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Trump administration falsely takes credit for critical SEPTA funding
| November 26, 2025
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy is trying to claim Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s victory in securing state funds for important upgrades to SEPTA’s regional rail fleet.Inside Pennsylvania’s $1B battle plan for threats to rural health care
| November 26, 2025
Pennsylvania officials have pitched a roughly $1 billion plan for strengthening rural health care as they compete with other states for one-time federal grant funds to blunt the effects of impending Medicaid cuts.State police, emergency management score additional funding in Pa.’s budget
| November 26, 2025
State police will get an additional $69.3 million for operations, enough to fund four new cadet classes to increase its ranks. Staffing is critical for the 1,279 municipalities that don’t have police departments and rely solely on troopers for their law enforcement needs.Garrity downplays affordability while campaigning for Pa. governor
| November 25, 2025
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity shifted focus from affordability to licensing undocumented immigrants on a conservative talk radio program.Thanksgiving and Black Friday: A guide to which stores are open and closed in Pennsylvania
| November 25, 2025
Here’s a breakdown of what’s open in case of an emergency on Thanksgiving, and what time the big box stores open for early bird holiday shopping on Black Friday.Pennsylvania’s most magical winter festivals
| November 25, 2025
From winter festivals in the snow to magical holiday celebrations, here are the Pennsylvania festivals you shouldn’t miss this winter.Gov. Shapiro sends nearly $220 million to SEPTA as agency complies with federal safety orders
| November 25, 2025
After a months-long state budget impasse that resulted in no new recurring funding for mass transit agencies, Shapiro announced that he’s sending an additional $220 million to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to fund repairs and infrastructure projects meant to improve safety.Tolls for 8 Delaware River bridges, including I-80, rising in 2026
| November 25, 2025
According to the Commission, the new toll schedule is expected to take effect "on or about" Jan. 1. An exact start date will be announced in December.Should ICE agents be allowed to mask? Not in Pa., state senators say
| November 25, 2025
Pennsylvania Sens. Amanda Cappelletti and Nikil Saval, both Democrats, have introduced a bill that would prohibit ICE officials from masking while on the job in the commonwealth, saying the practice damages trust in law enforcement and enables police impersonation.UPMC hired powerful anti-union law firm to thwart Magee Women’s Hospital elections
| November 24, 2025
Ogletree Deakins, known for representing the textile manufacturer at the center of the real life Norma Rae story, had been hired to break UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and nurse practitioners.OPINION: Pennsylvania students deserve better than a delayed state budget
| November 24, 2025
In Pennsylvania, districts burdened by adequacy funding gaps, poverty isn't an abstract concept—it’s the daily reality for 70% of enrolled students. In July 2024, the Pennsylvania General Assembly delivered a landmark, bipartisan solution by codifying a new methodology for calculating the state's obligation to underfunded districts and integrating it into the 2024-25 state budget. In my home district, that alarming figure swelled to 77%.Pa.’s rural health application reveals priorities in federal funding request
| November 24, 2025
Rural Pennsylvanians are older and sicker than their urban counterparts, but have fewer options for health providers.
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Trump administration falsely takes credit for critical SEPTA funding
| November 26, 2025
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy is trying to claim Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s victory in securing state funds for important upgrades to SEPTA’s regional rail fleet.Garrity downplays affordability while campaigning for Pa. governor
| November 25, 2025
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity shifted focus from affordability to licensing undocumented immigrants on a conservative talk radio program.Thanksgiving and Black Friday: A guide to which stores are open and closed in Pennsylvania
| November 25, 2025
Here’s a breakdown of what’s open in case of an emergency on Thanksgiving, and what time the big box stores open for early bird holiday shopping on Black Friday.Tolls for 8 Delaware River bridges, including I-80, rising in 2026
| November 25, 2025
According to the Commission, the new toll schedule is expected to take effect "on or about" Jan. 1. An exact start date will be announced in December.UPMC hired powerful anti-union law firm to thwart Magee Women’s Hospital elections
| November 24, 2025
Ogletree Deakins, known for representing the textile manufacturer at the center of the real life Norma Rae story, had been hired to break UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and nurse practitioners.Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers
| November 24, 2025
The move by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to target Pennsylvania follows similar action against California. Both states are run by Democratic governors who have criticized President Donald Trump's administration and who are viewed as potential top-shelf contenders to be the party’s 2028 presidential nominee.Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auction
| November 24, 2025
About 50,000 Christmas trees and enough wreaths, crafts and other seasonal items to fill an airplane hangar were bought and sold by lots and on consignment at the annual two-day event put on at the Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg.9 Pa. food banks where you can donate your time, money, & food this holiday season
| November 24, 2025
Here’s how to support the food banks and food pantries fighting hunger across Pennsylvania.
