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Which Pa. convenience store has the best pizza?
Plus: Celebrating May Day in Pa. Share with a friend Welcome to May, Pennsylvania. And happy May Day. (More on that below). Two things I learned Thursday while on assignment in the Lehigh Valley for my newsletter dedicated to highlighting the best in Pennsylvania pizza, Pizzavania (subscribe here, and feel free to tell all your…
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May Day and the fight for the 8-hour workday
Plus, Sara Innamorato looks at the long-term benefits of the NFL draft in Pittsburgh Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone, It’s Thursday, April 30, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. The Battle of Pennsylvania has concluded with the Philadelphia Flyers defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins with a series-clinching goal in…
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Pa. gas prices are climbing again
Plus: Bill to block whites-only communities barely passes Pa. House. Share with a friend I wish it was a third straight week of good news (relatively speaking, of course) about gas prices in Pa. But after dropping for two straight weeks, they have hit the highest point since the start of the war in Iran.…
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May Day rallies planned across Pennsylvania on Friday
Plus, report shows how Jeffrey Yass benefits from school vouchers Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone, It’s Tuesday, April 28, 2026, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. Starting to feel nervous? After the Flyers took a 3-0 series lead against the Penguins in the first round of the NHL…
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The local cost of Pa.’s data center boom
Plus: Steelers draft a hay bale toss champion Share with a friend When we asked you earlier this year about the stories you’d like us to cover in 2026, the issue that drew the greatest response was the impact of Pennsylvania’s data center boom on local communities. With 52 active data centers and about 50…
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Erie County drummer has heart attack during gig, keeps playing
Plus: Here’s why Pa. is a pretzel paradise Share with a friend National Pretzel Day is Sunday, and Pennsylvania is a most appropriate place to celebrate, when you consider: 🥨 The commonwealth had a strong hand in the popularization of the modern pretzel in North America, thanks to the Pennsylvania Dutch, who brought the twisty…
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I tried pizza at Rutter’s, Sheetz, and Wawa, so you don’t have to
Plus: Cooper Sharp is having a pizza moment Share with a friend When it comes to eating pizza, I like to stick to places that specialize in making pizza—particularly those places that make really good pizza. Life’s just too short for bad pizza. But I’ve had this nagging curiosity about the pizza at Pennsylvania’s three…
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Pa.-7: Labor leaders call out Crosswell’s previous employment with Littler Mendelson
Plus, Paige Cognetti and Mark Kelly discuss Bresnahan’s corruption at town hall Share with a friend Good afternoon, It’s Thursday, April 23, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. A lot has happened in the week since we talked. First, our new website is up and running, so please make sure…
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Pa. educator named national Teacher of the Year
Plus: Pa. gas prices down for 2nd straight week Share with a friend Good news: gas prices are down again this week in Pa., from $4.13 to $4.10 a gallon Bad news: that’s still higher than the national average of $4.10 a gallon, and nearly a dollar more than the $3.12 a gallon Pennsylvanians were…
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Legal weed in Pa.—when will it finally happen?
Plus: What is your family doing to save money? Share with a friend Seeing as it’s 4/20—the official pot smokers’ holiday that, according to legend, began in the 1970s when a group of California teenagers would meet up after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke—it’s a good time to take stock of where things stand…
