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20 free museums in Pennsylvania to visit this summer
You don’t need to spend a dime to enjoy art, history, kitsch, and more at these free museums in Pennsylvania.
Gov. Shapiro champions Pa. sports scene at Pocono, will work with NFL teams on stadium needs
Speaking before Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series, Gov. Shapiro said he would continue talking with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh about what—if anything—the NFL teams need when it comes to the state of their stadiums.
How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting Pennsylvania — even without air conditioning
The heat index in Pittsburgh reached 105 F Sunday, and forecasts in Philadelphia and south central Pa. called for a heat index of 108 F on Monday, prompting agencies to issues heat emergencies. The first big heat wave of 2025 has arrived, coinciding with the official...
Discover Pennsylvania’s tiny treasures: 9 quaint small towns that pack a big punch
Looking to visit a charming, small community where everyone knows your name? Try on these Pennsylvania towns for size.
‘Bark at the Park’: Find out where you can take your dog to a baseball game in Pa.
Pennsylvania’s major and minor league baseball teams offer fun for the entire family—even four-legged family members—with ‘Bark at the Park’ promotions where you can bring your dog to a game.
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in Pennsylvania
Communities across Pennsylvania will celebrate Juneteenth over the next several days, with events that strive to reflect on the nation’s history and uplift the Black community.
The 11 best places to zipline in Pennsylvania
Not just for tourists, ziplines in Pennsylvania offer an exhilarating adrenaline rush and views of incredible scenery.
Talks in Pennsylvania are at crunch time over a budget, legalizing marijuana and taxing skill games
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat’s spending request.
Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to designate Sept. 12 as annual ‘day of the Bible’
Pennsylvania lawmakers once courted controversy by declaring 2012 the “year of the Bible.” Now, one Keystone State legislator wants to honor the religious text on an annual basis, with a resolution that would designate Sept. 12 as the “day of the Bible.”
Where to throw a bachelorette party in Pennsylvania
Grab your girlfriends and toast the bride at one of these destinations for a bachelorette party weekend in Pennsylvania.
Cast a line at Pennsylvania’s most scenic fishing spots
Grab your gear, pack your tackle box, and get ready to cast a line at Pennsylvania’s most scenic fishing spots!
From field to fork: Try these 8 Pennsylvania farm-to-table restaurants revolutionizing the local food scene
Pennsylvania has an abundance of farm-to-table restaurants where chefs are making creative use of locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients for truly memorable meals.
From Potato Patch Fries to water ice: 11 must-try foods that scream summertime in Pennsylvania
It’s time to take advantage of the culinary delights the season has to offer by sampling all the goodies on our bucket list of Pennsylvania foods that scream summer.
Doctor at now-closed ER issues warning about hospital buyouts
Max Cooper, a former emergency room doctor at the now-closed Crozer Hospital in Delaware County, spoke about the dangers of private equity firms purchasing hospitals and then shutting them down for profit.
Prospect Medical Holdings, which closed four Delaware County hospitals in the last three years, purchased Corzer in July 2016 for $300 million. The company promised to keep the hospital open for 10 years, but closed it with very little warning last month.
Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 1460, which aims to stop exploitative private equity practices, by a bipartisan 121 to 82 margin on Tuesday. The bill also allows the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office to block deals that threaten access to care.
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#Pennsylvania #Delco #DelawareCounty #Crozer #ProspectMedicalHoldings #Philadelphia #Philly #HealthCare #Hospitals
This nurse was fired for speaking out against for-profit hospitals
Peggy Malone, a nurse who worked at Crozer Hospital, told The Keystone that she was fired from a new job after speaking out against private equity firms closing hospitals across the commonwealth.
Prospect Medical Holdings closed four hospitals it purchased, including Crozer, in Delaware County over the last three years. The company originally promised to keep the hospital open for 10 years, however, they closed Crozer with little warning at the beginning of May.
Malone explained that she had a new job lined up after Crozer closed but was unexpectedly fired after expressing her views about Prospect Medical Holdings at a press conference with Gov. Josh Shapiro last month.
