Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
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Thousands of Pa. College Students Wait for Key Financial Aid Due to State Budget Impasse
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Last year’s aid was also delayed, due to federal data glitches and a botched software rollout.
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Amazon, SpaceX Won a Slice of Pa.’s $793M Broadband Funding. Critics Are Worried About Reliability
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About a fifth of all Pa. broadband grants went to low Earth orbit satellite providers.
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Trump Admin Tells Pa., Other States to Shift Broadband Focus to Cheaper Options Like Elon Musk’s Starlink
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Critics say the changes prioritize “short-term gain over long-term benefits” for the federal broadband program
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Millions for Public Wi-Fi, Digital Skills Classes in Pa. Cut as Trump Targets ‘Racist’ Broadband Program
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Pennsylvania will lose out on more than $35 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access after the Trump administration abruptly canceled two grant programs that were part of former President Joe Biden’s push to bring broadband to everyone in the U.S.
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Glitches, Unproven Tech in Pa.’s New Financial Aid System Exacerbated Delays for Thousands of Students
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School administrators struggled to use an unfamiliar system riddled with problems as thousands of students waited for money they were counting on to pay for college.
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Thousands Waiting as Shapiro Admin Again Tries to Convince Lawmakers to Fund Home Repairs Program
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Two previous efforts to pass a state-funded home repair program were casualties of the budget process.
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Error-Filled Directories Leave Thousands in Pa. Unable to Find Health Care Providers
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State investigation finds widespread inaccuracies in insurance provider listings, with wrong numbers and information lingering for months.
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Legal Fight Over Who’s to Blame for Mortgage Program Woes Continues
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In legal filings, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency says its former contractor owes it more than a million dollars for breach of contract.
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Botched FAFSA Rollout, State Upgrades Mean College Students Are Still Waiting for Critical Grant Money
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Federal delays and changes to the PA grant system have left many college students waiting anxiously for aid meant to cover tuition and living expenses.
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Where U.S. Senate Candidates Bob Casey and Dave McCormick Stand on Inflation, Taxes and More
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Democrat Casey says the greed of “big conglomerates” is to blame for high prices for household essentials. Republican McCormick claims the economy is “weak.”