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Special elections cost Pa. at least $1M last legislative session
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism…
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New policies for discrimination complaints coming to Department of Corrections
(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections will soon implement new internal affairs policies following the first completed…
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New Pennsylvania lawmakers sworn into Congress
(The Center Square) – Three new Republicans from Pennsylvania swore in on Capitol Hill on Friday. U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick,…
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Thompson Sworn in for 119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday , U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) was sworn in as the United States Representative of…
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Biden blocks Nippon’s U.S. Steel buyout
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden blocked a $14.9 billion buyout of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel on Friday. The move,…
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Legislators call for Pennsylvania to join states raising minimum wage
(The Center Square) – Twenty-one states across the US are raising the minimum wage in 2025. Pennsylvania Democrats would like…
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Shapiro files complaint about higher energy prices
(The Center Square) – Sixty-five million people turn the lights on every day thanks in large part to the oversight…
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Pennsylvania’s energy policy in 2024
(The Center Square) – In 2024, the transition to renewable energy and its impact on power grid demand and reliability…
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2024 Year in Review: Electric vehicles
(The Center Square) – In 2024, the transition to electric vehicles, clean energy, and power grid demand and reliability continued…
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Report: Homelessness continues to rise in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – Homelessness in Pennsylvania rose 12.2% over the past year, according to this year’s Annual Homelessness Assessment…
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