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    Unintended consequences of minimum wage mandates
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Unintended consequences of minimum wage mandates
    RACHEL GRESZLER 
    Jan 12, 2024
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — My foray into the workforce was a minimum-wage job making pizzas and washing dishes at Pizza Hut. The money I earned supported my s...
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    Rebuilding Pa.’s teacher pipeline: A bipartisan victory
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Rebuilding Pa.’s teacher pipeline: A bipartisan victory
    LAURA BOYCE 
    Jan 12, 2024
    If you have children in school or you work in education, you’ve seen the teacher-shortage crisis firsthand over the last few years. School districts a...
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    AARP Pennsylvania accepting challenge grant applications
    Local News, News, PA State News
    AARP Pennsylvania accepting challenge grant applications
    Jan 12, 2024
    HARRISBURG — AARP Pennsylvania invites local eligible non-profit organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2024 AARP Community...
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    Control of Pa. House up for grabs in 2024 election as both parties prepare for a slugfest
    News, PA State News
    Control of Pa. House up for grabs in 2024 election as both parties prepare for a slugfest
    FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jan 11, 2024
    (TNS) — Though state House candidates won’t start filing nominating petitions for a couple more weeks, the 2024 election battle for control of the Pen...
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    Partisan split on energy, environment makes compromise unlikely
    News, PA State News
    Partisan split on energy, environment makes compromise unlikely
    ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square 
    Jan 11, 2024
    As energy and environmental issues remain central in Pennsylvania for 2024, the partisan divide in the General Assembly means compromise on major issu...
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    Fetterman says efforts to keep Trump off state ballots are ‘incredibly unhelpful’
    Nation & World, News
    Fetterman says efforts to keep Trump off state ballots are ‘incredibly unhelpful’
    J.D. PROSE pennlive.com 
    Jan 10, 2024
    (TNS) — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is no fan of former President Donald Trump, but he does not appreciate the efforts to keep leading Republican preside...
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    Yes, human trafficking is in Pa.
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Yes, human trafficking is in Pa.
    Sen. Dan Laughlin 
    Jan 09, 2024
    January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and although it would be easier to ignore it, human trafficking is very real and close to home. Your tele...
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    State representative asks whether PIAA needs ‘overhaul,’ proposes legislation to investigate
    High School, Sports
    State representative asks whether PIAA needs ‘overhaul,’ proposes legislation to investigate
    Jan 09, 2024
    (TNS) — A Western Pennsylvania legislator and longtime member of the state Athletic Oversight Committee is asking whether the PIAA needs an overhaul. ...
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    ST. MARYS: ECCF open grant applications due Monday
    Local News, News
    ST. MARYS: ECCF open grant applications due Monday
    Jan 08, 2024
    ST. MARYS — The Elk County Community Foundation is accepting applications through Monday for thousands of dollars in grants currently available to 501...
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    The do-nothing Congress in 2024
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The do-nothing Congress in 2024
    JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
    Jan 07, 2024
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — It’s a new year but the same old mess in Congress. Instead of a fresh start, lawmakers return next week to their stale, dead-end ar...
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    New hospital drug-testing law will save lives in Pa.
    New hospital drug-testing law will save lives in Pa.
    SEN. DOUG MASTRIANO 
    Jan 07, 2024
    Pennsylvania now faces a new No. 1 killer of those in the prime of their lives: accidental drug overdoses fueled by the prevalence of fentanyl. Accord...
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    Bill would ban Pa. ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties for undocumented immigrants
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    Bill would ban Pa. ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties for undocumented immigrants
    J.D. PROSE pennlive.com 
    Jan 06, 2024
    (TNS) — A state lawmaker wants to prevent Pennsylvania municipalities and counties from designating themselves as “sanctuary cities” for undocumented ...
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    Pa. tackles teacher shortage by offering up to $15k stipends to student teachers
    News, PA State News
    Pa. tackles teacher shortage by offering up to $15k stipends to student teachers
    JAN MURPHY pennlive.com 
    Jan 06, 2024
    (TNS) — College professor Melissa Marks only has to recall a recent conversation she had with a student to know what Pennsylvania’s new student teache...
