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Montgomery County says no to ICE agreements; advocates continue push for welcoming county policy
Advocates say a welcoming ordinance would codify county policies on ICE collaboration, including at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
Read the article from WHYY here .
President Trump just signed an executive order that threatens Americans’ freedom to vote and tramples states’ authority to run elections. This order is a shameful attack on American voters — particularly women voters — and their right to participate in our democracy.
Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in August 2024.
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2024-25 that delivers on his top priorities and creates more freedom and opportunity for all Pennsylvanians. With historic investments in education, economic development, law enforcement and violence prevention, workforce development, affordable housing, health care, public transit and infrastructure, and much more – this budget invests in the people of Pennsylvania and solves some of the most pressing issues our Commonwealth faces.
Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in October 2023.
Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in September 2023.
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Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure every election runs smoothly and everyone's vote is counted—people like you.
Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.
This story originally aired on WKBN.
In this week’s segment with WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford, Crawford sits down with Leah Sakacs, president of the League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown.
This letter to the editor was originally published in InForum.
Barbara Headrick, Fowzia Adde and Nicole Donaghy urge legislators to kill a bill that "would require naturalized US citizens who have not updated their ID since naturalization to prove their citizenship in order to vote. This bill targets New American voters who have been recently naturalized."
Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in March 2023.
It’s been a busy few weeks in the PA House, with more focus on legislative rules than we would have thought possible. The outcome is not perfect, but it is an encouraging step toward a more responsive legislative process.