The state House has again passed a bill that would give unemployment benefits to striking workers in Pennsylvania, a wedge issue that has seen effectively no movement over the past two years.

The bill cleared the House of Representatives on Tuesday on a 106-to-97 vote, with all Democrats and four Republicans in favor — the same vote margin an identical bill had gotten two years ago during the last legislative session

The bill stands no more chance of making it to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk this time around, given that the Republican-majority state Senate has shown no interest in the matter.

Quitting a job voluntarily typically makes a person ineligible to receive unemployment compensation, which is paid out of a trust fund that employers and employees pay into with every paycheck. The bil

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