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A bill that would impose new requirements on abortion providers cleared a state Senate committee last week, as lawmakers and advocates prepare for a sea change in abortion law nationwide. ....
A dissident group of trustees for Pennsylvania’s largest pension fund on Wednesday was seeking to gain majority support to fire the retirement plan’s chief executive and top investment officer, as the fund grapples with an FBI investigation and management mistakes.The dissidents have drafted and are circulating a detailed seven-page letter castigating the investment strategy and governance of . ....
A new push to restrict abortion rights in Pennsylvania comes as other states pass similar laws, and as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a potentially monumental case. ....
A tweet from a Montgomery County Commissioner Chairwoman Val Arkoosh, who is running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, sparked online controversy this week over what critics say is misleading information. Arkoosh’s May 25 tweet said House bill 118 would fine women who have a miscarriage and “force them to fill out” a fetal death certificate. “Members of the PA legislature today voted to fine women who miscarry and force them to fill out this form. This is traumatizing for women experiencing incredible loss. Unbelievable,” Arkoosh wrote. The tweet included a picture of a Pennsylvania Department of Health Fetal Death Certificate form, which is currently required by the state after 16 weeks into a pregnancy. ....