Federal Cuts
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Pennsylvania families say the American dream is slipping away
Across Pennsylvania, rising costs for groceries, housing, utilities and healthcare are forcing working families to make difficult decisions. Here are three of their stories.
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‘We just figure it out’: Pennsylvanians describe the crushing cost of staying alive under new cuts
For many Pennsylvanians, healthcare isn’t just about surviving—it’s about surviving financially. As deductibles climb, premiums spike, and medical debt piles up, families across the commonwealth are being forced to make impossible choices: delay care or risk financial ruin.
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Gun safety voices to rally at Pennsylvania Capitol
Pennsylvanians are expected to gather in Harrisburg on June 2 for the annual End Gun Violence Advocacy Day, where they will urge state lawmakers to pass firearm restrictions supporters said would make communities safer.
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Gas is over $4 in PA. Can solar and wind “bomb-proof” your energy bills?
Gas has climbed past $4 a gallon as the Iran war drives up oil markets and food costs. Clean energy advocates say more solar and wind projects could make monthly bills harder to rattle.
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Here’s one Pennsylvania woman’s story about losing care under Trump’s law
After changes to Medicaid and safety-net programs under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” some Pennsylvanians are losing coverage, struggling to find care, or going without it altogether.
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ICE agents arrive at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh airports as TSA workers go unpaid
President Trump has sent in ICE officers to assist at security checkpoints at more than a dozen US airports, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as Transportation Security Administration airport workers remain on the job without pay.
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Pa. has scooped up 800 former federal workers amid Trump agency cuts
In response to the federal cuts, Gov. Josh Shapiro in March 2025 signed an executive order directing state agencies to recruit some of the displaced workers. The order also instructed state officials to treat federal and state experience as equivalent, smoothing the hiring process for the employees who’d lost their jobs.
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After a year of uncertainty, federal mine safety research employees in Pa. get good news
“This has been a tough battle here. I think we’re finally coming to a true win.”
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Mental health in the Pennsylvania Farm Show spotlight as feds abruptly terminate grant funding
Farmer suicide rates are significantly higher than the rates for the overall population.
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Federal budget bill would raid fund for cleaning up abandoned coal mines
Pennsylvania, with the most abandoned sites in the nation, would likely be hardest hit by cuts, experts say.
