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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - A new study of typical household water bills generated by 500 water systems around the nation found that four of the top 10 most expensive water companies are in Pennsylvania.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - A public outpouring of disgust, frustration, and concern about Pennsylvania's pell-mell rush toward data center construction filled the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday afternoon at a rally where advocacy groups called for the Legislature and Gov. Josh Shapiro to enact a moratorium.
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Reporting from Just the News
The nearly 3,900 cases that have been reported so far this year in the U.S. is the most since 1991, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro backs a bill that would open Pennsylvania’s primary elections to unaffiliated voters.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The state House on Monday unanimously approved a bill to create first-time regulations and a new tax on the sale of natural kratom - an increasingly popular tree-derived substance that can act as both a stimulant and a sedative - and ban the sale of synthetic kratom.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined most of his Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin expressing concern about its actions ahead of the midterm election.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Thousands of college-educated New Yorkers will be able to go back to school to get retrained under an initiative unveiled Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, which comes in response to warnings that artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy and job market.
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Reporting from Just the News
The information was released through a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act request and contained text messages the bureau determined were "pertinent" to the investigation.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A national gun safety organization is backing candidates in several races in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2026 midterm election, which includes an $850,000 advertising investment into a closely watched U.S. House race.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are finding common ground, once again, on a hot-button issue: AI regulation.
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