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Pennsylvania colleges and universities that boycott or divest from Israel for political reasons would be cut off from state funding under a new bill.

(The Center Square) – The ‘Stand with Israel Act’ passed the Senate on Thursday with broad bipartisan support, moving Pennsylvania closer to a ban on divestment from the nation by publicly funded institutions. It’s one of many that moved through the chamber amid a flurry of votes this week intended to prevent a repeat of last year’s summer stalemate. And now, with the Senate out of town until Monday, all…