U.S. Rep. Susan Wild remembered slain Wawa shooting victim Ramon Ramirez of Allentown during a brief speech on the floor of the House of Representatives.
New child care tax credits and funding mean help for Lehigh Valley families
Updated 3:01 PM;
A year ago, Sandy Bailey was looking forward to getting some financial relief.
The Allentown mother of two young children was ready to see her oldest start first grade in the 2020-2021 school year. It would mean lower child care bills, some welcome money for the single mom.
The COVID-19 pandemic not only took that relief away, it heaped more financial strain on Bailey and her family. School for Bailey’s oldest child was all virtual, and Bailey needed to pay for full-day care for her two kids so she could continue working full time through the pandemic.
Trump’s pending 2nd impeachment: Where Lehigh Valley Congressional lawmakers stand
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
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President Donald Trump is facing a historic second impeachment a week after a violent and deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
An article of impeachment expected is expected to come to a vote this week in the U.S. House. The single charge of “incitement of insurrection” says the Republican president “willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged and foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the Capitol, such as: ‘if you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a county anymore.’