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5 Pa. festivals to check out this weekend
Plus: This 90-year-old is about to skydive Share with a friend Having spent 12 years working at the Bucks County Courier Times, I’m quite familiar with the divisions and disparities that exist throughout the county, from the densely populated working class Philadelphia suburbs of Lower Bucks, to the rural stretches of Upper Bucks that border…
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Let’s talk property taxes
Plus: Erie native sets WNBA 3-point record Share with a friend Since I began writing this newsletter three-and-a-half years ago, I’ve heard from Pennsylvanians about a wide range of issues, like the high gas tax motorists pay, the security of our elections, marijuana legalization, the commonwealth’s $7.25-an-hour minimum wage, and, more recently, data center expansion.…
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The story behind the Lehigh Valley’s only plant-based pizzeria
Plus: Let’s plan your weekend Share with a friend We’re going to talk about my two favorite food groups today: ice cream and pizza. Let’s start with ice cream. We live in a great state for it, as Pennsylvania ranks third in the country for ice cream production. In fact, the commonwealth is such an…
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Anti-union group backs Garrity
Plus, NEPA residents deliver 40,000 signatures for petitions to ban insider trading Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone. It’s Thursday, Aug. 6, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find Tuesday’s edition here. Here’s some quick housekeeping before we get into everything. I will be away next week…
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How this sleepy Pittsburgh suburb became a civic battleground
Plus: Where would you take LeBron in Philly? Share with a friend Our content partners at Pittsburgh’s Public Source are doing great work documenting what’s happening in the once-sleepy Pittsburgh suburb of Springdale Borough. Over the last 12 months, the town has become a local flashpoint for two of the nation’s most contentious issues: data…
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Trump vouchers coming soon?
Plus, a fringe GOP activist helped get Green candidate on the Pa.-07 ballot Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone. It’s Tuesday, Aug. 4, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find Thursday’s newsletter here. With school right around the corner, we’re going to take a look at President…
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Let’s talk about Pa.’s housing crisis
Plus: A Guinness record in the Laurel Highlands Share with a friend I’d like to open today’s newsletter with a look at Pennsylvania’s housing shortage, and how it dovetails with challenges surrounding affordability and cost of living. The state’s median home sale price is up to $340,000, representing a 6.2% increase from a year ago,…
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What’s your county’s average life expectancy?
Plus: Challenges as measles cases continue to rise in Pa. Share with a friend Ever find yourself wide awake in the middle of the night, wondering how long you’re going to live? Well, the answer depends on where you live in the commonwealth. According to new analysis from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, the average…
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Plant-based pizza lovers flock to this Lehigh Valley spot
Plus: Pa. pizza institution opens a new location Share with a friend No sooner had I hit “publish” on my 5 weekend getaways for Pennsylvania pizza lovers story a couple of weeks back when I found myself in New York’s Catskills region, where a friend introduced me to Auggie’s Tiny Pizza Kitchen at Ralph’s Bar…
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Pennie customers face 17% increase in 2027
Plus, Brooks calls out GOP over Green Party challenge Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone. It’s Thursday, July 30, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find Tuesday’s edition here. Something that is making the rounds in my group chats is this segment that aired on NPR about…
