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A Pennsylvania mom turns grief into a call to regulate social media and protect kids from online predators
“Right now we require standards for toys, car seats, food, but the platforms and devices that our children spend hours a day on have literally no standards.”
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Trump administration falsely takes credit for critical SEPTA funding
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy is trying to claim Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s victory in securing state funds for important upgrades to SEPTA’s regional rail fleet.
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Inside Pennsylvania’s $1B battle plan for threats to rural health care
Pennsylvania officials have pitched a roughly $1 billion plan for strengthening rural health care as they compete with other states for one-time federal grant funds to blunt the effects of impending Medicaid cuts.
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State police, emergency management score additional funding in Pa.’s budget
State police will get an additional $69.3 million for operations, enough to fund four new cadet classes to increase its ranks. Staffing is critical for the 1,279 municipalities that don’t have police departments and rely solely on troopers for their law enforcement needs.
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Garrity downplays affordability while campaigning for Pa. governor
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity shifted focus from affordability to licensing undocumented immigrants on a conservative talk radio program.
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Thanksgiving and Black Friday: A guide to which stores are open and closed in Pennsylvania
Here’s a breakdown of what’s open in case of an emergency on Thanksgiving, and what time the big box stores open for early bird holiday shopping on Black Friday.
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Gov. Shapiro sends nearly $220 million to SEPTA as agency complies with federal safety orders
After a months-long state budget impasse that resulted in no new recurring funding for mass transit agencies, Shapiro announced that he’s sending an additional $220 million to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to fund repairs and infrastructure projects meant to improve safety.
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Should ICE agents be allowed to mask? Not in Pa., state senators say
Pennsylvania Sens. Amanda Cappelletti and Nikil Saval, both Democrats, have introduced a bill that would prohibit ICE officials from masking while on the job in the commonwealth, saying the practice damages trust in law enforcement and enables police impersonation.
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UPMC hired powerful anti-union law firm to thwart Magee Women’s Hospital elections
Ogletree Deakins, known for representing the textile manufacturer at the center of the real life Norma Rae story, had been hired to break UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and nurse practitioners.
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OPINION: Pennsylvania students deserve better than a delayed state budget
In Pennsylvania, districts burdened by adequacy funding gaps, poverty isn’t an abstract concept—it’s the daily reality for 70% of enrolled students. In July 2024, the Pennsylvania General Assembly delivered a landmark, bipartisan solution by codifying a new methodology for calculating the state’s obligation to underfunded districts and integrating it into the 2024-25 state budget. In…
