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What must happen before Pennsylvania joins 24 states with legal cannabis?
| April 16, 2026
What needs to happen before Pennsylvania joins the 24 states and Washington, D.C., where recreational marijuana for adult-use has been legalized?Pennsylvania losing pot revenue to neighbors as legalization efforts stall
| April 16, 2026
With all but one neighboring state having legalized recreational marijuana for adult-use, proponents often point to the revenue these states rake in from their own residents—and visitors from Pennsylvania—to push the case for legalization.2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh: What to know before you go
| April 16, 2026
The NFL Draft is expected to draw more than 500,000 fans to Pittsburgh April 23-25.Central Pa. Bhutanese community responds to ICE detentions
| April 16, 2026
Harrisburg and the surrounding area is home to over 50,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees.Get a sneak peek of Pennsylvania’s best spring & summer festivals
| April 16, 2026
Plan to fill your spring and summer weekends with these festivals in Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania’s unequal tax system called into question on Tax Day
| April 15, 2026
Pennsylvania faces a $6.7 billion budget deficit, and lawmakers are looking for alternate ways to raise sustainable revenue.Report: Bresnahan pockets millions after voting to cut his own taxes
| April 15, 2026
US House Rep. Rob Bresnahan has made over 600 stock trades since taking office.Your weekly guide to taking action in Pennsylvania (April 17 – April 23)
| April 15, 2026
A weekly roundup of Pennsylvania political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and more ways to take action statewide–Friday, April 17 through Thursday, April 23.This weekend in Pennsylvania: ‘1776’ in Philly, a bacon fest in Central Pa., and more
| April 15, 2026
Whether you’re into history, bacon, record and comic collecting, maple syrup, or vintage goods, there’s an event for you this weekend in the commonwealth.Gas prices in Pennsylvania are down since last week
| April 15, 2026
Gas prices in Pennsylvania are finally beginning to fall, though they still remain a dollar higher on average than before the US and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.Pa. House greenlights Gov. Shapiro’s proposed budget on bipartisan vote
| April 15, 2026
A handful of Republicans joined all 102 Democrats to advance the measure.York County family advertises for liver donor to save the man they love
| April 15, 2026
Since Ryk Smith learned that he needed a transplant, his family has been searching for a live donor. He doesn’t qualify for a transplant from a deceased donor – not yet – as those organs go to patients “at death’s door."
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Central Pa. Bhutanese community responds to ICE detentions
| April 16, 2026
Harrisburg and the surrounding area is home to over 50,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees.Pennsylvania’s unequal tax system called into question on Tax Day
| April 15, 2026
Pennsylvania faces a $6.7 billion budget deficit, and lawmakers are looking for alternate ways to raise sustainable revenue.Report: Bresnahan pockets millions after voting to cut his own taxes
| April 15, 2026
US House Rep. Rob Bresnahan has made over 600 stock trades since taking office.York County family advertises for liver donor to save the man they love
| April 15, 2026
Since Ryk Smith learned that he needed a transplant, his family has been searching for a live donor. He doesn’t qualify for a transplant from a deceased donor – not yet – as those organs go to patients “at death’s door."Pitt Race sold for $50M to company linked to data center development
| April 15, 2026
A Texas-based company has paid $50 million to buy the Pittsburgh International Race Complex, a Beaver County track that closed in 2025 after more than two decades in operation.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open
| April 15, 2026
Barely two weeks before it was due to shut down, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said it had found a last-minute buyer — a successful nonprofit journalism operation that has agreed to keep the struggling newspaper open.West Rockhill considers these new data center regulations
| April 14, 2026
A proposed zoning ordinance would create a new use for data centers in the "PI - Planned Industrial" district by special exception. This ordinance would also establish definitions and regulations for data centers within the township.Progressive Pa. lawmaker says working in journalism prepared him for politics
| April 13, 2026
State Sen. Nikil Saval, a journalist-turned-lawmaker, reflects on his career as a writer and editor and how it affected his career in politics.
