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You could be paying a lot more for health insurance next year
Plus: Expats, we want to hear from you! Share with a friend Shortly after two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must use some emergency funds to cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 42 million Americans—including 2 million Pennsylvanians—ahead of a midnight deadline, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an emergency declaration…
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Pa. needs an official state candy
Plus: George Santos heads from prison to the Poconos Share with a friend Since Halloween arrives on Friday, I’d like to open today’s newsletter by offering solutions to two fairly common problems associated with Oct. 31. Problem No. 1: You keep eating all the fun-size candy you purchased to hand out to trick-or-treaters. Solution: It’s…
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‘No Kings’ protests in Pa. draw thousands
Plus: Pa. pop star’s potty mouth ‘SNL’ moment Share with a friend It’s Thursday, October 16, 2025. You’re receiving the Keystone newsletter later than normal today due to issues related to the Amazon Web Services outage. We apologize for any inconvenience. Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians took to the streets Saturday for “No Kings” demonstrations…
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Dauphin County man pleads guilty to firebombing Gov. Shapiro’s residence
Plus: Penn State fires football coach James Franklin Share with a friend A Dauphin County man who used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official Harrisburg residence pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder and other charges. Cody Balmer, 38, also entered pleas to terrorism, 22 counts of arson, aggravated arson, burglary,…
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🗞️ Please, we really want to hear your opinion
What’s one thing you’d change about how you get news here? Dear Keystone community member, We want to hear from you! Our quick, 2-minute survey is your chance to tell us what matters most to you—and how we can make The Keystone even more useful. Here’s a sneak peek at some questions: Which issues are…
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Pa.’s best spooky season experiences
Plus: Pa. animal shelters stepping up for pit bulls Share with a friend If you’re a regular reader of this newsletter, you know that I love dogs, and that my wife and I are the proud pet parents of two completely weird and lovable pit bull mixes, Wade and Marvin Diesel, both of whom were…
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What Do You Want to See in Gov. Shapiro’s New Budget?
PLUS: Family Fun on the Cheap in Scranton Share with a friend I’d like to talk a little bit today about Gov. Shapiro’s forthcoming budget, which he will unveil next Tuesday, Feb. 6. To do that, we should first look back at last year’s budget, which he proposed several weeks after taking office last January,…
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The PA Home Depot Where You Can Get a Cheesesteak
PLUS: What Happened to the Old-Fashioned Snow Day? Share with a friend We’ve had worse to dig out from during a winter weekend. Much, much worse. As predicted, snow fell across the state on Friday, though it was hardly a crippling storm, with most areas seeing several inches. It was messy here in Philly on…
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A Look at Philly’s Place in MLK’s History
PLUS: These PA Breweries Shined in 2023 Share with a friend If you have today off in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s a good time to reflect on something he said in 1957 to an audience in Montgomery, Ala.: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”…
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These PA Billionaires Are Among the Wealthiest in US
PLUS: Embrace your inner winter weekend warrior at these getaway spots Share with a friend No matter where you are in the state, you were dealing with some form of winter weather over the weekend, be it snow, rain (like me), or frigid temps. It was the kind of miserable weather that gets you thinking…
