Political News
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Letters: Penn State Cancer Institute’s Failed Leadership; Stand Up for Community by Supporting WPSU
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Vindication tastes bitter when it comes at such a cost, but the record must now show: every alarm I sounded was justified. On Thursday, Nov. 20, Spotlight PA exposed a […]
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Skill Games Avoid Regulation Again in Pa. as Gambling Lobby War Intensifies
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A dispute over the level of taxation and accusations of retribution derailed another attempt to regulate skill games in Pennsylvania.
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The Pa. Budget Includes Two Big Tax Credit Changes. Here’s What You Should Know
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Lawmakers created a new program to mirror the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, and adjusted an affordable housing credit to attract new investors.
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What Pa.’s $50.1 Billion Budget Does for Rural Hospitals, Communities
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The $50.1 billion state budget maintains previous spending on rural hospitals and boosts Medicaid programs, but advocates say it doesn’t fix every challenge to accessing care.
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Great PA News Quiz: State Capitol Arrests, Anti-Tax Influencers and Michelin Stars
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In this week’s news quiz: Protesters arrested at the state Capitol, influencers target a sports betting tax proposal and Pennsylvania’s first Michelin stars.
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GOP Senator Threatens Subpoenas Over $1M in Security Upgrades at Shapiro’s Private Home
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Drafts seek documents from the State Police describing construction, landscaping, and other security-related work at Shapiro’s family home.
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Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers
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The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants. […]
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Barstool Influencers Pushed Anti-Tax Message as Pa. Lawmakers Privately Debated Sports Betting Proposal
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The videos raise questions about whether they constituted lobbying, and if Barstool Sports and its stars had the needed state registration to do such advocacy work.
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Letters: State Budget Fails Direct Care Workers; Research ‘Dealer School’ Before Enrolling
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I am outraged that Gov. Shapiro and the legislature once again passed a state budget that ignores 94% of Pennsylvania’s direct care workforce. Only a small portion of home care […]
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Pennsylvania, Its Local Governments Are on Track to Use Nearly All $13B in Pandemic Relief by End of 2026
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Pennsylvania and its county and local governments are on track to spend nearly all of the federal American Rescue Plan Act funds they received to address the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.