The Pennsylvania state Senate on Jan. 27 on a 28-21 vote approved a bill that would block the immediate closure of two residential care facilities for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities, concurring in House amendments.

The legislation, sponsored by Sen. John Yudichak, I-Luzerne, would halt the planned closures by the Department of Human Services of the White Haven—in Luzerne County—and Polk—in Venango County—state centers.

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