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    Pennsylvania’s SNAP benefits up 76% since 2019
    News, PA State News
    Pennsylvania’s SNAP benefits up 76% since 2019
    ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square 
    Jan 06, 2024
    When the pandemic hit, state and federal governments upped financial aid to the public with more welfare benefits, stimulus checks and loans. That aid...
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    As more Pa. residents rack up medical debt, hope hinges on a state solution
    News, PA State News
    As more Pa. residents rack up medical debt, hope hinges on a state solution
    DAVID WENNER pennlive.com 
    Jan 05, 2024
    (TNS) — An innovative plan to help Pennsylvanians with crippling medical debt is delayed but not dead, supporters say. The plan calls for using state ...
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    Thompson says border visit emphasized need to address immigration
    Nation & World, News
    Thompson says border visit emphasized need to address immigration
    JONATHAN D. SALANT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jan 05, 2024
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Rep. Glenn Thompson returned from a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday even more convinced that Congress needed to act to sto...
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    Shapiro faces tricky 2024
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Shapiro faces tricky 2024
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Jan 04, 2024
    HARRISBURG — In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge of Pennsylvania after his first year brought...
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    Senator calls for probe into Mastriano’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results
    News, PA State News
    Senator calls for probe into Mastriano’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results
    JAN MURPHY pennlive.com 
    Jan 03, 2024
    (TNS) — A Democratic state senator is making the rare call for an ethics investigation into fellow senator Doug Mastriano’s efforts to try to overturn...
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    Artificial intelligence got a lot of attention in 2023, but not so much in the Pa. Legislature
    News, PA State News
    Artificial intelligence got a lot of attention in 2023, but not so much in the Pa. Legislature
    FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jan 03, 2024
    (TNS) — While potential uses of artificial intelligence made a huge splash in 2023, potential legislation meant to study or regulate it did not. At le...
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    Lawsuit seeks to remove Pa. Rep. Scott Perry from 2024 ballot
    News, PA State News
    Lawsuit seeks to remove Pa. Rep. Scott Perry from 2024 ballot
    Jan 03, 2024
    (TNS) — An activist has filed a petition to knock Scott Perry off the Pennsylvania primary election ballot for his role in trying to decertify the 202...
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    Is Pittsburgh ready for Savannah Bananas? Things to know before a winner comes to PNC Park
    National Sports
    Is Pittsburgh ready for Savannah Bananas? Things to know before a winner comes to PNC Park
    Tom Davidson The Tribune-Review, Greensburg 
    August 20, 2025
    (TNS) — There's a hot ticket next weekend at PNC Park. It's not the Pirates (who are in the basement of the NL Central). That weekend, they are on the...
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    Tessena, Troisi to Co-Captain Bradford Cross Country
    Local Sports
    Tessena, Troisi to Co-Captain Bradford Cross Country
    August 20, 2025
    After losing two four-year lettermen to graduation and having another two-year letterwinner not returning, the Owls are faced with a rebuilding year a...
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    HS Roundup: St. Marys, OV take home wins
    Local Sports
    HS Roundup: St. Marys, OV take home wins
    Jo Wankel 
    August 20, 2025
    Boys Golf St. Marys 159, Ridgway 176 The Saint Marys Dutchmen golf team improved to 3-1 with a win over the visiting Ridgway Elkers in a match played ...
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    Here comes the sun
    Local News
    Here comes the sun
    Sunflower Festival returns to Kane
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    August 20, 2025
    KANE – Get ready to soak up the “sonshine” at the Second annual Sunflower Festival, happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Wilds Sonshine Factory, 3...
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    WellNow offers tips on healthy school year
    Local News
    WellNow offers tips on healthy school year
    By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
    August 20, 2025
    It's not just students and teachers gearing up for back-to-school, there are all kinds of germs and bugs just waiting to be passed around. Nicholas Cu...
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged strangulation
    Crime, Local News
    Bradford man jailed for alleged strangulation
    August 20, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly strangling two women during confrontations Aug. 17. Montana Moore, 27, of 14 Cherry St., is char...
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