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    GOP path to a Pa. majority
    Opinion, Сolumns
    GOP path to a Pa. majority
    GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPennsylvania 
    Apr 30, 2025
    The new Pennsylvania GOP chairman, state Sen. Greg Rothman, was elected on a platform that can be described as: “Let’s make Pennsylvania Florida.” In ...
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    ‘Round the Square: Politics and religion
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Politics and religion
    Apr 29, 2025
    DON’T: We’re always told that two topics to stay away from in polite company are politics and religion. In 2022, the Pew Research Center assembled som...
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    PHARE funding increase passes House
    Local News, News, PA State News
    PHARE funding increase passes House
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 28, 2025
    HARRISBURG — As it stands, the PA Housing and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund, or PHARE, is capped at $100 million of the state’s ballooning budget. B...
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    A Pennsylvania DOGE? Maybe
    News, PA State News
    A Pennsylvania DOGE? Maybe
    LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
    Apr 26, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly want to launch a Pennsylvania Department of Government Efficiency – or PA DOGE – that ...
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    McKean County Greens pass bylaws, elect officers
    Local News, News
    McKean County Greens pass bylaws, elect officers
    Apr 25, 2025
    The McKean County Green Party passed bylaws and elected officers this week. The chapter will seek affiliation with Green Party of Pennsylvania and fil...
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    DOGE alone isn’t enough
    Opinion, Сolumns
    DOGE alone isn’t enough
    Apr 24, 2025
    Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...
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    SAVE Act would do more harm than good for election integrity
    Opinion, Сolumns
    SAVE Act would do more harm than good for election integrity
    Apr 24, 2025
    OnApril 10, theHouse of Representativespassed the badly misnamed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act, which is now headed for a ...
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    Data shows Pa. GOP gradual mail-in ballot adoption
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Data shows Pa. GOP gradual mail-in ballot adoption
    ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
    Apr 22, 2025
    It appears that good news keeps coming for Pennsylvania’s Republicans. Recently released data reveal a subtle but significant trend: Republicans are e...
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    Brian Fitzpatrick raised $1.22 million this quarter as Democrats plan to target his Pa. district in the 2026 midterms
    News, PA State News
    Brian Fitzpatrick raised $1.22 million this quarter as Democrats plan to target his Pa. district in the 2026 midterms
    FALLON ROTH and RYAN BRIGGS The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Apr 22, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Pennsylvania Republican incumbent congressional lawmakers have dominated fundraising in the first quarter of 2025, according to c...
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    Move to standardize ballot testing
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Move to standardize ballot testing
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 22, 2025
    HARRISBURG — With primaries fast approaching, some legislators want to improve upon election mistakes made last November. Rep. Frank Burns, D-Johnstow...
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    Poll: Voters want open primaries in Pennsylvania
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Poll: Voters want open primaries in Pennsylvania
    LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
    Apr 21, 2025
    HARRISBURG — As the number of independent voters grows, there is broad bipartisan support among Pennsylvania voters for allowing the state’s 1.4 milli...
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    Get a warrant at the border
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Get a warrant at the border
    Apr 18, 2025
    Last week, U.S. Rep. Ted W. Lieu, D-Calif., along with fellow Democratic Reps.Eleanor Holmes NortonofWashington, D.C., Donald BeyerofVirginiaandAdrian...
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    Thompson: Trump’s first months ‘very effective’; McKean County GOP hosts spring dinner
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    Thompson: Trump’s first months ‘very effective’; McKean County GOP hosts spring dinner
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 18, 2025
    U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson says no one should ever have expected President Donald Trump to embark on his second administration with “soft diplomacy...
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    A doomsday clock is ticking
    Opinion, Сolumns
    A doomsday clock is ticking
    Apr 17, 2025
    If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...
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    Never too early to talk about 2026 Pa. governor’s race
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    Never too early to talk about 2026 Pa. governor’s race
    J.D. PROSE pennlive.com 
    Apr 16, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS)—The 2026 election for Pennsylvania governor might seem a long way off, but the jockeying among Republicans who may seek to challenge ...
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    Lexington and Concord at 250
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Lexington and Concord at 250
    WILLIAM ANTHONY HAY RealClearPolitics 
    Apr 16, 2025
    This April marks the 250th anniversary of the famous shots fired at Concord, Massachusetts, that set off the American Revolution. Capt. Levi Preston, ...
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    Bill would assist in increasing affordable housing
    Local News, Nation & World, News, ...
    Bill would assist in increasing affordable housing
    Apr 15, 2025
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens John Fetterman, D-Pa., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., introduced the bipartisan, b...
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    Q&A with the DA: The law, open to interpretation?
    Headlines, Local News, News, ...
    Q&A with the DA: The law, open to interpretation?
    STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
    Apr 12, 2025
    (Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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    McCormick introduces term limits resolution
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    McCormick introduces term limits resolution
    Apr 11, 2025
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to implement term limits in Con...
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    Skill games battle lines drawn in Pennsylvania
    News, PA State News
    Skill games battle lines drawn in Pennsylvania
    CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    Apr 11, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The line drawn between skill games tax proposals is thick. For Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, collecting 16% from businesses is fair. For...
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    Don’t let makeup ruin your skin
    Lifestyles
    Don’t let makeup ruin your skin
    July 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: Since I read your column almost daily, I see people who write in and brag that they don't wash off their makeup yet have lovely complexi...
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    ‘Round the Square: Who’s your … Founding Fathers?
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Who’s your … Founding Fathers?
    July 2, 2025
    FOUNDING: We hear the title tossed around a lot, but what do we really know about America's "Founding Fathers?" Reader's Digest has a quiz with some i...
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    Frank conversation hasn’t paid off in the bedroom
    Lifestyles
    Frank conversation hasn’t paid off in the bedroom
    July 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: After years of disappointment, I finally found the man of my dreams. How do I tell him he isn't doing certain things right in the bedroom w...
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    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Love multiplied; local couple honored for life-changing commitment
    Local News, PA State News
    Love multiplied
    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Love multiplied; local couple honored for life-changing commitment
    Local couple honored for life-changing commitment  
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    July 2, 2025
    They say the love that grows multiplies. That sentiment couldn’t be more true for Ronald and Jeannine Shugars, a Bradford couple whose dedication to f...
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    Pirates fan makes plea with scoreboard message: ‘I’m sorry I kissed your sister’
    National Sports
    Pirates fan makes plea with scoreboard message: ‘I’m sorry I kissed your sister’
    July 1, 2025
    (TNS) - The Pittsburgh Pirates allow for messages to be posted on the scoreboard at PNC Park to "commemorate a special occasion." For a $40 donation t...
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    Penguins free agency tracker: Who’s coming, who’s going as NHL spending spree gets underway?
    National Sports
    Penguins free agency tracker: Who’s coming, who’s going as NHL spending spree gets underway?
    Matt Vensel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    July 1, 2025
    As promised, Kyle Dubas and the Penguins did not make a splash in NHL free agency when it opened Tuesday at noon. They have mostly been spectators for...
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