Pennsylvania finally closes $50.1B budget deal
(The Center Square) - After a 135-day wait and $12 billion in taxpayer money collected, the state cemented a spending plan for all of... Read More.
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Lawmaker: State should pay loan interest for struggling schools
(The Center Square) — With state lawmakers nearing a five-month impasse over a budget, Pennsylvania school districts, counties and other public agencies have taken... Read More.
Bill targets traumatic brain injury treatments for veterans
(The Center Square) – Veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from repeated explosions complete suicide at more than twice the rate of civilians, suggesting... Read More.
Carbon Co. group can’t stop Bitcoin mine/possible tire fire
An environmental group in Carbon County has lost its effort to shut down a Bitcoin-mining operation constantly using specialty computers powered by its own... Read More.
PennDOT expands permit access for rural Pennsylvanians
(The Center Square) - State officials are working to make it easier for high school students to get their learner’s permits.
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Shapiro gives SNAP update, slams Congress
(The Center Square) - Gov. Josh Shapiro headed to Luzerne County Thursday where he gave an update on his administration’s response to the stalled... Read More.
Taxpayers have a cost in Supreme Court judicial retention
(The Center Square) – While many may think of the state’s highest court as an arbiter of the intersection between law and culture, taxpayers... Read More.
Report says Pennsylvania face highest costs for colleges
(The Center Square) - Pennsylvania residents face the nation's steepest college affordability crisis, according to a WalletHub report that looked at states that spend... Read More.
Utility customers given grace while aid stays lost in the shutdown
(The Center Square) - The federal government shutdown has officially become the longest, and another vital deadline has passed for low-income Pennsylvanians.
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No surprises in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on election day
(The Center Square) – In Pennsylvania's largest population centers, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, election day favored the usual suspects.
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