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ECONOMY

Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms

Only 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how Trump is handling the economy, down from 40% in March, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Yet Trump has called affordability concerns a “ hoax ” and gave the economy under his administration a grade of “A+++++.”

ECONOMY - The Keystone Newsroom

OPINION: Pennsylvania students deserve better than a delayed state budget

In Pennsylvania, districts burdened by adequacy funding gaps, poverty isn't an abstract concept—it’s the daily reality for 70% of enrolled students. In July 2024, the Pennsylvania General Assembly delivered a landmark, bipartisan solution by codifying a new methodology for calculating the state's obligation to underfunded districts and integrating it into the 2024-25 state budget. In my home district, that alarming figure swelled to 77%.

ECONOMY - The Keystone Newsroom