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Who ordered a newsletter about Pa. pizza?
Coming this Friday: Pizzavania Share with a friend Welcome to December, Pennsylvania! We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled Pennsylvania news you can use programming on Tuesday. Today, a little something different. Coming off the Thanksgiving holiday, food may be the last thing you want to read about. But since it’s a new week and…
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6 things you may not have known about Thanksgiving in Pa.
Plus: What are you most thankful for? Share with a friend The need for counseling services for police is particularly in focus this year in York County, where four police officers have been killed in the line of duty. West York Officer Andrew Duarte was killed during a hostage situation at UPMC Memorial Hospital in…
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Pa.’s best spots for fall hiking
Plus: Why this deer sighting has Bucks County talking Share with a friend Welcome to another week, Pennsylvania! Just a quick programming note that we’ll be operating on a limited schedule these next couple of weeks. This week, we’ll be in your inbox today, Wednesday, and Friday. Next week, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Monday,…
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Proposed Pa. cyber charter school raises red flags
Plus: Pennsylvania’s budget includes important increases for public education Share with a friend A special edition from the Good afternoon everyone, I’d like to welcome everyone to a special edition of the Keystone Labor Report. This is Sean Kitchen, political correspondent here at The Keystone, and I am taking charge of today’s newsletter. Allow me…
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Shutdown end in sight, but Pa. residents see no break on insurance
Plus: Vaccine exemptions on the rise in SW Pa. Share with a friend An end to the longest government shutdown in history appears on track after seven Senate Democrats—including Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman—and one Independent joined with Republicans late Sunday to break the impasse in what has become a deepening disruption of federal programs and services.…
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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…
