Politics
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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.
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What is a Cannabis Control Board and can it be a step towards a recreational marijuana law in Pa.?
A Senate committee advanced a bill to shift oversight of the state’s medical marijuana program to a new panel.
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We asked, you answered: If you could ask any Pa. elected official one question, what would it be?
With so many issues impacting Pennsylvanians right now, what would you ask your elected officials if given the chance?
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Report: Pennsylvania’s richest billionaire profits from school voucher program
Entities associated with Jeffrey Yass received more than $30 million in tax credits from school voucher programs from 2017 to 2023.
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‘I’ve seen moms come back too soon’: Nurses share stories as paid family leave support grows in Pennsylvania
Magee-Womens Hospital nurses say women are forced back to work before they’re ready. Democrats have pushed the Family Care Act forward, but Republicans in the Senate control the bill’s fate.
