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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged five individuals in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New Jersey with voting-related crimes. The department contends that four noncitizens voted illegally in the 2022 and 2024 elections and charged one U.S. citizen with allegedly participating in his wife’s illegal voting. “The crime of illegal voting undermines the integrity of our elections and harms citizens by stealing the power of our votes,” said U.S. Attorney Brian Miller for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in a press release. “Illegal voting is not a victimless crime but a ...

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Good Day and Happy Anniversary to Holly and Chris Meinke of Mill Hall on Sept. 8! Happy Birthday to Arlene Milton, of the Diamond Deli in Bellefonte; and to Nancy Hendricks, of Blanchard! Word of the Day Pedagogical — adj. — Describing things related to teachers or education. Quote of the Day “Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.” — Dale Carnegie Class of 1959 LHHS and ICHS Class of 1959 will be having a luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 12 noon, at Variety Buffet on Hogan Boulevard. Any ...

Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics

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Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a study published just ahead of ...

Midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates hit Labor Day events

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell a packed crowd that workers need to go to the polls this fall — to raise the minimum wage, expand family medical leave and show support for one another. “Labor Day has never been just another holiday,” Jackson told several hundred union members at a Southern Maine Labor Council event Monday morning in Portland. “Today, here with the people I’ve fought alongside for years, I ...