Politics
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Pa. Sen. Katie Muth introduces bill to prevent data centers from becoming public utilities
She cited Open AI co-founder Sam Altman’s remarks that he wants AI to be ‘like electricity or water.’
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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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Deluzio, Lee propose financial accountability measures for owners of abandoned mines
Their move comes after the Interior Dept. announced funding Pa. will receive to remediate and reclaim abandoned mine lands.
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Gas is over $4 in PA. Can solar and wind “bomb-proof” your energy bills?
Gas has climbed past $4 a gallon as the Iran war drives up oil markets and food costs. Clean energy advocates say more solar and wind projects could make monthly bills harder to rattle.
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This pro-voucher Pa. billionaire is looking to influence midterm elections
Jeffrey Yass, who has a net worth of over $80 billion, has spent more than $82 million on federal races outside of Pennsylvania this election cycle.
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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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Four Democrats vying to take on Ryan Mackenzie in 7th District
Republican US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie represents Pennsylvania’s 7th District, which includes all of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton counties and a small part of Monroe County.
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Pa. files first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging AI bots gave fake medical credentials
The Shapiro administration is taking legal action against Character Technologies, alleging its Character.AI chatbots misled users by posing as licensed medical professionals.
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Bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers target insider trading in prediction markets
Pennsylvania lawmakers want to tackle insider trading in prediction markets as they grow to a $1 trillion industry.
