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    CVS, Walgreens finalize $10B in settlements over opioids
    Business, News, PA State News
    CVS, Walgreens finalize $10B in settlements over opioids
    GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press 
    Dec 12, 2022
    CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay state and local governments a combined total of more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids...
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    Appalachian Regional Commission launches new capacity-building initiative
    News, PA State News
    Appalachian Regional Commission launches new capacity-building initiative
    Jul 22, 2022
    WASHINGTON — Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced the launch of READY Appalachia, a community capacity-building initiative offeri...
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    Pa. House GOP moves to bottle up 4 gun safety proposals
    News
    Pa. House GOP moves to bottle up 4 gun safety proposals
    MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press 
    Jun 13, 2022
    HARRISBURG — Republicans used a legislative bill-shuffling strategy Monday to voluntarily relinquish a Pennsylvania House committee’s control over fou...
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    Local governments to receive $456 million in Liquid Fuels payments
    News
    Local governments to receive $456 million in Liquid Fuels payments
    Marcie 
    Mar 05, 2022
    HARRISBURG — Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced $455.9 million in liquid fuels payments will be made available...
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    Study: Pa. among stingiest states in spending on parks and rec
    Business, News
    Study: Pa. among stingiest states in spending on parks and rec
    MARCUS SCHNECK pennlive.com 
    Aug 21, 2021
    Pennsylvania spends about $1.1 billion annually on its parks and recreation areas, but that is just $83 per resident, the 10th lowest rate of spending...
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    Trust (but verify) local police with speed radar
    Editorials
    Trust (but verify) local police with speed radar
    Marcie 
    Jun 29, 2021
    You’re cruising down the interstate. Maybe you’re going a little bit faster than you should be. Maybe not. But if you catch a glimpse of a state troop...
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    Dush’s bill to modernize township code passes committee
    News
    Dush’s bill to modernize township code passes committee
    Marcie 
    Jun 09, 2021
    HARRISBURG — The Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Cris Dush, (R-Brookville), approved his bill to modernize parts of the state code ...
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    Dush honors local government day, week
    News
    Dush honors local government day, week
    Marcie 
    Apr 22, 2021
    HARRISBURG — Calling local governments an integral part of the American experience, state Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, introduced a Senate Resolution...
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    Legislature’s bagful of narrow interests
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Legislature’s bagful of narrow interests
    Mar 08, 2021
    Republican state legislators often champion local government control, as when they insist on sending most proceeds from the natural gas local impact f...
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    State police shouldn’t get free pass
    Opinion, Сolumns
    State police shouldn’t get free pass
    Feb 20, 2021
    The Pennsylvania State Police is one of the largest police forces in the United States, with more than 4,200 troopers, 1,800 civilian employees and an...
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    Pennsylvania counties unveil 2021 legislative priorities
    Local News
    Pennsylvania counties unveil 2021 legislative priorities
    Marcie 
    Jan 20, 2021
    County leaders from throughout Pennsylvania have unveiled five key county government legislative priorities for 2021, led by a call for election refor...
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    Opioid settlement could never be enough
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Opioid settlement could never be enough
    Oct 27, 2020
    The prescription opioid crisis that has taken well over 100,000 American lives and ruined hundreds of thousands more wasn’t just an accident of time o...
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    Casey, senators, urge flexible state funding
    Local News
    Casey, senators, urge flexible state funding
    Marcie 
    Jul 23, 2020
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined by 36 of his colleagues, announced that he sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-...
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    Scarnati: Senate approves COVID-19 emergency measures for local governments
    Coronavirus, Local News
    Scarnati: Senate approves COVID-19 emergency measures for local governments
    Marcie 
    Apr 08, 2020
    HARRISBURG — The Senate approved emergency measures on Tuesday to help local governments respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to...
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    Township convention set in Port Allegany
    Local News
    Township convention set in Port Allegany
    Marcie 
    Sep 28, 2019
    Officials representing townships of the second class in McKean County will convene on Thursday at Port Allegany Veterans Club for their 106th Annual C...
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    Benezette land acquisition to benefit outdoor enthusiasts, tourism and local governments, says Gabler
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    Benezette land acquisition to benefit outdoor enthusiasts, tourism and local governments, says Gabler
    Sep 18, 2019
    HARRISBURG – Outdoor enthusiasts and our local economy stand to gain from a $150,000 Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grant that has been awarde...
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    McKean County to secure $3.5million tax revenue anticipation note
    Local News, News, Online Features
    McKean County to secure $3.5million tax revenue anticipation note
    FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
    Nov 14, 2018
    SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to begin the procedure for securing a tax revenue anticipation note not to exceed $3.5 mill...
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    Boser, Jodun to appear at Democratic event in Smethport
    Local News, News
    Boser, Jodun to appear at Democratic event in Smethport
    Apr 11, 2018
    The two Democrats running for the U.S. House of Representatives will be special guests at a “Meet the Candidates” event scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April ...
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    Gablers local government legislation passes legislature
    Local News, News
    Gablers local government legislation passes legislature
    Jul 01, 2017
    HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Matt Gabler, R-DuBois, that clarifies the process of filling leadership positions in municipalities is...
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    Growing, on the sly
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Growing, on the sly
    GEORGE F. WILL 
    Feb 26, 2017
    WASHINGTON — In 1960, when John Kennedy was elected president, America's population was 180 million and it had approximately 1.8 million federal burea...
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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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