Pittsburgh
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To find living donors for kidney transplants, a Pennsylvania pilot program turns to social networks
A pilot program with 15 patients that began in May at three Pennsylvania hospitals is testing whether motivated, volunteer strangers can help improve the chances of finding a life-saving match for a new kidney—particularly for people with limited social networks.
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Snow daze: Remembering the 5 biggest blizzards to hit Pennsylvania in recent history
Get out the shovels and ice melt. We’re looking back on Pennsylvania’s biggest snowstorms of the past few decades. The last few years have been relatively quiet on the snowstorm front in Pennsylvania. It was back in December of 2020 that we last experienced any kind of record-setting snowfall, when Williamsport received more than 24…
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Home care workers in Pa. and other states are losing minimum wage protections — and fighting back
Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.
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5 takeaways from Pa. billionaire Jeffrey Yass’ Washington Post interview
Jeffrey Yass shared a lot of his personal motivations in an interview and revealed what drives his political views.
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Here’s how Pa. is holding cyber charter schools accountable with important reforms
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved substantial cyber charter school reforms when passing this year’s budget. It’s the first serious reform since 2002.
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3 Pennsylvania theme parks among top holiday events: USA Today readers
USA Today readers also selected Philadelphia’s long-running Mummers Parade as the best holiday parade in the US.
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Penn State faculty file for largest public sector union election in state history
Approximately 6,000 Penn State University professors and faculty members are ready to vote in the largest public sector union vote ever in Pennsylvania.
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Regional organizations prepare for more SNAP benefit losses, holidays
New federal work rules rolling out are expected to cut nearly 150,000 people off food assistance statewide unless they get a job, a shift that food banks say is already driving record demand.
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Where to volunteer in PA as a family
Learn where you can spend time together as a family while giving back to the community.
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9 Pennsylvania day trip ideas that are perfect around the holidays
Hit up these spots on a wintry Pennsylvania day trip.
