Regional & State News
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Matt Smith
Missing voting machine documents raise concern about Pa. county’s testing processes
An investigation by Votebeat and Spotlight PA shows Northampton County had incomplete, disorganized, and inconsistent records from its 2023 voting machine testing. Is legislation needed?By Carter Walker of Votebeat -
Amanda Berg
The vast majority of Pa. legislative races will effectively be decided during the primary
Pennsylvania’s 2024 state House and Senate races will be decided by just a sliver of the voting population, thanks to closed primaries and non-competitive districts. -
Lebanon County native Ashley Moyer-Gleich picked for NBA playoff officiating roster, 1st woman in that role since 2012
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Emma Lee
As abortion restrictions increase, Pitt study finds more young people seek sterilization
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Shapiro aims to eliminate waiting list for services for intellectually disabled adults
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Health
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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 -
Nam Y. Huh
Cancer patients do better when mental health care is part of treatment, Pitt study finds
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Daniel Fishel/For Spotlight PA
Oversight board will secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisis
Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
Climate & Energy
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
$1 million fine levied for major gas leak in western Pa.
The Rager Mountain storage field owned by Equitrans spewed methane gas for nearly two weeks.
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Photos: StateImpact Pennsylvania visits Centralia, Wash.
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Coal transition: Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grant
Grants totaling $65,000 were used to upgrade a high school’s fish hatchery program.
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Centralia, Wash.’s coal plant has to close next year. Can Pa. communities learn from Centralia’s transition?
The western Washington town has been cited as a model for how to successfully transition away from coal. StateImpact Pennsylvania spent several days there to explore how time and money has affected preparations for what lies ahead.
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Coal transition: Betting on hydrogen with an energy technology grant
Community leaders are hoping hydrogen can help replace some of the jobs lost from the coal industry.
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Politics & Policy
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Matt Smith
Missing voting machine documents raise concern about Pa. county’s testing processes
An investigation by Votebeat and Spotlight PA shows Northampton County had incomplete, disorganized, and inconsistent records from its 2023 voting machine testing. Is legislation needed?By Carter Walker of Votebeat -
Amanda Berg
The vast majority of Pa. legislative races will effectively be decided during the primary
Pennsylvania’s 2024 state House and Senate races will be decided by just a sliver of the voting population, thanks to closed primaries and non-competitive districts. -
Amanda Berg
Pa. primary election 2024: How to vote, where to vote, and everything you need to know for April 23
On April 23, Pennsylvanians will cast their votes for president, U.S. Senate, attorney general, and more.By Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PA -
Commonwealth Media Services
Pa. election 2024: What the latest fundraising reports tell us about the attorney general race
The five Democrats running to be Pennsylvania’s attorney general raised almost $1.2 million ahead of the April 23 primary, while the GOP establishment continued its support for one candidate. -
Kent M. Wilhelm
Dark money transparency, campaign finance reporting bills pass Pa. House
National & World News
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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
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Rogelio V. Solis
EPA puts limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
By Pien Huang/NPR
