NEW YORK (AP) — Two women have confirmed that the writer E. Jean Carroll told them in the 1990s that she’d been sexually assaulted by Donald Trump in the dressing room of a New York City department store. The women, both journalists, spoke publicly for the first time to The New York Times in a podcast released Thursday. Trump has denied Carroll’s account, saying she’s “not my type.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi choked back tears over the photo of a migrant father and daughter killed crossing the Rio Grande River as she pushed for stronger protections in a border crisis funding bill. Pelosi says it is a “shame that this should be the face of America around the world.” Congress is at a standstill over a $4.6 billion funding package to prevent the border crisis from worsening. House Democrats want changes to the Senate-passed bill to better protect migrant children.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dealt a huge blow to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain in a ruling that could embolden political line-drawing after the 2020 census. On the court’s final day of decisions before a summer break, the conservative justices ruled Thursday that federal courts have no role to play in the dispute over the practice known as partisan gerrymandering. The decision affects cases in Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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The Beaver County Commissioners issued a proclamation this morning. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there…
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BREAKING NEWS: A tractor trailer has knocked down some power lines in Aliquippa. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details…
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ALIQUIPPA COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO HIRE THREE NEW POLICE OFFICERS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A provision in one of the 2019 budget bills that came to the floor of the Senate from the House — House Bill 33 — cancels the General Assistance program in Pennsylvania. The program takes about 200 million dollars and gives it in $200 per month increments to the disabled, domestic violence survivors and others who need cash to tide them over until a disability check or some other form of assistance is received. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa says he and Senate Democrats were not allowed to introduce amendments to the bill that would have restored the General Assistance program…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to end Pennsylvania’s ban on Sunday hunting has the approval of the state Senate. Senators voted 36 to 14 on Wednesday for a bill that would permit hunting on one Sunday during deer rifle season, one during deer archery season, and on a third day. The legislation directs the Game Commission to determine which three Sundays will be legal for hunting.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature is teeing up legislation to temporarily block any sort of tax or ban on the sale or distribution of plastic bags or just about any other container, wrapping or bag. The provision was added to wider budget-related legislation advancing Wednesday night in the House of Representatives. It comes as Philadelphia city officials strongly consider a sweeping ban on single-use plastic bags and a 15-cent fee on reusable bags that many stores provide.
At least one Republican state lawmaker is speaking out about why he voted NO against the $34 billion state budget passed by the House on Tuesday. Overall, the budget drew bipartisan support from local legislators…but State Representative Aaron Bernstine of the 10th district, appearing on yesterday’s edition of Teleforum with Frank Sparks, said he voted against the state budget he felt that the budget ignores taxpayers..
Bernstine’s two GOP colleagues also representing the county, state Reps. Jim Marshall of the 14th district, and Josh Kail, of the 15th district, voted for the budget…as did state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-16, Ambridge. Marshall explains why he voted for it…
…and Josh Kail of the 15th district was voting on his budget after entering the House in January….