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TODAY’S TOP STORIES
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Paid leave attracts more parents? Lawmakers hope so, again
(The Center Square) - The decades-long battle for paid parental leave in the U.S. has moved in fits and starts, with 13 states and the District of Columbia currently mandating paid leave for working parents.
Legislators float comprehensive housing bill
(The Center Square) - Amidst a nationwide housing crisis, Pennsylvania is short at least 100,000 housing units, according to the Department of Community and Economic Development.
Social Security updates for young and old pass U.S. House
(The Center Square) - Social security beneficiaries both young and old got a legislative boost in Congress this week, thanks to one Republican from Pennsylvania.
NATIONAL HEADLINES
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Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James
(The Center Square) — The Justice Department has reportedly failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James in a blow to the Trump administration's efforts to prosecute the top Democratic and vocal critic of the…
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas' new congressional maps
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas a win in a challenge to its new congressional redistricting maps, granting a stay of a lower court ruling blocking them from going into effect. The ruling allows…
In last four years, five northern states saw most illegal crossings
(The Center Square) – Under the Biden administration, the greatest number of illegal border crossers at the U.S.-Canada border were reported in U.S. history, breaking records nearly every month for four years, The Center Square first reported.