Politics
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Garrity agrees to pay vendors for disputed work at Shapiro home
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity has agreed to pay the roughly $1 million bill for security upgrades at the private home of her political rival, Gov. Josh Shapiro, in the face of possible litigation.
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What to know as Pennsylvania’s state budget deadline passes
It marks the fifth time in as many years elected state officials missed the statutorily mandated June 30 deadline. Last year, it was not signed until Nov. 12.
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Garrity and Shapiro have accused each other of flip-flopping on data centers. Are they both right?
While both have changed their tone in the year since the Amazon deal was announced in June 2025, they’re accusing one another of hypocrisy.
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US Rep. Scott Perry proposes cutting funding for Peace Corps, other foreign aid programs
The appropriations bill currently allocates $410.5 million to the Peace Corps in FY2027, $20 million less than the organization had requested.
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Pa. House passes $1.7B tax cut on electricity, reins in utility company profits
The bill would establish a formula for ‘reasonable return’ on equity when utilities pursue rate hikes.
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Pa. House passes “gas station heroin” ban
Tianeptine, which is legally prescribed as an antidepressant in some countries, is federally unregulated in America and sold in gas stations and head shops across the commonwealth.
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Skill games are unlawful, Pennsylvania Supreme Court finds
The decision strikes down what the commonwealth’s highest court called a pair of “deeply flawed” lower court rulings.
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Garrity lays out plan to ‘unleash’ the commonwealth’s natural gas industry
The GOP nominee for governor told a shale gas industry group she envisions a ‘turnaround’ for Pa. powered by drilling.
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Amid confusion over scams, bill would ban Pa. from using text messages to collect debts
It would prohibit state agencies from using “text-based communication” to “collect, or notify an individual about, an unpaid fine, fee, toll or other charge payable.”
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Erie County proposes rules for data centers. Where would they apply?
A proposed amendment to Erie County’s subdivision and land development ordinance would set some regulations for data center development in municipalities with no land development regulations of their own.
