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    Pa. lawmaker won’t quit amid sex misconduct claim
    News, PA State News
    Pa. lawmaker won’t quit amid sex misconduct claim
    MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press 
    Mar 03, 2023
    HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment said Friday he is not resigning but has stepped down from the Judiciary ...
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    Abandoned wells, abandoned responsibility
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Abandoned wells, abandoned responsibility
    Mar 03, 2023
    Many state lawmakers long ago abandoned their constitutional duty to preserve the environment by instead representing the natural gas industry. Now, a...
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    McClinton breaks new ground
    Opinion, Сolumns
    McClinton breaks new ground
    Mar 02, 2023
    Before Tuesday, no woman ever had been speaker of the state House in Pennsylvania. Whether dating to William Penn presiding over the first colonial as...
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    Senate Republican Caucus announce priorities, principles
    News, Online Features
    Senate Republican Caucus announce priorities, principles
    Mar 02, 2023
    HARRISBURG — State Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, joined colleagues today in announcing Senate Republican principles and priorities for the 2023-24 leg...
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    After lawsuit win, Pa. schools optimistic for more funding
    News, PA State News
    After lawsuit win, Pa. schools optimistic for more funding
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 02, 2023
    Leaders of small school districts are eagerly awaiting next week’s first budget proposal from Gov. Josh Shapiro. Will he deliver a significant investm...
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    Lobbyist names Pa. lawmaker she says sexually harassed her
    News, PA State News
    Lobbyist names Pa. lawmaker she says sexually harassed her
    MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press 
    Mar 02, 2023
    HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania lobbyist on Wednesday named the Democratic state representative who she says sexually harassed her four years ago, going p...
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    Pa. DHS: Surviving welfare transition comes before reform
    News, PA State News
    Pa. DHS: Surviving welfare transition comes before reform
    CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    Feb 28, 2023
    HARRISBURG — An impending benefits cliff needs attention first, Pennsylvania officials say, before the state considers system reform. This, despite co...
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    McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post
    News, PA State News
    McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post
    MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press 
    Feb 28, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton on Tuesday became the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House, ascending to th...
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    Mandatory death sentence in Pa. for murdering a police officer
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Mandatory death sentence in Pa. for murdering a police officer
    MIKE REGAN 
    Feb 24, 2023
    On Feb. 18, 2023, the life of a Temple University police officer was violently and deliberately taken by a young man who shot the officer multiple tim...
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    On debt limit, time to end business as usual
    Opinion, Сolumns
    On debt limit, time to end business as usual
    PAUL WINFREE Tribune News Service 
    Feb 24, 2023
    President Joe Biden has called for an increase in the debt ceiling. To avoid another fight with Congress on the issue ahead of the 2024 elections, he ...
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    Shapiro’s bold call on death penalty
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Shapiro’s bold call on death penalty
    Feb 22, 2023
    Gov. Josh Shapiro Thursday boldly called on legislators to abolish Pennsylvania’s costly, ineffective and immoral death penalty. In urging legislators...
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    Sen. Dush’s bill would bring Pa. into green ‘deathcare’
    News, PA State News
    Sen. Dush’s bill would bring Pa. into green ‘deathcare’
    LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
    Feb 21, 2023
    Pennsylvania may soon follow other states and adopt regulations for eco-friendly burial and cremation methods. Republican senators recently introduced...
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    Fair funding solutions ‘limitless’
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Fair funding solutions ‘limitless’
    Feb 21, 2023
    Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer’s historic decision on school funding, issued Wednesday, honors the state constitution’s clear intent to...
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    Report: What Pa. can do to improve telehealth
    News, PA State News
    Report: What Pa. can do to improve telehealth
    ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square 
    Feb 20, 2023
    HARRISBURG — While telehealth greatly expanded during the pandemic, state legislators have been slow to update the law to make it a permanent option. ...
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    Biden’s 2024 prospects might not be as dire as they seem
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Biden’s 2024 prospects might not be as dire as they seem
    DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
    Feb 20, 2023
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — When the 1996 presidential campaign approached, Bill Clinton faced an uphill struggle to win a second term. His biggest legislative...
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    Position on ‘skill games’ crucial
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Position on ‘skill games’ crucial
    Feb 20, 2023
    Under the 2004 state law that authorized casino gambling, almost everything about the gambling enterprise is supposed to subject to public disclosure....
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    Yes, Pa. should have a death penalty
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Yes, Pa. should have a death penalty
    PAUL MUSCHICK The Morning Call 
    Feb 18, 2023
    ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro called on state lawmakers Thursday to abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers should reject that request. The death p...
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    Fetterman draws bipartisan praise for getting help for depression
    News, PA State News
    Fetterman draws bipartisan praise for getting help for depression
    MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press 
    Feb 17, 2023
    WASHINGTON — When Patrick Kennedy was in Congress, he would sneak in his treatments for substance abuse over the holidays, in between congressional wo...
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    Pennsylvania governor blocks death penalty, calls for repeal
    News, PA State News
    Pennsylvania governor blocks death penalty, calls for repeal
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Feb 16, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and called for the...
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    Pa. Democratic leaders quiet ahead of session
    News, PA State News
    Pa. Democratic leaders quiet ahead of session
    CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    Feb 15, 2023
    HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania House lawmakers return for session on Tuesday next week, three new Democrats will be among them. Beyond that, little is...
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    Star of the show
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    Star of the show
    August 25, 2025
    A sunflower stretches skyward Saturday as the Wilds Sonshine Factory's second annual Sunshine Festival was staged Friday through Sunday in Kane.
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    Crooktop gospel session
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    Crooktop gospel session
    August 25, 2025
    Folks gathered for the Sunday morning gospel circle at the Crook Farm Old Time Music Festival held this past weekend. Also known as Crooktop, the rela...
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    Welcome back, Panthers
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    Welcome back, Panthers
    August 25, 2025
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford welcomed students back for the fall semester with a fireworks display held Sunday evening on campus. Classes ...
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    Second Chance Career, Resource Event set Sept. 9
    Business, Local News
    Second Chance Career, Resource Event set Sept. 9
    August 25, 2025
    COUDERSPORT — Organizers aim to offer hope, guidance and opportunities during the Second Chance Career & Resource Event set 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at PA ...
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    Workshop on songbirds at Sizerville
    Business, Local News
    Workshop on songbirds at Sizerville
    August 25, 2025
    EMPORIUM — An educator workshop on Pennsylvania songbirds is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Sizerville State Park. PA Songbirds is an...
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    Five incidents of swatting college campuses drawing concern
    Nation & World
    Five incidents of swatting college campuses drawing concern
    By ALAN WOOTEN The Center Square 
    August 25, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Four times since Thursday major college campuses along the Atlantic Seaboard have been brought to a halt. Four times, they’ve all been a ...
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