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Here’s how townships are acting on Franklin County data center law
In Pennsylvania, municipalities have authority over land use and zoning. About half of communities in Franklin County do not have zoning to limit where different types of developments can build.
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Franklin County passes ordinance to help towns regulate data centers
It was late January when Commissioner Chairman Dean Horst first asked county staff to look into the issue, and there have since been multiple discussions and two public hearings.
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New data shows where Pa. will face biggest worker shortages
Pennsylvania will face an acute shortage of educators and health care workers across all regions of the commonwealth in the next decade.
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Pittsburghers twice as likely to visit Erie as folks from Cleveland
Fifteen percent of every dollar spent in Erie County — that’s one dollar for every $6.66 spent — came out of a visitor’s wallet.
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Ads promise luxury getaway in New Hope but is it more dream than reality
The Lookout Towers first garnered attention locally when advertisements for the new attraction in New Hope started appearing on social media earlier this year.
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Erie keeps status as welcoming city for immigrants, refugees
Welcoming America encourages cities to become more inclusive regarding all residents, including immigrants and refugees. Erie was first named a welcoming city by the organization in 2020.
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Report flags these 12 Pa. hospitals at risk from Medicaid cuts
Pennsylvania hospitals listed as at-risk for closure due to Medicaid cuts are concentrated around Philadelphia and in the southwestern corner of the state, although there is one in Erie and another in rural Clinton County.
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Clinton Township supervisors, crowd united in opposing data center
Residents packed a Clinton Township meeting this month to push back against a proposed data center, with officials considering new regulations, a temporary moratorium, and more to fight the project’s potential impact on the community.
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Candidates for Congress in 8th District unopposed in primaries
Incumbent Republican Congressman Rob Bresnahan Jr. is unopposed in the May 19 primary as is Democrat Paige Cognetti.
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Janelle Stelson faces progressive challenger in 10th District primary
Janelle Stelson and Justin Douglas are running in the May 19 Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District for the right to try to unseat seven-term Republican US Rep. Scott Perry in November’s midterm election.
