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AG: Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Walmart must stop price gouging

WILKES-BARRE — Attorney General Josh Shapiro last week issued a letter with co-leading Attorneys General Hector Balderas, William Tong, and T.J. Donovan, and 29...

DHS restricts visitation at all state-run facilities during crisis

WILKES-BARRE — The Department of Human Services this week implemented a series of proactive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the...

Federal REAL ID deadline approaching for Pennsylvania residents

WILKES-BARRE — REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and photo ID cards have now been available to Pennsylvanians who want them for a full year, and...

Pennsylvania officials warn of potential 2020 Census scams

WILKES-BARRE — After news emerged last week that documents misleadingly labeled as official Census forms are being mailed to Pennsylvanians, Department of Community and...

Gaming control board calls POM ‘skills’ games ‘illegal slot machines’

WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvanians Against Illegal Gambling last week applauded the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s effort to intervene in the ongoing court fight to ban...

State Treasury holds dozens of Purple Heart decorations for veterans

WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced this week — on the observance of Purple Heart Day on Aug. 7 — that Treasury holds...

DEP secretary: Republican budget proposal puts public health at risk

WILKES-BARRE — The state Department of Environmental Protection warns that cuts to environmental and public health programs in the proposed budget from House Republicans...

Barletta touts vote on bill that would roll back Dodd-Frank restrictions

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta this week voted for legislation he says would end “too-big-to-fail,” taxpayer-funded bank bailouts, remove burdensome and duplicate regulations on small...

New state employment website offers help for job seekers

WILKES-BARRE — An overhaul of the state’s job website and improvements to the application process are helping to make commonwealth employment more attractive to...

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