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How Shapiro budget plan would use $4.7 billion in Pa. rainy day funds
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2026-27 budget proposal requires nearly $6.5 billion in new revenue ― and he wants to move almost $4.7 billion from the state’s rainy day fund to balance the $53.3 billion spending proposal.
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Pa. could ban phone use in schools. When the rules would take effect.
Under the measure, districts would have to roll out their new ban by the start of the 2027-2028 academic year. Broadly speaking, these rules would have to keep students off their devices during the school day, but district officials would decide the specific manner of accomplishing this goal.
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York pizza maker’s obsession leads to the invention of the pretzel boli
Mike Stantzos, owner of the Crazy Tomato in West York, was looking for something to set his pizzeria apart. After four years of experimentation he arrived at the pretzel boli, a fusion of Italian and German specialties that involves making a stromboli with pretzel dough.
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Pittsburgh native Joe Negri, who played handyman on ‘Mister Rogers,’ dies at 99
The actor and jazz musician appeared on over 300 episodes of the children’s series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
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PECO customers will see higher bills starting June 1. Here’s how much
The average PECO customer will see electric bills rise about 3 percent, or about $5 a month for a household using the average 700 kilowatts per year.
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Pennsylvania sees biggest school tax revenue jump in years
Pennsylvania schools collected more than $17.86 billion in property taxes in the last fiscal year, the biggest increase in collections in nearly a decade.
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PA distracted driving law changing and holding your phone will cost you
Pennsylvania drivers need to put down most electronic devices including cellphones while driving or risk a $50 ticket starting in June.
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Poll of Dems shows Shapiro hanging in as possible presidential candidate
A national Emerson College Polling survey asked likely Democratic voters to choose from six politicians who they would prefer as the party’s nominee and 10% chose Shapiro.
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Pa. GOP proposal would block farmers from selling land to data centers
There is no shortage of proposals surrounding data centers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, with attempts to regulate the supercomputer warehouses littered through bills and legislative memos.
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Pa. senior advocates say they need more funds and know where to look
Pennsylvania’s senior advocates are urging state lawmakers to pass a tax on skill games, warning that programs from meal delivery to caregiver support are at risk because of underfunding.
