Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Thursday, Oct. 02.

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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Oct. 02 12:01 AM Shutdown of federal government continues amid dispute over health care and spending - Shutdown of U.S. federal government continues after members of Congress failed to pass legislation ensuring funding. Democrats demanded the funding of health care benefits set to otherwise expire, while Republicans said the extension on the table is 'clean' and should therefore be accepted by both parties * Shutdown likely furloughs federal employees from work, except those whose jobs 'protect life and property' who are expected to work without pay. It also sees closures to federal facilities, and probably delays passport and visa applications and Medicare approvals. Former shutdowns have also led to heavy disruption of air travel and the closer of national parks

Weblinks: http://www.whitehouse.gov/president, https://x.com/WhiteHouse

Contacts: Senate, 1 202 224 3121

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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Oct. 02 10:00 AM Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee hearing - Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee hearing on combating human trafficking

Location: Holiday Inn Express Philadelphia Airport by IHG, 101 Taylor Ave, Essington, PA

Weblinks: http://www.house.state.pa.us/, https://x.com/PaLegis

Contacts: Pennsylvania House Democrats, jstrine@pahouse.net

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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Oct. 02 10:00 AM Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn holds news conference

Location: Bucks County Justice Center, 100 N Main St, Doylestown, PA

Weblinks: https://www.buckscounty.gov/, https://x.com/BucksCountyGovt

Contacts: Manuel Gamiz Jr., Bucks County DAs office communications, mgamiz@buckscounty.org, 1 215 348 6298

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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Oct. 02 11:00 AM Philadelphia Mayor Parker attends press conference on public safety - Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker attends Philadelphia Police Department press conference on public safety strategy

Location: Philadelphia Mayor's Office, 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA

Weblinks: http://www.phila.gov/

Contacts: City of Philadelphia, press@phila.gov

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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Oct. 02 3:00 PM Consulate General of Switzerland hosts Swiss Clean Energy and Infrastructure Innovation Panel

Location: The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA

Contacts: Peter Urscheler, Borough of PhoenixvillePeter J. Urscheler, purscheler@phoenixville.org

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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Oct. 02 5:30 PM Everybody Builds gifts work boots for Samuel Staten Sr. Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Location: 1333 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA

Contacts: Marilyn Kai Jewett, Progressive Images Marketing Communications, progressiveimagesmarketing@hotmail.com, 1 215 379 1163

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Friday, Oct. 03 1:40 PM Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks at Drexel Economic Forum

Location: Gerri C. LeBow Hall, 3220 Market St, Philadelphia, PA

Weblinks: http://www.federalreserve.gov, https://x.com/federalreserve

Contacts: Federal Reserve, media@frb.gov, 1 202 452 2955

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NEW EVENT: Friday, Oct. 03 6:00 PM WURD Radio hosts annual Founder's Day Gala

Location: Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, 100 N Horticultural Dr, Philadelphia, PA

Weblinks: http://900amwurd.com/, https://x.com/900amWURD

Contacts: Ashanti Martin, WURD Radio, amartin@wurdradio.com

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Saturday, Oct. 04 10:00 AM Revolutionary Germantown Festival - Revolutionary Germantown Festival, Philadelphia's largest one-day history festival

Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, PA

Weblinks: https://cliveden.org/revolutionary-germantown-festival/

Contacts: Brandi Levine, Cliveden, blevine@cliveden.org, 1 215 880 5951

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Saturday, Oct. 04 - Monday, Oct. 06 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence 2025 Governors' and Premiers' Leadership Summit - Great Lakes and St. Lawrence 2025 Governors' and Premiers' Leadership Summit. This year's attendees include Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Quebec Premier Francois Legault

Location: Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, 1 Rue des Carrieres, Quebec, QC

Weblinks: http://gsgp.org/

Contacts: David Naftzger, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, dnaftzger@gsgp.org

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UPDATED EVENT: Saturday, Oct. 04 - Sunday, Oct. 05 Dick Button Festival of Artistic Skating - 3rd annual Dick Button Festival of Artistic Skating, celebrating olympic champion Dick Button

Location: Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, 220 Holland Ave, Ardmore, PA

Weblinks: https://www.icetheatre.org/, https://x.com/icetheatre

Contacts: Michelle Tabnick, Michelle Tabnick Communications, michelle@michelletabnickpr.com, 1 646 765 4773