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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…
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How did $90K worth of weed end up at a Pa. funeral home?
Plus: The strain of skyrocketing utility costs Share with a friend I wanted to open today’s newsletter by highlighting some more work from my colleague Ashley Adams’ current series chronicling how the affordability crisis is impacting Pennsylvanians. Ashley has been speaking with residents about the strain that higher housing, grocery, and health insurance costs have…
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900+ Pa. healthcare workers go on strike
Plus, Paige Cognetti secures Pa. AFL-CIO endorsement Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone. It’s Tuesday, July 28, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find Thursday’s edition here. With less than 100 days to go until Election Day, , I will be focusing on covering the important races…
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A guide to collecting Pa.’s coolest native stones
Plus: Are Pa. elections fair and secure? Share with a friend We’ve been covering how Pennsylvania’s data center expansion is playing out statewide, from town councils to Harrisburg, to the backyards of homeowners fighting back against data centers encroaching on their properties. While a new Quinnipiac University poll shows an overwhelming majority of Pennsylvanians oppose data…
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LeBron James is taking his talents to Philly
Plus: 9 picture-perfect Philly picnic spots Share with a friend Our Ashley Adams has been doing fantastic work chronicling the affordability crisis in Pennsylvania, which is impacting residents in every pocket of the commonwealth—from rural Cameron County, to the big cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and all the suburbs, exurbs, and small towns in between.…
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Lehigh Valley unions line up behind Bob Brooks
Plus, ICE officially backs out of building two massive detention facilities in rural Pa. Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone. It’s Thursday, July 23, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find Tuesday’s edition here. Now that campaign season is almost upon us, here is a quick action…
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Pa. gas prices are rising again. Here’s why
Plus: Cyclosporiasis cases rising in Erie County Share with a friend Just when it seemed like pain at the pump in Pennsylvania might be subsiding, gas prices are rising again across the commonwealth. The average price for a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania jumped to $4.22 on Wednesday, according to motor club AAA. That’s up…
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Et tu, Freedom Fuel?
Plus, Gov. Josh Shapiro reveals his wishlist for with a Dem trifecta Share with a friend Good afternoon, everyone. It’s Tuesday, July 21, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find last Thursday’s edition here. In today’s newsletter, we’re going to take a look at what’s happening at the…
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The latest on cyclosporiasis in Pa.
Plus: Central Pa. native Shane Gillis sets Guinness record Share with a friend Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak to include Pennsylvania—this despite confirmation Sunday that a Food and Drug Administration test on a sample…
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These Pa. farmers markets are way more than just fruits & veggies
Plus: Why you may want to reconsider going outside today Share with a friend Most Saturday mornings, May through November, you’ll find me at my local farmers market. It’s about more than just picking up seasonal produce, organic meats, and fresh-baked cookies. It’s seeing friends, hearing some local music, running into the neighborhood dogs whose…
