Creators and appreciators of Lebanon’s signature all-beef deli meat say it’s pronounced differently than “the pink stuff” is.
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Cyber charter reform that could save public schools $616M advances with unclear future in Pa. Senate
At least some of its concepts have support in both chambers, but the issue has always been complicated by the commonwealth’s tricky education politics.
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New performance assessments for Pa. elder abuse agencies will mask ongoing failures, critics fear
The Shapiro administration made the change as older adults continue to die in alarming numbers while under the care of the system.
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One question dogs Pa. cannabis debate: Should big businesses have a leg up?
Balancing the desire to get recreational cannabis off the ground quickly, while giving small business a chance in the market, is Harrisburg’s toughest task.
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Penn State board backs plan to close 7 campuses, saying low enrollment, financials leave no other choice
The university will close the DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York locations after May 2027.
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Top Pa. lawmakers took $119K in gifts, trips, and more from those seeking to influence them in 2024
That includes trips to Israel funded by the charity arm of AIPAC and to Taiwan funded by the government.
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Private equity investors in Pa. health care don’t prioritize patients, critics say
Private equity firms have a record of cutting services at health providers and leaving them with debt or gaps in care. Patients can face higher costs, and communities can lose hospitals.
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Penn State president proposes closing 7 campuses amid enrollment decline
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi has proposed closing the DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York campuses. University trustees still need to vote on the plan.
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15 years after Citizens United, big money dominates politics in Pa. and beyond
Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling ushered in an era of unprecedented spending on elections by ultra-wealthy special interests.
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Expert warns vaccine hesitancy, funding cuts threaten measles control in PA
The U.S. hadn’t seen a measles death in a decade until this year, but vaccine hesitancy has helped fuel spread of the highly contagious disease.
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Proposed $25M cut to bird flu aid for farmers could leave Pa. unprepared for surge, GOP lawmakers fear
The Shapiro administration says Pennsylvania has enough in reserves to address avian influenza, but Republican lawmakers aren’t convinced that reallocating that funding is responsible.
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Records reveal Shapiro admin stopped tracking why older adults die during abuse, neglect investigations
The state started tracking deaths as older adults were dying in alarmingly higher numbers. Then a top aging official halted the process.
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End of federal relief money will push some Pa. municipalities off a financial cliff, Shapiro admin fears
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes $10 million for a Pennsylvania fund that assists financially distressed local governments.
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Powerful interests poured $18M into top Pa. lawmakers’ campaign coffers
Lobbyists say such donations can lead to access, but the state’s weak transparency laws make it nearly impossible to trace influence.
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‘Serious consequences’: Pennsylvania official warns feds against cuts to election security programs
In a letter to the homeland security secretary, Al Schmidt cites critical help local election officials get from the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA.
