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The governor’s new housing plan is a wide-ranging effort to tackle Pennsylvania's housing crisis. Row homes in Reading are shown.

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February 16, 2026

Shapiro wants Pa. to be a ‘national leader’ on home construction

(Editor's note: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing invest...

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ST. BONAVENTURE: Students take part in fact-checking workshop with PolitiFact chief correspondent

February 16, 2026

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University students are once again working with PolitiFact Chief Correspondent Louis Jacobson and Jandoli Inst...

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Lifestyles

Commonwealth University announces fall 2025 grads

February 16, 2026

Nearly 500 students graduated from Commonwealth University following the fall 2025 semester. Local students among the graduates were River Specht of C...

Business, PA State News

Federal agency flags safety shortcomings that ‘exposed’ workers to explosion at US Steel plant

By MARC LEVY Associated Press

February 16, 2026

HARRISBURG (AP) — A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead said it found...

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Shapiro charged taxpayers for luxury hotels, critics question spending

By MARK STRICHERZ The Center Square

February 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat and a likely 2028 presidential candidate, spent nearly $1,700 of taxpayer dollars for...

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Nation & World

U.S. colleges report $5.2B in foreign funds for 2025

By ESTHER WICKHAM The Center Square

February 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – American colleges and universities have received $5.2 billion in foreign gifts and contracts in 2025, according to data from the...

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