Union members protest budget cuts at Labor Day parade

Naomi Girson | opinions editor Sharon Burke traveled about 70 miles from Cambria County to Pittsburgh on Monday for the Labor Day parade, carrying homemade posters. She wanted to stand with her union SEIU 668 as well as to protest alongside others about the current administration and all the cuts being made to union benefits across the country. In August, 455,000 workers lost their union … Continue reading Union members protest budget cuts at Labor Day parade

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The 2024 election candidates

Eliyahu Gasson | opinions editor The Democratic ballot Kamala Harris Vice President Kamala Harris came into office in 2020. Before that, she served as a U.S. senator for the state of California from 2017 to 2021, the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017 and the district attorney of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. Lowering costs for families Harris’ campaign says they want … Continue reading The 2024 election candidates

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Midterm Mania: Democrats make gains in PA state house

Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief 11/08/18 While much of the country watched national races for U.S. House and Senate seats, Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans battled it out for control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the state Senate in Harrisburg. While Republicans held both houses, Democrats made gains in each. For the Pennsylvania House, there were 203 races across the commonwealth on Nov. 6. Before … Continue reading Midterm Mania: Democrats make gains in PA state house

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Local progressive state candidates rally with Bernie Sanders in Pittsburgh

Hallie Lauer | Features Editor In a crowded ballroom on the Carnegie Mellon University campus, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Democratic Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor candidate and current Mayor of Braddock, John Fetterman, rallied for a political revolution on July 15. “An idea that seemed radical a few years ago is mainstream now,” Sanders said. When Sanders ran for the Democratic nomination for president in … Continue reading Local progressive state candidates rally with Bernie Sanders in Pittsburgh

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