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  • Toll scofflaws have cheated Pa. out of $200M

    Plus: Gannon U men’s basketball team makes history Share with a friend A little more than a year ago, we increased the publishing schedule of The Keystone’s flagship newsletter from three days a week to five. Beginning today, we’re going back to three days a week. Here’s why: On our end, we’re a small operation.…


  • Give back at Pa.’s pay-what-you-can cafés and restaurants

    Plus: The beloved Easter candy made in Bethlehem Share with a friend To those who celebrate, happy Easter, happy Passover, and happy Feelgood Friday. Speaking of Easter, did you know that the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy in the US is produced in the Lehigh Valley? Peeps, the beloved marshmallow chicks and bunnies that come…


  • Deadline quickly approaching for new Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit

    Plus, Shapiro family celebrates Passover at the governor’s mansion one year after arson attack Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone, It’s Thursday, April 2, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report.  With Passover and Easter arriving, Wednesday marked nearly one year since Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were forced…


  • Can Pa. lawmakers deliver on data center regulations?

    Plus: Hershey will revert to O.G. Reese’s recipe Share with a friend We’re paying about a dollar more for gas than we were a month ago. With oil prices rising sharply after President Donald Trump vowed to escalate attacks on Iran in his prime time address Wednesday, the average price for a gallon of gas…


  • A Berks County wedding for Taylor Swift?

    Plus: Fun things to do across Pa. this weekend Share with a friend A Berks County wedding for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce? A position in the Trump administration for Philadelphia Eagles security chief “Big Dom” DiSandro? An erectile dysfunction medication from Sheetz? Yes, we’re having a little April Fools’ fun, Pennsylvania style. There’s more…


  • Garrity dines with Trump at lavish Mar-a-Lago fundraiser

    Plus, tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians turned out for No Kings Share with a friend Good afternoon everyone,  It’s Tuesday, March 31, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report.  Tens of thousands Pennsylvanians turned out for the third installment of the nationwide No Kings protests this past Saturday. Organizers estimated that…


  • 10 moments that shaped Pa. labor history

    Plus: What’s your fave thing about spring in Pa.? Share with a friend By modern wedding standards, my nuptials (where my wife and I exchanged vows with at the Jersey Shore with a few dozen friends) was a relatively modest, DIY affair. For couples looking to tie the knot in an even lower-stress fashion (but…


  • What would a Pa. sales tax holiday look like?

    Plus: Coming this summer to Philly: 4 a.m. last call Share with a friend Across thousands of cities in the US and Europe, including dozens in Pennsylvania, millions rallied against the Trump administration Saturday at the third round of “No Kings” protests since President Donald Trump returned to office. In the US, organizers have estimated…


  • Missing Pa. dog finds its way back home after 11 years

    Plus: Where did the “Rocky” statue go? Share with a friend Let’s open today’s Feelgood Friday edition of the Keystone newsletter with something we can all use right now: feelgood animal content. 🐶 A lost dog who was stolen from a Philadelphia family more than a decade ago was reunited with its owners thanks to…


  • 5 pizzerias in eastern Pa. you need to try

    Plus: Tell us about the pizzerias you love Share with a friend Welcome to the first Pizzavania of spring! I’ll be headed to see the Phillies take on the Texas Rangers at Citizens Bank Park Saturday, which means I’ll likely be housing a Manco & Manco pizza at some point. I think it’s one of…