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PA joins coalition asking Congress to tackle organized retail theft
(The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes cosigned a letter with 37 other attorney generals asking Congress to…
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Pennsylvania’s prevailing wage could limit broadband expansion
(The Center Square) – A budget hearing on Tuesday in the state Capitol highlighted an ongoing labor wage rate concern…
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Pennsylvania earned income tax credit gets another look
(The Center Square) – There are 32 states, red and blue, who offer some version of an Earned Income Tax…
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State says new voter registration system needed before 2028
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania has wanted to upgrade its aging voter registration system for several years, but stumbles have…
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Birthright citizenship ban debated in Congress
(The Center Square) – The legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on automatic birthright citizenship hinges on a single phrase…
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Auditor General calls for cyber charter funding reform
(The Center Square) – A new analysis of cyber charter school funding offers a familiar recommendation: consider recalculating how the…
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From American decline to debate clubs, lawmakers look to the state
(The Center Square) – House representatives showed a wide range of interests as they questioned Acting Secretary of Education Dr.…
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The children left behind by free lunch programs, and the proposed $250M solution
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on…
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House digs into big education budget
(The Center Square) – Education is the second largest spending area in the state’s budget after human services. For legislators…
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Feds unfreeze $2.1B in funding for Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – Eleven days after Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the White House to unfreeze billions in federal funding…
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