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  • The western Pa. man making free pizza for those in need

    Plus: A popular Pittsburgh pizzeria reopens Share with a friend Given that I write a newsletter about pizza, my social media algorithms offer me a fair amount of pizza content—about 75% of which features a homogenous roster of wannabe Dave Portnoys reviewing pizzerias (I applaud their pizza appreciation, but this type of content just isn’t…


  • Pennie customers face premium increases

    Plus, Deluzio talks expanding the Supreme Court Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone,  It’s Thursday, Sept. 17, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find last week’s edition here.  Today, we’re going to take a quick look at how tariffs are impacting Pennsylvanians, a Big Tech billionaire’s influence…


  • Pennie rates rising again in 2027

    Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add The Keystone as a preferred news source on Google. We’re in the midst of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), an ideal time to recognize the growing influence and impact of immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries and their descendants here in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s Hispanic/Latino community…


  • Measles reported in more than half of Pa. counties

    Plus: What’s your fave thing about fall in Pa.? Share with a friend Of all the things I never thought we’d be covering in 2026, a measles outbreak is near the top of the list, seeing that the disease was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000 by the Centers for Disease Control and…


  • ‘I don’t think I’m coming home.’

    Plus: What’s driving your vote Share with a friend Thursday marked one year since three Northern York County Regional Department officers— Detective Sergeant Cody Becker, Detective Mark Baker, and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser—were killed in an ambush, while serving an arrest warrant in North Codorus Township. In a Facebook post to mark the anniversary of that…


  • Does Pa.’s richest person control the state GOP?

    Plus, tariffs cost Pennsylvania more than $11 billion Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone,  It’s Thursday, Sept. 17, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find last week’s edition here.  Today, we’re going to take a quick look at how tariffs are impacting Pennsylvanians, a Big Tech billionaire’s…


  • Trump’s tariffs have cost Pa. billions

    Plus: 12 places to celebrate Oktoberfest in Pa. Share with a friend With less than 50 days until Election Day and affordability a major concern for many voters ahead of the midterms, I wanted to take a quick look at how President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and rising fuel prices are impacting Pennsylvanians’ wallets. Trump’s…


  • Another measles-related death in Pa.

    Plus: What’s driving your vote? Share with a friend A Jefferson County woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus. The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called the death “measles-related.” The post…


  • How a 9/11 Pa. widow learned to live after tragedy

    Plus: Your memories of 9/11 Share with a friend I’m writing this Friday morning, right about the time 25 years ago that I got a call from my mother telling me to turn on the TV; a plane had flown into the North Tower at the World Trade Center. I was in my kitchen in…


  • 9 dog-friendly pizza places in Pa.

    Plus: Pizza violations Share with a friend Given that pizza and dogs are two of the best things in the world, a dog-friendly pizza place is hard to beat. I’m sure your dog would agree, especially if you’re the type who spoils them with a bit of crust (guilty). If you’re looking for somewhere to…