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U.S. Catholic bishops mull reforms on handling abuse allegations

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Becky Ianni, center, a victim of priest abuse, holds a picture of her younger self as she joins other demonstrators outside the venue where the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring meetings are being held in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Ianni says she was 8 years old when the priest of her family parish began to abuse her.

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Becky Ianni, center, a victim of priest abuse, holds a picture of her younger self as she joins other demonstrators outside the venue where the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring meetings are being held in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Ianni says she was 8 years old when the priest of her family parish began to abuse her.

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Becky Ianni, center, a victim of priest abuse, holds a picture of her younger self as she joins other demonstrators outside the venue where the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring meetings are being held in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Ianni says she was 8 years old when the priest of her family parish began to abuse her.

Jose Luis Magana / The Associated Press

Becky Ianni, center, a victim of priest abuse, holds a picture of her younger self as she joins other demonstrators outside the venue where the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring meetings are being held in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Ianni says she was 8 years old when the priest of her family parish began to abuse her.

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People look at one of the options for a new voting system during a demonstration at Susquehanna Township High School on June 11, 2019.

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People look at one of the options for a new voting system during a demonstration at Susquehanna Township High School in Dauphin County on June 11, 2019.

  • Republican leaders are working on an about $34 billion budget counterproposal, and they don’t plan to include about $15 million that the governor has requested to help fund the replacement of voting machines. The AP’s Marc Levy has more.

  • The state Senate Transportation Committee approved legislation to further limit which vehicles are required to receive an annual emissions inspections, PennLive’s Jan Murphy reports.

  • Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering making it harder for doctors to prescribe a drug used to treat opioid addiction, Nina Feldman reports for WHYY.


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