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“US Senator David McCormick He said on Tuesday that an agreement that would allow Japan Nippon Steel to invest in American Steel, guarantee the American director, most board members from the United States and the US government approval in relation to certain corporate functions.
McCormick described the veto of the US government as a “golden participation” and suggested that the idea was a proposal for Nippon Steel. “AP)
Elsewhere
Will the steel-nippon agreement have a “golden share”? Senator Pa McCormick says it may. “It also relies on the golden action,” which will essentially require the US government approval for many members of the management board. And this will allow the United States to ensure that production levels will not be reduced. “(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
McCormick, in Israel, talks about diplomacy of Iran Trump, Gaza AID. “With the Middle East in the flow from Gaza to Lebanon, Syria and Iran, every week in the last 600 days he would be busy in Jerusalem. Still, senator Dave McCormick (R-Pa) arrived on Monday in Israel at a particularly significant moment, and nuclear conversations with Iran reached a critical rank, and Israel and Israel moved with a plan. distributing in Gaza (Jewish informant)
Meuser defends possible cuts Medicaid, tariff at the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce meeting. “Meuser argued that one great lovely bill act, which House Republicans passed last week, would end” waste, abuse, fraud and corruption “from the alleged 1.3 million people who, as he said, are illegally in the country and receive medicaid benefits.”WVIA)
Bresnahan, Fitzpatrick among the 5 best goals for DCC Digital ad Buys. The “DCCC Democratic Committee (DCCC) has spent up to USD 340,000 from the beginning of 2025 in advertising with Facebook and Instagram focused on a pair of republican congressmen from Pennsylvania-President-brian Fitzpatrick (R-01) and Rob Bresnahan (R-08).” (PoliticSpa)
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“One sec President Donald Trump Yanks Critical Federal Finance from universities and research institutions throughout the country in Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro He wants to invest tens of millions of dollars each year in natural sciences and innovation.
During a visit on Tuesday at the University of Pittsburgh in Bloomfield, Shapiro optimistically spoke about the $ 50 billion natural science industry, which employs $ 100,000 in Pennsylvania. “(Triblis)
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GOP Tees Up Lifeline Scholarship Bill for Shapiro. “Republicans of the State House are trying to give Governor Josh Shapiro another chance to create scholarships related to the campaign and financing of scholarships of the lifeline scholarships themselves, which he killed with a veto from the position of the line in 2023.” (DV Journal)
Former Supreme Court of PA dies. “The former judge of the Supreme Court in Pennsylvania J. Michael Eakin died on Tuesday at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was 76 years elderly.” (Pennlive)
“Undoubtedly disappointing” electoral turnout in 2025, basic Pennsylvania. “Low electoral turnout in” Out of year “the basic commune is not occasional for various reasons. Local breeds usually do not pay the same attention as breeds for state or federal offices, despite the greater impact of positions on the community in the entire state. ” (Penn Capital-Star)
The account proposal aims to increase the salary of the jury in PA. “The law in Pennsylvania is currently calling for jurors to pay jurors $ 9 a day. This is the rate for the first three days of the jury. Every day he has a daily rate of 25 USD. Rep. Jason Dawkins, D-philadelphia, introduced a bill for home 1484 to raise the rate to a flat fee for 40 USD for each day of the jury’s duty.” (New news about the castle)
Around the community of nations
3. SEPTA crosses longer commuting to work
“When Septa plans deep cuts in connection with a tragic financial shortage, hundreds of thousands of transit riders in the Philadelphia region are preparing for the transition from public transport to travel to work to the car. The influence on the already crowded roads of the region would be significant.
Planned transit agency cuts can add 70,000 hours a day to Philly’s morning rush. See how longer he will take the main employment centers. “(Philadelphia Inquirer)
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The inventive real estate database would allow the PA municipalities to follow the owners – and finish them. “A representative of the state of Monroeville Democratic Brandon Markosek, who chaired the House Committee for the Housing and Development of the House community, claims that the database is a tool to bear neglected owners responsible, when their real estate becomes risky to neighbors. And being listed, they can have consequences.” (Wesa)
Legislation aimed at prohibiting prohibiting plastic bags in Pennsylvania. “Senator Pennsylvania Judith Schwank (D-Berks Country) plans to introduce provisions to stop sellers throughout the state from the utilize of plastic bags.” (CBS Pittsburgh)
International markets in Central Pa hit Trump’s tariffs hard. “Over the years, the son of Nguyen has ran the Little Saigon food market, he never experienced a mountain queue of price fluctuations, such as this year. He pays 33 USD more for the case of fish sauce, which is not up to USD 98, and about USD 140 for the case in the case of rice macaroni vermielli. (Pennlive)
Editorial
4. Speak your mind
- Trump takes American Mulligan steel. (Wall Street Journal)
- Beware: we enter the recent phase of Trump’s era. (M. Gessen)
- Meuser, Bresnahan voted for the crown of King Trump. (Chris Kelly)
- Time to ensure dignity and live pay in Pennsylvania. (Senator James Malone)
- Access to vote for all Pennsylvania begins with early voting. (Amy Videos)
- The city must utilize 2026 events to build a world -class transit system. (Manish Thacre)
- The Septa crisis is not only a problem of “the city of Philadelphia.” (Gerard H. Sweeney)
- Belt of potential Mirage Data Center – and electricity bill. (ATHAN KOOTSIOROUMBAS)
- Republicans must show work requirements. (Bloomberg)
- We do not close campuses, we optimize them. (Russell Frank)
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5. Why hit the “nap” button is not a good idea
“Alarm can be sabotaged by sleep – but many people do it.
Why does it matter: it will get a few extra minutes in bed between alarms do not mean much of high quality sleep. The dream you get a few hours before waking up is “luxurious in swift eye movement” or Rem sleep, said Harvard’s Rebecca RobbinsThe main author of the new study focused on the nap button, conducted by scientists from mass general Brigham. Sen Rem is important for emotional processing and learning.
But the dream that you get between the alarms is usually lighter, said Robbins, which results in what researchers call “sleep fragmentation.” (Axios)
