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Advocates, Lawmakers Weigh Ways to Keep Pa. Kids Insured as Trump Medicaid Cuts Loom
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In 2025, Congress and the Trump administration created additional work requirements for Medicaid participants and mandated $990 billion in cuts to the program over the next 10 years.
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This Pa. Dentist Treats Thousands of Patients From Multiple Rural Counties. What Will Happen When He Retires?
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This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for Talk of the Town, a newsletter of local stories that dig deep, events and more from north-central PA, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. When James Mancini closed his private practice in Allegheny…
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Battista: In Marriage, ‘Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Hard’
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Picture these recent conversations in our retirement community in Sun City: A softball friend: “Hey buddy, we are meeting some other couples at AL’s on Friday night for dinner. You and Heidi want to join us?” Me: “Thanks for the invite, but my wife and I are attending a marriage conference at our church.” The…
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Letters: Community’s Care Depends on Ensuring Workers Can Afford to Live Here; PSU’s ‘Depressing Performance Metrics’
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Many people assume that because State College is not Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, it must be an affordable place to live. Those of us who live and work here know that is no longer the reality. State College doesn’t have Pittsburgh wages with rural Pennsylvania costs. It’s increasingly becoming big-city housing costs without big-city pay. The…
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Skill Games Are Slot Machines, Must Adhere to Pa.’s Gambling Law, State Supreme Court Rules
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Law enforcement can’t take any action for four months, which gives the legislature a window to finally regulate the devices.
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Sues Federal Government After Cancellation of Sole Community Hospital Designation
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Mount Nittany Medical Center filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday seeking to overturn the cancellation of its status as a sole community hospital, which for the past nine years has provided the College Township facility with millions of dollars a year in higher Medicare reimbursement rates. The lawsuit contends that Mount Nittany…
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Structure Burn Planned for Alpha Fire Company Training
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Smoke, flames and fire department activity will be visible in part of Ferguson Township during a planned structure burn for an upcoming Alpha Fire Company training. Alpha, in coordination with the Centre Region Fire Protection Program, will conduct the “acquired structure burn” between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June…
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Taxpayers Poised to Pay $1M for Security Upgrades at Shapiro’s Private Home After Settlement
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Treasurer Stacy Garrity had blocked the payment, saying state procurement rules barred her from using public money to pay for work at a non-state-owned property.
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One Dead After Crash in Pine Grove Mills
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An Ohio woman died after a single-vehicle crash on Friday night in Pine Grove Mills, Ferguson Township police said on Monday. The 78-year-old was driving on the 200 block of Water Street at 10:48 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Pine Grove Mountain, a preliminary investigation found. Her vehicle left the…
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7 Penn State Track and Field Athletes Named All-Americans, Hayley Kitching Claims Silver
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Penn State track and field ended the 2026 campaign with seven All-Americans, including a silver medalist, at the NCAA Championships June 10-13. The action kicked off Wednesday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, where Nittany Lion Ryan Henry claimed first-team All-American honors in the shot put with a throw of 64-foot-5.75, good for sixth place…
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The Waffle Shop – E. College
Located in the heart of downtown State College, a State College and Penn State staple. Family owned and operated. The first of four locations opened. Fresh and fast food made […]