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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Several Pennsylvania lawmakers are criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a bipartisan law that would have expanded sanctions on Russia.
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Reporting from The Center Square
Gov. Josh Shapiro recently defended his fiscal record. During Pennsylvania’s one and only gubernatorial debate, the governor insisted that (1) he balanced the state budget, (2) Pennsylvania has an $8 billion surplus , (3) he has cut taxes, and (4) Pennsylvania is the only “ growing economy in the Northeast. ”
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – An organization that aims to “defend climate champions” is investing $1.25 million into two closely watched Pennsylvania congressional races.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The prospect of a data center company being able to take land by eminent domain stirred near-unanimous support for a House bill that would prevent that scenario - and its sponsor on Tuesday said he was motivated in part by a statement by a tech titan.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania utility regulators are expected to decide soon on a proposal that has sparked a dispute over consumer protections, competition in the state’s retail electricity market, and the potential impact on electricity prices.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A man from Ontario, Canada, has been convicted and sentenced to years in prison on terrorism charges, including providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Both parties in the state House on Monday were split in passing what was called a "bell to bell" ban on student cell phone use, even though many students will be able to avoid it.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The state House on Monday gave overwhelming bipartisan approval to a bill to establish Pennsylvania's first rules on the automated license plate readers that have stirred controversy nationwide.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, the Democratic candidate challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan for the commonwealth’s 8th Congressional District, continues to lead in fundraising for the closely watched race in northeast Pennsylvania.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A Democrat running in a ruby red congressional district outraised the Republican incumbent over the last three months as she enters the homestretch with a cash on hand advantage.
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