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Eviction filings shouldn't doom Pa. residents to never get another rental, Shapiro says
Advocates say sealing eviction records for renters who weren't evicted could make it easier for hundreds of thousands of ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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13 states mandate paid family leave. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants Pa. to be next.
Getting paid time off to care for a kid or recover from illness depends on where one lives and works in Pennsylvania.
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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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Fiery resignation by Pa.’s consumer advocate breeds fear office will lose independence
HARRISBURG — In a letter announcing he would resign as Pennsylvania’s consumer advocate, Patrick Cicero claimed he was the victim of a “public campaign led by various investor-owned utilities to seek ...
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Groundhog Day annually draws crowds to the world ‘Weather Capital.’ Which other Pa. regions claim ‘capital’ status?
Do you plan to visit London, Tokyo, Cairo, Buenos Aires, or some other foreign seat of government? Cancel that trip. Pennsylvania has all the capitals you need. If you live in York County, you’re a ...
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Customers of distressed rural water company can’t wait for state investigation to play out, lawyers say
BELLEFONTE — Lawyers for a distressed rural water company have asked a Centre County judge to approve an emergency takeover, but state regulators argue they have control over the situation. Attorneys ...