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Oct 7, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dave McCormick came to Max’s Steaks in North Philadelphia on Friday for a meet-and-greet with Black voters.
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Oct 3, 2024
(The Center Square) — The growth of data centers has been good news for nuclear power in Pennsylvania. But meeting growing demand in the future could be a struggle for
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Sep 24, 2024
(The Center Square) — Few states have as many miles of lead pipes for water service as Pennsylvania.
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Sep 13, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania is pockmarked with orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells. Drilled decades ago, many of them pre-date the first World War, and some pose hazards
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Sep 4, 2024
(The Center Square) — Gov. Josh Shapiro continued his tour across Pennsylvania to celebrate the $1.1 billion increase in education funding included in the state budget, stopping at...
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Aug 30, 2024
(The Center Square) — Nationally, the disappearance of independent pharmacies creates access deserts in rural areas and Pennsylvania has not been spared.
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Aug 28, 2024
(The Center Square) — A proposal for election transparency has one state legislator going against the Department of State. At the center of the split: changes made to...
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Aug 16, 2024
(The Center Square) — As plans for an infusion of federal money to expand broadband in Pennsylvania continue, a telecom trade group warns of state rules that could handicap that
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Aug 2, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s network of food banks and pantries to aid those in need is robust, but transportation limits, a dearth of volunteers and unmet need still...
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Jul 29, 2024
(The Center Square) — Rural-urban tensions split lawmakers on whether to reinstate spreading oil and gas wastewater on roads to suppress dust.
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Jul 22, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania has a mine pollution problem. America has a critical mineral shortage.
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Jul 11, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s above-average health care costs and per-capita spending have risen almost 30% since a decade ago.
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Jun 28, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania localities are getting rid of small, part-time police departments — requiring Pennsylvania State Police to take on public safety duties without...
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Jun 6, 2024
(The Center Square) – Some Pennsylvania legislators want to give tourism activity a boost, adding a formal process for municipalities to develop specific areas.
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May 31, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s aging population means more residents will be at risk of elder abuse.
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May 30, 2024
(The Center Square) — The number of Pennsylvanians receiving food stamps and Medicaid has ballooned compared to a generation ago.
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May 14, 2024
(The Center Square) — A squabble between Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick over nursing homes reveals wider problems in the commonwealth’s health care...
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May 10, 2024
(The Center Square) — Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to attract major business expansions to Pennsylvania by getting sites shovel-ready.
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May 6, 2024
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission looks ahead with a new executive director, but recent turmoil has legislators even more skeptical of the agency’s...
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Apr 29, 2024
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s innovation economy is highly concentrated in three hubs, and expanding growth statewide remains a challenge.
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Apr 23, 2024
(The Center Square) — A dramatic commissioner meeting in Washington County on Thursday night over mail-in voting displayed the tension between Pennsylvania’s historical respect...
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Apr 17, 2024
(The Center Square) — Philadelphia residents have had to suffer more criminal activity in recent years, but the tide may be turning.
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Apr 12, 2024
(The Center Square) — For economic growth in Pennsylvania, legislators want to figure out ways to keep young people from fleeing for greener pastures elsewhere.
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Apr 9, 2024
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s energy future hangs in the balance amid a federal pause on liquified natural gas production, leaving taxpayers on the hook for more costly...
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Apr 5, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s orphan oil and gas well problem has gotten much attention in recent months.
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Mar 22, 2024
(The Center Square) — The federal government is goosing Pennsylvania’s solar energy footprint, sending $90 million to create the largest solar project in the state on reclaimed...
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Mar 21, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania has a newly created Office of Outdoor Recreation, and now the state is granting $200,000 to launch an Outdoor Business Alliance that will spur...
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Mar 20, 2024
(The Center Square) — As Pennsylvania’s orphan well-plugging program ramps up, state officials seem optimistic about the admittedly bumpy road ahead.
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Mar 18, 2024
(The Center Square) – Though state governments promise all sorts of benefits when they offer tax breaks to a factory, the financial help rarely gets revoked if environmental rules...
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Mar 15, 2024
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania's employment rate remains high as labor force participation falls.
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Mar 14, 2024
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission garnered condemnations statewide for hiring a lobbyist — something no state agency had done for the better part of two...
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Mar 5, 2024
(The Center Square) — The Shapiro administration said Monday it supports giving non-citizens driver’s licenses, following a trend across the Mid-Atlantic that posits the policy...
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Feb 29, 2024
(The Center Square) — House Republicans support Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's rhetoric to reform the commonwealth’s permitting process, but they’re not satisfied with the...
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Feb 16, 2024
(The Center Square) – With thousands of Pennsylvanians dying from overdoses, Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Dave McCormick wants an aggressive policy to stop the international...
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Feb 13, 2024
(The Center Square) — The use of tax credits and state subsidies has grown significantly in recent years, and the trend is expected to intensify in the near future.
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Feb 8, 2024
(The Center Square) — Statewide zoning reform could come to Pennsylvania, as a pair of legislators want to greenlight multi-family housing by-right in much of the commonwealth.
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Feb 1, 2024
(The Center Square) — As Pennsylvania has lost experienced election workers, state leaders are calling on the public to serve in April and November.
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Jan 29, 2024
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania will soon have nearly $200 million to spend on water projects, enabling replacement of lead pipes, improvement of drinking water and expansion of...
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Jan 23, 2024
(The Center Square) — The natural gas industry plans to push for more support of a federal program to cover energy costs for low-income families in 2024 while talking up
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Jan 22, 2024
(The Center Square) — Environmental remediation got a boost this week as Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a $101 million funding effort to restore abandoned mine lands at 16 sites across
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Jan 11, 2024
(The Center Square) — The annual Pennsylvania Farm Show brings a circular focus to agriculture in Harrisburg and officials call attention to issues that get overlooked.
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Jan 4, 2024
(The Center Square) — Philadelphia’s new mayor, Cherelle Parker, knows the city needs more affordable housing and says fixing the problem is one of her top priorities.
Oct 7, 2024(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dave McCormick came to Max’s Steaks in North Philadelphia on Friday for a meet-and-greet with Black voters.
Mar 15, 2024(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania's employment rate remains high as labor force participation falls.