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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing a new tax on digital advertising aimed at making the world’s largest technology companies pay more to the state, a proposal that is drawing scrutiny over its potential impact on smaller businesses and legal questions that have surfaced in other states.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Cancelation or downgrading of 1,147 nondomiciled commercial driver’s licenses in North Carolina has allowed the state Department of Motor Vehicles to continue the issuance process under stricter federal guidelines.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick want answers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about the cancellation of research grants at a pair of Pennsylvania institutions.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Citizen-led struggles to pause or stop data center projects around Pennsylvania are continuing as 'threat to humanity' warnings tied to artificial intelligence have reached the state Capitol.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A fourth person exposed to measles died in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – During a speech to AFSCME Chapter 13 retirees in Harrisburg on Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro touted the first cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA for short, in over 20 years for various public servants.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The future reliability of electricity supplies in Pennsylvania and nearby regions has been put at risk by data center development that is causing projections for demand to exceed anticipated supply, the state Public Utility Commission warned Monday.
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