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The primary election is May 18. All Pennsylvania voters yes, that includes independents and minor-party members will be asked to consider four ballot questions on May 18. Two of them are about as non-controversial as possible. The other two? A different story. Below, Spotlight PA breaks down the basics of what they would do, who is in favor, and who is opposed. Question 1 What would it do? This is a statewide referendum (as opposed to a constitutional amendment) that would allow municipal fire departments or companies with paid personnel, as well as EMS companies, to apply for a loan through an existing state-run program for volunteer companies. The money can be used to modernize or purchase equipment. ....
Confederate monuments are 'symbols of oppression,' Black lawmakers say heralddemocrat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heralddemocrat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
AUSTIN Two Black state lawmakers say the monuments and holidays commemorating Texas ties to the Confederacy represent a culture and heritage that should be reviled, not revered. For those that continue to say that this is about heritage and culture, I challenge any of them to meet my heritage and meet my culture, said state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, a Houston Democrat carrying legislation that would end the celebration of Confederate Heroes Day each January. My great-great grandfather fought in the Confederacy, for the Confederacy, he added. My great-great grandfather was a slaveowner. Jarvis, a state representative since 2016, said that as a slaveowner, his great-great grandfather raped and impregnated the slave who would become his great-great grandmother. He called the man a vile human being and said that neither he or any other Confederate soldier or slaveowner should be celebrated in 21st century Texas. ....
14:04:2021 September 26th, 2001, saw the arrival of the first American troops in Afghanistan when a CIA team dropped into the Panjshir Valley in the country’s north. A decade later, at the peak of the war, the US had more than 100 000 troops battling in the Taliban. With less than a few months before another decade passes, the longest war in American history may be over for the Americans, at least. President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by the anniversary of the terror attack that prompted the initial invasion, September 11th, 2021. The announcement according to an official is to be made on April 14th, 2021. ....