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This Pa. couple is paying 221% more for health insurance
Plus: 9 ‘Rocky’ landmarks to visit in Philly Share with a friend We’ve spent some time the last couple of months looking at how much monthly health insurance premiums for Pennsylvanians enrolled in the state marketplace Pennie were expected to rise without the extension of federal tax credits. With congressional negotiations over those subsidies “effectively…
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This Pa. restaurant is one of the best in the US
Plus: Pa. farm bankruptcies up 160% Share with a friend As I’ve said multiple times in the newsletter, the thing I love most about my job is that I am constantly learning new things about Pennsylvania, and its history, each day. My latest lesson comes courtesy of this story from our Kalena Thomhave about Philadelphia’s…
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Proposed ICE facilities could bankrupt rural Pa. towns
Plus, 85,000 Pennsylvanians drop health care coverage following ACA cuts Share with a friend Good Afternoon everyone, It’s Tuesday, Feb. 10, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. We’re a little more than one week removed from Groundhog’s Day, and it appears that Punxsutawney Phil may have been wrong about his…
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If you have tax questions, we’ve got answers
Plus: Erie’s Benedictine Sisters honored for fighting voter fraud claims Share with a friend It’s about this time of year I usually start thinking about what noted Philadelphian Benjamin Franklin once said: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Tax prep. Ugh. To paraphrase Shakespeare, “To file jointly…
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Pa. Olympian goes viral thanks to ‘SNL’
Plus: How to get the 2026 senior tax deduction Share with a friend By the time this lands in your inbox, York County’s Summer Britcher will have made her first 2026 Winter Games run down the icy luge track at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. But don’t worry, you can watch it…
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Philly gets ‘The Simpsons’ treatment
Plus: The 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony is tonight Share with a friend Welcome to another Feelgood Friday edition of The Keystone newsletter. Though the Super Bowl is coming up Sunday, we’re going to kick off today’s newsletter talking about another type of game: video games. The video game world of today—with custom gaming chairs,…
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Philly labor and progressive groups rally behind ICE Out legislation
Plus, Pa. House Democrats advance minimum wage bill following Shapiro’s budget address Share with a friend Good Afternoon everyone, It’s Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. Today, we’re looking ahead to the Republican and Democratic parties hosting state committee meetings this weekend, and also a quick…
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PECO gave neighbors $250 after deadly explosion
Plus: Why passport services are ending at some Pa. libraries Share with a friend Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And if the special someone in your life is more into horror movies and frightfests than candy and flowers, we’ve got a couple of ideas. For those hopeless romantic ghouls in the Philadelphia area,…
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Free services you didn’t know Pa. libraries offer
Plus: ICE buys a Berks County warehouse Share with a friend Just shy of three months after Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 budget was signed into law, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his 2026-27 budget proposal in Harrisburg on Tuesday—a $53.26 billion spending plan that includes a $100 million transfer for a new fund designed to handle disruptions from…
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Shapiro makes new pitch to raise minimum wage during budget address
Plus, progressive lawmakers propose taxing billionaires to backfill Trump’s budget cuts Share with a friend Good evening everyone, It’s Tuesday, Feb. 3, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. It’s also “Budget Day” in Pennsylvania, which is akin to the Commonwealth’s political Super Bowl with all of the pomp and circumstance…
