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Juniata College Is Planning A Rural Health Collaborative In Huntingdon County
It was one of 25 organizations to receive funding from the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program last year.
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Senators Grill Pa. DEP Head On Efforts To Speed New Power Plant Permitting
Energy affordability is ‘one of the things that keeps me up at night,” Secretary Jessica Shirley said.
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School Choice Programs Grow In Popularity — And Cost
Voucher and scholarship programs providing taxpayer dollars for private school tuition were limited to low-income or special needs students.
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Communities In Pennsylvania And Other States Fight ICE Detention Centers, But Have Few Tools To Stop Them
Two facilities are earmarked for Pennsylvania. One will be in Berks County and the other in Schuylkill County.
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Criminal Justice Is A Top Issue In State Legislatures This Year
The breadth of legislation reflects how deeply crime policy intersects with daily life.
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As A Fight Over The Legacy Of Slavery Brews In Pa., A Historian Tells How It Shaped The Commonwealth
“It’s not the point of history to identify heroes.”
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Montour County Denies Rezoning Plan That Would Have Allowed A Data Center
Activists say the decision is the latest sign of growing grassroots opposition to the industry in the U.S.
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PA's Approach To Joining The AI Race Must Put People First, Shapiro Said In Budget Address
“We need to be selective about the projects that get built here,” Shapiro said.
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‘These Kids Are Invisible': Child Abuse Deaths Spur Clash Over Homeschool Regulation
As homeschool enrollment has risen in recent years, so have concerns about oversight.
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911 Surcharge, Mental Health Funding Top Pa. County Commissioner Budget Wishlist
Counties received nearly $671 million in the 2024-2025 budget, slightly higher than recent years.
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Democratic AGs Stress Importance Of Citizen-Generated Evidence In Challenging ICE
Cellphone video has emerged as a powerful rebuttal to Trump’s version of events.
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Chester County Pollbook Mishap Resulted From Human Error And Flawed Systems, Report Finds
The problem forced thousands of voters to cast provisional ballots in the 2025 municipal election.
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Gov. Shapiro Declares Emergency, PennDOT Imposes Vehicle Restrictions Ahead Of Winter Storm
“For us, the rate of snowfall is as important as the amount of overall snow,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said in a news conference.
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Cash-Strapped Chester Can't Sell Water Authority Without Board's Consent, Pa. Supreme Court Says
The suburban Philadelphia water utility serves 200,000 people in Chester and Delaware counties.
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With Rental Registries, Cities Try To Track Housing And Hold Bad Actors Accountable
Registries such as those in Denver, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Oakland aim to gather as much data as they can on rentals within city limits.
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ICE Is Using Medicaid Data To Find Out Where Immigrants Live
By law, federal Medicaid money cannot be used to cover people who are in the country illegally.
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Two Pa. Democrats Sign Onto Noem Impeachment, As Others Weigh Path Forward To Rein In ICE
Last week, Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly introduced three articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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More Philadelphia Students Are Graduating Without Passing State Exams, New Data Shows
Last year, students were most likely to graduate by fulfilling alternate requirements, according to new district data.
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Pa. Lawmaker Moves To Ban Warrantless Civil Immigration Arrests Near State Buildings
The measure would apply to ICE and a growing number of local law enforcement agencies under contract with the federal agency.
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Coal Communities Accuse Congress Of Breaking Its Promise To Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands
Pennsylvania stands to lose the most money, but all but one member of the state’s congressional delegation voted for the bill.
