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    EQB adopts emergency air quality regulation for conventional wells
    News, PA State News
    EQB adopts emergency air quality regulation for conventional wells
    Marcie 
    Dec 01, 2022
    HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on Wednesday adopted an emergency rule limiting volatile organic compound (VOC) emissi...
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    Wolf announces plan to expand broadband across Commonwealth
    News
    Wolf announces plan to expand broadband across Commonwealth
    Nov 29, 2022
    Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (Authority) released the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Statewide Br...
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    Mergers may be wave of future
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Mergers may be wave of future
    Nov 18, 2022
    The Nov. 8 election mostly was about big statewide elections and control of Congress. But it also featured a local election that could help improve lo...
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    Max Baer, Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s chief justice, dies
    Online Features, PA State News
    Max Baer, Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s chief justice, dies
    Marcie 
    Oct 02, 2022
    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Max Baer, the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, has died only months before he was set to retire, the court confirmed...
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    Wolf, Legislators continue fight for $2k direct payments to Pennsylvanians
    News
    Wolf, Legislators continue fight for $2k direct payments to Pennsylvanians
    Aug 03, 2022
    HARRISBURG — Governor Tom Wolf was joined by state Representative David Delloso and stakeholders and community members to discuss the reintroduction o...
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    Wolf Administration calls on Pennsylvanians to ‘Fight Dirty’ in new anti-litter campaign
    News, PA State News
    Wolf Administration calls on Pennsylvanians to ‘Fight Dirty’ in new anti-litter campaign
    Aug 02, 2022
    HARRISBURG — The Wolf Administration Monday joined Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful representatives to announce the launch of the statewide anti-litter cam...
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    House Republican leaders pen letter, encourage universities to roll back tuition increase
    News
    House Republican leaders pen letter, encourage universities to roll back tuition increase
    Jul 28, 2022
    HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Leaders Wednesday sent a letter to the heads of the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University,...
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    Easy to vote against PLCB
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Easy to vote against PLCB
    Jun 21, 2022
    Republican state Rep. Natalie Mihalek’s proposed constitutional amendment to get Pennsylvania out of the booze business is simplicity itself: “The Com...
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    Open primaries for fairness
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Open primaries for fairness
    May 31, 2022
    Pennsylvania'sMay 17primary election might have been the most unusual race in the commonwealth's long and politically colorful history. As election re...
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    Pa. state system chancellor calls on Legislature for more university funding
    News, PA State News
    Pa. state system chancellor calls on Legislature for more university funding
    BILL SCHACKNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Apr 26, 2022
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvanians who are college-worthy — even if perhaps not financially equipped — need a fairer shot at affording a state-owned un...
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    Trump endorses Oz in Pa. Senate race
    News, PA State News
    Trump endorses Oz in Pa. Senate race
    JONATHAN TAMARI The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Apr 10, 2022
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s crucial Senate race Saturday night, throwing the power of the ...
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    Time is now to legalize adult-use marijuana in Pa.
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Time is now to legalize adult-use marijuana in Pa.
    SEN. MIKE REGAN 
    Apr 06, 2022
    When I first started talking about legalizing adult-use marijuana, I got the expected question from constituents, friends, and colleagues: How could I...
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    McKean GOP hosts petition-signing events
    News
    McKean GOP hosts petition-signing events
    Marcie 
    Mar 03, 2022
    The McKean County Republican Committee is inviting registered Republican voters to one of five petition-signing events in locations across the county....
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    Pa. rep urges Wolf to leverage state’s energy against Russian interests
    News, PA State News
    Pa. rep urges Wolf to leverage state’s energy against Russian interests
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Mar 02, 2022
    The chairman of the Pennsylvania House committee on energy urges Gov. Tom Wolf to ban the importation of Russian-sourced energy and to end opposition ...
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    Pa. nurses flood student loan relief program offering up to $7,500
    News, PA State News
    Pa. nurses flood student loan relief program offering up to $7,500
    ERIN ARVEDLUND The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Jan 25, 2022
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — State Sen. Maria Collett says there’s overwhelming demand for a program offering Pennsylvania nurses up to $7,500 in student loan...
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    Mask opt-out bill for students clears Senate committee
    News
    Mask opt-out bill for students clears Senate committee
    MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press 
    Sep 28, 2021
    A bill that would allow parents in Pennsylvania to exempt their children from wearing a mask at school cleared a state Senate committee on Tuesday as ...
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    Commissioners issue Proclamation for 9/11
    News
    Commissioners issue Proclamation for 9/11
    Sep 16, 2021
    SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners issued a 9/11 Day Proclamation at their meeting Tuesday, proclaiming September 11 as a day of service and ...
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    Infrastructure ensures quality education, economic prosperity for rural Pa.
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Infrastructure ensures quality education, economic prosperity for rural Pa.
    REBECCA L. WATTS, Special to The Era 
    Sep 12, 2021
    As Pennsylvania charts a path forward from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent analysis of census data conducted by Stateline, an initi...
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    Guest Comment: Our kids are not political pawns
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Guest Comment: Our kids are not political pawns
    REP. CLINT OWLETT Special to The Era 
    Sep 04, 2021
    On May 18, a majority of voters in the 68th Legislative District — in Potter County, 72% in favor; Tioga County, 75%; Bradford County, 69% — and the C...
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    No ‘handshake deals’ on sports
    Opinion, Сolumns
    No ‘handshake deals’ on sports
    Aug 24, 2021
    There are a lot of things that Pennsylvania’s government needs to underwrite. There are more than 3,000 schools, 14 state universities and four more s...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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