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Child care workers could get a raise under Shapiro plan to address shortage
Thousands of PA caregivers could see pay raises under Shapiro’s budget plan, which aims to fix workforce shortages in child ...
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Shapiro renews calls for legal weed, regulated skill games in budget that would send $526M to poorest schools
Shapiro’s latest budget pitch would send an additional $290 million to the state’s public transit agencies, invest more in a ...
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Great PA News Quiz: Shapiro’s budget plan, tragic plane crash, and a new DNC vice chair
Shapiro pitches underground state park, the Game Commission limits access at a preserve, and a Philly suburb gets a Grammys ...
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Lack of Senate support could again sink Shapiro’s call for Pa. to legalize weed
HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is again calling on lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana, pitching it as a ...
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Letting voters fix mail ballots cuts rejection rates. Not all Pa. counties allow it.
Pennsylvania counties that let voters fix mail ballot errors rejected fewer ballots in 2024, highlighting voter disparities ...
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Years of unreliable service should force state regulators to take emergency action against rural water company, Pa. watchdog says
A Centre County judge denied an emergency request to force a sale of Rock Spring Water Company, leaving customers to wait on ...
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The alleged theft of more than $532K from a Pa. township shows the limits of routine audits
A Centre County township lost more than $532K to alleged fraud over five years. Here’s why standard audits didn’t catch it ...
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Legal weed, more money for Pa.’s poorest schools will likely be in Shapiro’s budget pitch
Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to reuse ideas from his first two years in office that have yet to win enough support in the PA ...
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Efforts to replace Pa.’s outdated, glitchy voter registration system are months behind schedule
PA’s top election official, Al Schmidt, told lawmakers a contract to replace the SURE system would be in place last fall.
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Fiery resignation by Pa.’s consumer advocate breeds fear office will lose independence
PA Consumer Advocate Patrick Cicero resigned after a clash with new Attorney General Dave Sunday. Cicero says big water ...
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Customers of distressed rural water company can’t wait for state investigation to play out, lawyers say
Company’s lawyers have asked a Centre County judge to approve an emergency municipal takeover, fearing state regulators will ...
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Groundhog Day annually draws crowds to the world ‘Weather Capital.’ Which other Pa. regions claim ‘capital’ status?
Pennsylvania is home to "Weather Capital of the World" Punxsutawney for its Groundhog Day fame. See what other surprising ...