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#Pennsylvania #Delco #DelawareCounty #Crozer #ProspectMedicalHoldings #Philadelphia #Philly #HealthCare #Hospitals
Immigration attorney turned lawmaker warns how Trump is targeting the American way of life
State Rep. Joe Hohenstein (D-Philadelphia) served as an immigration attorney before his election to the Pennsylvania House, and he had a dire warning for union members while speaking about Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) raids happening across the country.
Hohenstein says that President Donald Trump’s administration is coming after the working class and the American way of life.
On Monday, labor unions across Pennsylvania called for an end to the ICE raids sweeping across the commonwealth and the country after federal agents arrested SEIU California President David Huerta last Friday. Huerta was charged with conspiracy to impede an officer during an ICE raid, which could carry a jail sentence of up to six years in prison.
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#Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #FreeDavidEndRaids #SEIU #Immigration #Labor #Union #Harrisburg #Pittsburgh #ICE
Pa. public schools may be liable if they fail to prevent student-on-student sexual abuse
An exception to governmental immunity created to give victims legal recourse isn’t limited to school employees, court finds.
Pa. cyclist explains why she rode 10,000 miles over a year including in harsh weather
For many, 10,000 miles is something you do in a car each year. However, for a Pennsylvania woman, she challenged herself to ride her bicycle every day for a year and accumulated more than 10,000 miles and stops in 20 different states.
Incredible ice cream made right here in Pennsylvania
Ice cream lovers in Pennsylvania benefit from a wide variety of creameries and farms that make homemade ice cream.
State House advances bill to increase minimum wage in Pennsylvania
The state House is inching closer to passing a bill to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania, an outcome long sought by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects GOP request to review Pa. provisional ballot ruling
A GOP challenge to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling on provisional ballots is dead, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Pa. Pit Stops: Pennsylvania’s weirdest roadside attractions
Plan a road trip to visit these strange but fun tourist attractions along Pennsylvania’s highways.
Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant
Amazon plans to spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over an arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant.
Union Leader: Republican red tape will take people’s healthcare away
Matthew Yarnell, President of SEIU Healthcare PA, warned that Medicaid reforms in the US House Republicans’ budget bill may cost millions of Americans their health care coverage.
Republicans passed a budget earlier this month that cuts Medicaid by $700 billion and could force over 7 million Americans off the program.
Under the bill, Medicaid recipients would have to prove that they are working at least 80 hours a month and renew their coverage every six months.
Medicaid covers over 3 million Pennsylvanians and 34% of all births throughout the commonwealth. According to the Center for American Progress, 340,000 Pennsylvanians could lose their coverage if the US Senate approves this budget.
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#Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #Harrisburg #Pittsburgh #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HandsOffMedicaid #Republicans #DonaldTrump
Josh Shapiro schools Donald Trump on the ‘Art of the Deal’
“These guys don’t know how to govern.”
That’s how Gov. Josh Shapiro summed up President Donald Trump’s first five months in office while speaking to reporters at a food bank in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Shapiro was in Philadelphia to announce that he’s suing the Trump administration for withholding $13 million in funding to help Pennsylvania farmers grow fresh food for food banks across the state.
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#Pennsylvania #PAPolitics #PANews #JoshShapiro #DonaldTrump #USDA #Harrisburg #Philadelphia #Pittsburgh #CentralPa #CentralPennsylvania
Will Brig Niagara be back in Erie for nation’s 250th? That’s the goal but not a promise
The U.S. Brig Niagara is typically a fan favorite every three years at the Tall Ships Erie festival.
Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania would see funding cut under bill passed by the state House
A Democratic-sponsored proposal to limit per-student payments to Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools and make other changes to how they operate narrowly passed the state House over Republican objections that it would imperil the online learning programs.
Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program designed to distribute more than $1 billion in aid to states to purchase food from farms for schools, child care centers, and food banks.
Do you have a rare penny? What to do with your old coins as Treasury stops minting penny
President Donald Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies because their production cost exceeds their value.