Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
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Amazon, SpaceX Won a Slice of Pa.’s $793M Broadband Funding. Critics Are Worried About Reliability
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About a fifth of all Pa. broadband grants went to low Earth orbit satellite providers.
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Trump Admin Tells Pa., Other States to Shift Broadband Focus to Cheaper Options Like Elon Musk’s Starlink
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Critics say the changes prioritize “short-term gain over long-term benefits” for the federal broadband program
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Millions for Public Wi-Fi, Digital Skills Classes in Pa. Cut as Trump Targets ‘Racist’ Broadband Program
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Pennsylvania will lose out on more than $35 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access after the Trump administration abruptly canceled two grant programs that were part of former President Joe Biden’s push to bring broadband to everyone in the U.S.
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Glitches, Unproven Tech in Pa.’s New Financial Aid System Exacerbated Delays for Thousands of Students
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School administrators struggled to use an unfamiliar system riddled with problems as thousands of students waited for money they were counting on to pay for college.
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Thousands Waiting as Shapiro Admin Again Tries to Convince Lawmakers to Fund Home Repairs Program
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Two previous efforts to pass a state-funded home repair program were casualties of the budget process.
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Error-Filled Directories Leave Thousands in Pa. Unable to Find Health Care Providers
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State investigation finds widespread inaccuracies in insurance provider listings, with wrong numbers and information lingering for months.
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Legal Fight Over Who’s to Blame for Mortgage Program Woes Continues
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In legal filings, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency says its former contractor owes it more than a million dollars for breach of contract.
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Botched FAFSA Rollout, State Upgrades Mean College Students Are Still Waiting for Critical Grant Money
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Federal delays and changes to the PA grant system have left many college students waiting anxiously for aid meant to cover tuition and living expenses.
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Where U.S. Senate Candidates Bob Casey and Dave McCormick Stand on Inflation, Taxes and More
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Democrat Casey says the greed of “big conglomerates” is to blame for high prices for household essentials. Republican McCormick claims the economy is “weak.”
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As Problems Roiled Penn State Health’s Transplant Programs, Unknowing Patients Kept Hope. Then They Were Blindsided
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Already sick, former patients of the failed kidney and liver transplant units face rejection and despair as they look elsewhere and grapple with the one thing they cannot afford to lose: time.