State leaders miss budget deadline for 5th consecutive year

Rep. Jesse Topper of Bedford County, the Republican minority leader in the Pennsylvania House, speaks to reporters in the state Capitol on Tuesday.

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June 30, 2026

State leaders miss budget deadline for 5th consecutive year

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

For the fifth year in a row, state leaders have failed to meet the June 30 deadline for finishing an...

Big money, enforced silence play roles in Pennsylvania’s data center push

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

June 25, 2026

(The Center Square) — Two powerful forces, money and silence, have been stirring hearts and minds as well as controversy in a 240-year-old township ne...

House okays bill to let municipalities call a 6-month data center pause

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

June 25, 2026

HARRISBURG – Municipalities would be able to bring about a six-month "pause" in considering data center proposals under a bill that passed the state H...

Lawmakers want to call out AI in advertising but can’t decide how

By FORD TURNER The Center Square

June 22, 2026

HARRISBURG – The pitch from Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Pielli to fellow lawmakers about his bill is straightforward – "If it is AI, it has to say it is A...

State leaders miss budget deadline for 5th consecutive year

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