Rural
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Here’s how townships are acting on Franklin County data center law
In Pennsylvania, municipalities have authority over land use and zoning. About half of communities in Franklin County do not have zoning to limit where different types of developments can build.
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Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute
The reversal removes what could have been a major roadblock to connecting roughly 130,000 Pennsylvania homes and businesses that still can’t get broadband.
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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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In the battle for data centers, tech giants got a blue-collar ally: Pa. unions
With data center construction accelerating, unions are expanding training centers and seeing their ranks grow faster than many union leaders have ever seen.
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Pennsylvania’s first underground state park opens to public
The facility is a 435-acre park centered around the largest and deepest limestone cave in Pennsylvania. The property includes four miles of cave passages that go as deep as 476 feet and the largest bat shelter in the northeast.
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Why Pennsylvania leads the nation in preserving agricultural farmland
Pennsylvania voters approved the creation of the Farmland Preservation Program in 1988, and since then, 6,673 farms and 662,940 acres of farmland have been preserved for agricultural production across 58 counties, the announcement said.
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From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across…
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Pennsylvania farm bankruptcies increased 160% in 2025
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s Samantha Ayoub reported that “the U.S. Courts report that 315 farm bankruptcies were filed in calendar year 2025, up 46% from 2024. While still down from recent highs, this is the second year in a row of increased filings.”
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Federal agriculture secretary asks struggling Pennsylvania farmers for patience
Pennsylvania farmers have faced a combination of issues, like the fallout from trade wars impacting exports, as well as rising equipment and fertilizer costs.
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Mullets, milkshakes, moos, and more: A Pennsylvania Farm Show preview
Whether you’re looking to see a lifesize sculpture made of butter, or witness the miracle of calf birth, you’ll find it at the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show, which opens Saturday in Harrisburg.
