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Energy and tech companies said they’re investing $90B in Pa. What will they build?
Fossil fuel projects make up the largest category among the developments announced last week in Pittsburgh.
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John Oliver’s Erie Moon Mammoths debut in front of a record crowd
On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as the Erie Moon Mammoths made their debut in front of a record crowd of 7,070 at UPMC Park.
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Former Little League star Mo’ne Davis to try out for new women’s pro baseball league
The former Little League phenom who at 13 became the first girl to pitch a victory — and a shutout — in the Little League World Series, will be one of more than 600 players to try out for the Women’s Professional Baseball League set to launch next year.
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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
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More than half the states have issued AI guidance for schools. Pennsylvania is not one of them.
In the absence of federal rules, at least 28 states have issued frameworks for K-12 schools.
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Vance touts tax breaks in Pennsylvania as he makes White House’s first big pitch on Trump’s new law
Vice President JD Vance made the Trump administration’s first big pitch to sell the public on President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package in the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania.
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What potential funding cuts to NPR, PBS will mean in Pennsylvania
A House vote is all that stands in the way of President Trump’s effort to claw back more than $1 billion in funding to the public radio and television stations that serve Pennsylvania’s biggest cities and smallest rural communities.
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Glen Onoko Falls, a dangerous beauty in the Poconos, could soon reopen to visitors
The state has plans to make improvements to the trail, which closed in 2019 after a series of fatal falls.
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Independents who want to vote in Pennsylvania’s closed primaries seek help from state’s high court
Voters hoping to open up Pennsylvania’s closed primary system to independents asked the state Supreme Court to declare the current system violates the state constitution’s right to free and fair elections.
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Pennsylvania unions embrace Josh Shapiro; shun GOP opposition
Union leaders say they will continue to back Gov. Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania governor’s race.
