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SNAP Cuts Could Lead To Kids Losing Free School Breakfast And Lunch
Many students who receive free school meals automatically qualify because their household participated in SNAP or Medicaid.
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A Summer Of Recalls Exposes Holes In The Nation's Food Safety Net
The recalls have focused attention on the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staff at several public health agencies.
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Democrats Aim To Emulate Republicans In Building State Power In Pa. And Across The Country
Attention on state policymaking has heightened as Democrats see the potential to flip hundreds of state legislative seats this November.
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Remembering The ‘Visionary' Author Of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment
“Frank was driven,” Kury's former administrative aide Michael Aumiller said. “That’s the way he’s been all through his life.”
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1 Killed, 2 State Troopers Injured In Crash Involving Helicopter, Small Plane In Cumberland County
The small plane struck a state police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Airport on Wednesday night.
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Appeals Court Upholds Ban On Immigration Enforcement At Some Churches In Pa. And Other States
The plaintiffs include the Religious Society of Friends and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, which has a church in York.
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Pa. Poised To Lead In Quantum Computing Field, State Lawmakers Hear
The Commonwealth’s seven top-level research universities have formed the Keystone AI + Quantum Factory to collaborate
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Pennsylvania Confronts An Unfamiliar Climate Hazard: Wildfire Smoke
Unhealthy air is making a comeback in the Keystone State, driven by a warming planet and wildfires raging far away.
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More Data Center Proposals Keep Coming To Pennsylvania. So Does The Outcry.
In response to souring public opinion on data centers, Pennsylvanians have flocked to grassroots Facebook groups.
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Pa. State Police Are Covering More Municipalities Than Ever. Can Recruitment And Funding Keep Up?
Municipalities across Pennsylvania are shuttering their local police departments, requiring the state police to expand coverage.
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Coming To Some Of Pennsylvania's Most Picturesque Places: Data Centers
In the Poconos, people fear planned data centers could ruin beloved landscapes and pristine waterways.
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Pennsylvania Among States Suing The Trump Administration Over Plan To Share Antipoverty Program Data
The change will cost states extra time and money and chill participation in a program that benefits some 2.4 million people nationwide.
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Penn State And WHYY Finalize WPSU Deal, Submit Paperwork To FCC
FCC approval is needed before the transfer can be completed.
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Gov. Shapiro Walks A Fine Line On Climate. His Opponent Just Wants To Drill.
As cash flows into the Pennsylvania governor’s race, ethical questions over Stacy Garrity’s fracking income loom.
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Pro-Data Center Industry Group Behind Ad Campaign In Oregon, Pennsylvania And Five Other States
Oregon Connects paid for the Oregon ads, while a similar promotional campaign in Pennsylvania is sponsored by Pennsylvania Connects.
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Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Surges To Over 4,173 Confirmed Cases In Pa. And 40 Other States
The CDC says 31 to 80 cases have been reported in the commonwealth.
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State Jobless Rates Remain Stable In June As Men's World Cup Helps In Some Areas
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was at 4.1 percent.
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Pennsylvania Ranks Last In New Study Of 18-Year-Olds' Voter Registration Rates
Only 22% of 18-year-old Pennsylvanians are registered to vote, but advocates say there are ways to boost that number.
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Democrats Have A Shot At Flipping State Legislatures In Pa. And Across The Country
For Democrats, statehouse races provide a critical opportunity to oppose policies enacted by the federal government’s GOP trifecta.
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More Teens With Cannabis Use Disorder Are Facing Treatment Delays, Study Finds
About 11% of adolescents who use cannabis or marijuana develop CUD within a year, according to the study.
