Regional & State News
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Gay actor’s speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his ‘lifestyle’
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Amber Ritson
Lancaster County GOP reacts to commissioners’ spending on local committee races
By Tom Lisi and Jaxon White/ LNP | LancasterOnline -
Blaine Shahan
GOP committee races signal ‘turf wars’ in county party
By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline -
Nate Smallwood
Thousands of employees at federal contractors do not have whistleblower protections despite 2013 law
A whistleblower reported issues at an affordable housing complex to HUD. But a gap in the law meant she wasn’t protected from retaliation. -
Primary runs smoothly, election certification underway
Counties to process overseas and provisional ballots, then audit results, before certification
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Health
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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 -
Nam Y. Huh
Cancer patients do better when mental health care is part of treatment, Pitt study finds
Climate & Energy
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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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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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Politics & Policy
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Amber Ritson
Lancaster County GOP reacts to commissioners’ spending on local committee races
By Tom Lisi and Jaxon White/ LNP | LancasterOnline -
Blaine Shahan
GOP committee races signal ‘turf wars’ in county party
By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline -
Primary runs smoothly, election certification underway
Counties to process overseas and provisional ballots, then audit results, before certification -
Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House
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Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump
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
