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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - When a new Legislature gets to work in Harrisburg next year it will grapple with a state financial picture in which where the ink is mostly red - but the bigger picture is that Pennsylvania continues to turn gray.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity have differing opinions on a wide variety of issues impacting Pennsylvanians, including the state’s voting laws.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Veterans of Foreign Wars official John Getz Jr. warned posts around Pennsylvania for years that so-called "skill games" were not a reliable long-term revenue source, and now that they are illegal he said it's possible some posts could close.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Bills aimed at preserving affordable housing for tens of thousands of Pennsylvania residents living in manufactured home communities have stalled in the state Senate, leaving supporters with little hope of securing additional protections before the current legislative session ends.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – An Illinois Democrat tasked with helping her party flip the U.S. House back into the party’s favor hit the campaign trail in one of Pennsylvania’s key swing counties on Saturday.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Nearly every week an individual is arrested, indicted or convicted in the U.S. on terrorism charges related to supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Pennsylvania government has joined the challenging game of trying to display online the scope of what is one of the nation's biggest data center booms, and some observers aren't thrilled.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – With 10 days to go until the 2026 election, former U.S. Sen. Bob Casey was back on the campaign trail for fellow Democrats running for office in Bucks County.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Emphasizing the importance of the upcoming midterm election, former U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. headlined a rally for Democrats running up and down the ballot in one of Pennsylvania’s marquee battleground counties.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A new survey of registered voters in Pennsylvania found that nearly 60% believe the commonwealth is on the wrong track, with affordability dominating their concerns.
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