Regional & State News
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Sydney Roach
Penn State administration hosts Q&A in Altoona ahead of $54m budget cut for Commonwealth Campuses
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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
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Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows
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Sue Dorfman
Snyder County’s new election director survived Pa.’s 2024 primary. The big test comes in November.
Devin Rhoads is the fifth person to hold the job in Snyder County since 2020, as a wave of election officials leave amid challenging conditions.By Carter Walker of Votebeat -
Kent M. Wilhelm
State advisory committee releases plan for historic public defense money
The committee announced the plan for how counties of all sizes will be able to request their portion of the historic $7.5 million investment of state money.
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Health
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Keith Srakocic
A bill in the Pa. legislature could end non-compete agreements for most doctors
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Rogelio V. Solis
New doula program aims to improve birth outcomes for Pennsylvanian moms of color
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Emma Lee
As abortion restrictions increase, Pitt study finds more young people seek sterilization
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Katie Blackley
As Pennsylvania’s Medicaid ‘unwinding’ hits a year, thousands have lost coverage but many haven’t
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Nate Smallwood
Penn Highlands Elk maternal care cuts highlight Pa.’s widening rural services gap
The end of Penn Highlands’ birth services marks another huge maternal care loss for Pennsylvania’s shrinking rural counties.By Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Climate & Energy
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Rachel McDevitt
York pilot program prepares students for green energy jobs
Graduates leave prepared to do home energy audits, seal air leaks, and install insulation.
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Harrisburg, Lancaster get F grades for air pollution
Harrisburg earned an F for year-round particle pollution and ranked 37th-worst in the country for that measure.
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Reid R. Frazier
Attorney General files criminal charges against Shell on whistleblower reports over pipeline spills
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Rachel McDevitt
Pa. House measure aims to protect vulnerable communities from heavy pollution burden
The bill would let state regulators deny permits if a plant would create too much of a burden on environmental justice communities.
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Rachel McDevitt
Pa. lawmakers push bills to bring labor, environmental groups together
Three bills from the package have already passed the House with bipartisan support.
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Politics & Policy
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Sue Dorfman
Snyder County’s new election director survived Pa.’s 2024 primary. The big test comes in November.
Devin Rhoads is the fifth person to hold the job in Snyder County since 2020, as a wave of election officials leave amid challenging conditions.By Carter Walker of Votebeat -
Matt Smith
In low-turnout Pa. primary, location and luck may have mattered more than policy
Tuesday’s election saw a major upset in the Democratic race for state treasurer and a decisive win in a crowded Democratic attorney general field.By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA, Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA -
Debates to play a major role in Pennsylvania’s 2024 US Senate election
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Amber Ritson
Lancaster County GOP reacts to commissioners’ spending on local committee races
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Blaine Shahan
GOP committee races signal ‘turf wars’ in county party
By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline
National & World News
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Jenny Kane
Supreme Court appears to side with an Oregon city’s crackdown on homelessness
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Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer
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Jeremy Long
Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters
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Anna Moneymaker
Real-life ‘Rosie the Riveters’ reunite in D.C. to win the nation’s top civilian honor
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Spencer Platt
Here’s the new plan to boost background checks for guns bought at shows or online
By Deepra Shivaram/NPR
