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135 days late, $50.1 billion Pennsylvania budget earns bipartisan support
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50.1 billion state budget Wednesday after intensive meetings between Republican and Democratic lawmakers in recent weeks. They had been deadlocked for nearly five months since the June 30 deadline.
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Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House says release is a Democratic smear
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.
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Democrats looks to keep momentum in Bucks County with key endorsement
The Fitzpatrick name has been a fixture in Bucks County politics for 20 years, but Democrats are hoping to change that.
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Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal is ready for passengers. When it will open
The airport has finally set a date for the grand opening of its new terminal in Findlay Township, marking a new era for those visiting Pittsburgh for events such as next April’s NFL draft. The opening has been set for Nov. 18.
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Trump-friendly Fayette County could feel the pain of his Medicaid cuts, advocates say
Health experts say millions across the U.S. could soon face a loss of Medicaid coverage because of new hurdles created by the One Big Beautiful Bill, the massive tax package passed this year by congressional Republicans. And they predict the fallout of President Donald Trump’s marquee bill will land particularly heavily on some of the…
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Pa. congressman calls on colleagues to reject deal to end shutdown without health care plan
Premiums are expected to nearly double or even triple in some cases for almost 500,000 Pennsylvanians if tax credits expire.
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Movement on the state budget in the Pa. Senate – more than 130 days after the deadline
Lawmakers made a series of moves to advance a reported $50.1 billion spending, but few details have emerged.
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Small western Pa. grocer feels an impact as customers go without SNAP benefits
In 2024, SNAP recipients redeemed a little more than $96 billion in benefits, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the program. The majority – 74% — was spent at superstores and supermarkets, a category that includes big chains like Walmart and Kroger but also some independent stores like Ryan Sprankle’s.
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US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
The U.S. Mint has been making pennies in Philadelphia, the nation’s birthplace, since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act. Today, there are billions of them in circulation, but they are rarely essential for financial transactions in the modern economy or the digital age.
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From Pennsylvania farms to your table: The best places to source your holiday meal staples
This holiday season, ditch the big box store’s shriveled green beans and canned cranberry sauce and keep it local.
