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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.
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How does Pa. compare to other states in per-student funding?
Public school spending per student hit record highs in the U.S. in 2024, and Pennsylvania’s levels topped most other states, according to new federal data.
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No discipline for Quakertown police, chief for ICE protest: Council
In a four-page statement, Council President Don Rosenberger defended Chief Scott McElree and the other officers in the clash between police and Quakertown students.
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PA drivers caught on cellphones will be fined $50 starting in June
Known as Paul Miller’s Law, the new legislation banning the use of all handheld devices while driving in Pennsylvania goes into effect on June 6.
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State reports 11 measles cases in Lebanon County, hosts vaccine clinic
Officials said that of the 23 total cases in the commonwealth, 22 were unvaccinated. One resident had an “unverifiable vaccination status.”
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Bucks County native’s Epstein investigation awarded Pulitzer Prize
A former Bucks County Courier Times reporter has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her work exposing Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse for the Miami Herald nearly a decade ago.
