Stitch cap over I-676

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U.S. RepresentativeBluesky11h ago

Summer Lee

Proud to announce that I'm joining the House Judiciary Committee, where some of the biggest fights of our time are happening. Protecting rights. Defending democracy. Fighting for survivors. Taking on Trump, his admin & every abuser of power. Accountability just got a new seat.

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GovernorBluesky11h ago

Josh Shapiro

Immigrants make up the very fabric of who we are as a nation. This Immigrant Heritage Month, I want every immigrant in Pennsylvania to know: You are respected and valued members of our communities — and you will always have a home here in our Commonwealth.

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NewspaperBluesky12h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

“When Jackie was on council and she walked into a room, everybody knew who Jackie Love was,” Deptford Township mayor Paul Medany said in 2015. “She’s known all over the state.”

Jackie Love, former Deptford Township deputy mayor and longtime champion of disability services, has died at 83

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NewspaperBluesky12h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

African American Studies, these commenters argued, lacks genuine intellectual rigor. It does not belong in the same sentence as academic excellence, writes Daniel Yu.

I was the first Princeton valedictorian to major in African American Studies. Strangers ridiculed my selection. | Opinion

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U.S. RepresentativeBluesky12h ago

Madeleine Dean

The House just approved Trump's $70B for ICE and Border Patrol — I voted NO. Americans overwhelmingly oppose this extreme immigration agenda. We cannot pretend this is business as usual.

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Philly Inquirer ColumnistBluesky13h ago

Will Bunch

My friend @rexhuppke.bsky.social didn’t pull any punches on the absurdity of the Spencer Pratt thing. (Does he ever?) www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Pratt lost because he was a laughable candidate. Period. | Opinion

Spencer Pratt, like Trump, is a quasi-celebrity capable of talking a good game. But he was never going to win in heavily Democratic Los Angeles.

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NewspaperBluesky13h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

“I shudder to think about what this year’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C., will be like with President Donald Trump living in the White House,” writes Inquirer columnist Jenice Armstrong.

America’s 250th birthday hits differently with Trump in the White House | Jenice Armstrong

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NewspaperBluesky13h ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

A critical federal incentive program ended in January, raising costs for many.

160,000 people drop Pennie plans following price hikes

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U. Pittsburgh / Political ScienceBluesky13h ago

Miranda Yaver

Failing upward into ruining not one, but two major networks

CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report

CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is approved, according to a report.

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Philly Inquirer ColumnistBluesky13h ago

Will Bunch

It’s not every day you see the Trump regime on the same side as the modern Black Panthers

The Justice Department is investigating whether Philly police are improperly revoking gun permits

In a letter to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, a DOJ official said the investigation will evaluate whether police were violating the Constitution by their method of revoking gun permits.

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GovernorBluesky14h ago

Josh Shapiro

This morning in Exeter Township, I joined Officer Kristen Yeager’s family, her fellow officers, and the Berks County community to honor her life of service and her commitment to protecting her fellow Pennsylvanians.

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Spotlight PA CapitolBluesky14h ago

Stephen Caruso

News: A bill to place a 5% gross receipts tax on companies that sell digital ads in Pennsylvania to fund property tax relief has passed the state House by a bipartisan 139-63 margin in the lead up to the state's June 30 budget deadline.

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GovernorBluesky15h ago

Josh Shapiro

SCHOTT Pharma USA’s $60 million investment to expand their medical packaging manufacturing facility in Lebanon is just the latest example of Pennsylvania competing for and winning major deals. You can feel the momentum building in life sciences all across our Commonwealth. More to come.

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U. Pittsburgh / Political ScienceBluesky16h ago

Miranda Yaver

I mean, sure, but trying to one-up someone based on something as silly as IQ is just pathetic, especially when there are so, so many more compelling lines of attack.

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U. Pittsburgh / Political ScienceBluesky18h ago

Miranda Yaver

FY27 House budget calls AHRQ "duplicative." As @academyhealth.bsky.social highlights here, and as I wrote as well (mirandayaver.substack.com/p/why-house-...), this is false. AHRQ does the essential work of funding health systems research & training the next generation. Call Congress: 202-224-3121

Why House Republicans' Plan to Eliminate AHRQ Would Be a Disaster

The House of Representatives is at it again, working to eliminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a proposed cut that is as misguided as it is dangerous.

mirandayaver.substack.com

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GovernorBluesky19h ago

Josh Shapiro

Here in Pennsylvania, we’re holding data center developers accountable. My GRID standards require them to:

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U. Pittsburgh / Political ScienceBluesky20h ago

Miranda Yaver

This discussion of independent medical reviews is accurate — they are an important way to get one’s case reviewed outside of the insurer — but states require that patients first exhaust internal remedies that few pursue & that I show marginalized patients don’t pursue. www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...

Independent Evidence Reviews Overturn Denials Of Healthcare Coverage

Policy experts suggest reform of prior authorization that would require coverage decisions be supported solely by evidence being reviewed by independent clinicians.

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GovernorBluesky20h ago

Josh Shapiro

Over the last three years, we’ve tackled critical workforce shortages — supporting 42,000 apprentices, funding 4,000 student teacher stipends, and delivering bonuses for 39,000 child care workers.

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Spotlight PA CapitolBluesky5d ago

Stephen Caruso

Due to an almost decade old deal, Philadelphia City Council faces a choice between paying $200 million now to buy the city's police HQ amid a bitter budget fight or pay double the rent in future years to an influential city landowner. www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

Philly City Council is holding up a proposal to borrow $200M to buy the police headquarters building

Officials warned if the city does not exercise its option to buy the building this year, the annual rent price is set to nearly double. Council members balked at the price tag.

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