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December 2, 2025

DOGE goes out with a whimper

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency — famously helmed by Elon Musk — ...

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Too much still isn’t enough: Pennsylvania budget woes

By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

December 2, 2025

HARRISBURG — One budget, two narratives. As Gov. Josh Shapiro spent his holiday weekend touting the policy wins baked into the long overdue state budg...

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Few solutions amid rising health care violence

By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

December 2, 2025

ALTOONA — Health care workers in Altoona held a vigil Monday night to demand increased safety for hospital employees. The event came weeks after UPMC ...

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Local News

‘Tis the season for holiday mishaps

By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com

December 2, 2025

Snowflakes, Christmas cookies, twinkling lights and beloved traditions fill hearts with love and happiness in the holiday season — and can fill emerge...

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Business, Local News

JCC names entrepreneurial program for Stitts

December 2, 2025

OLEAN, N.Y. — In a private gathering with the Stitt Family on Nov. 19, SUNY Jamestown Community College officials unveiled the naming of the James E. ...

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Local oil purchasers increase prices

December 2, 2025

Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...

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