Associated Press
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Schools and Counties Begin to See Payment Delays as Pennsylvania’s Budget Stalemate Hits a Month
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ‘s administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania’s schools and human services will be delayed, as he and the politically divided Legislature struggle to end what is now a month-long budget stalemate. State-supported universities, libraries, early-childhood education programs and county health departments also will see delays in payments,…
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Big Ten’s Petitti: No Support for SEC’s At-Large Bid Preference for College Football Playoff
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Big Ten commissioner doubled down on the league’s preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff on Tuesday, increasing the likelihood of a showdown with the Southeastern Conference when the format for 2026 is decided. At the league’s football media days, Tony Petitti said…
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Vance Touts Tax Breaks in Pennsylvania as He Makes White House’s First Big Pitch on Trump’s New Law
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WEST PITTSTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday made the Trump administration’s first big pitch to sell the public on President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package in the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania. The vice president, whose tiebreaking vote got the bill through the Senate, touted the legislation’s tax breaks and cast Democrats as opponents of the…
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Trump Promotes Energy and Tech Investments at Summit in Pennsylvania
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Donald Trump touted tens of billions of dollars of recent energy and technology investments Tuesday in Pennsylvania while boasting of a “true golden age for America” in energy policy and artificial intelligence. Trump traveled to Pittsburgh at a summit helmed by Republican Sen. David McCormick that included dozens of top executives from companies aiming to…
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Independents Who Want to Vote in Pennsylvania’s Closed Primaries Seek Help From State’s High Court
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters hoping to open up Pennsylvania’s closed primary system to independents asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to declare the current system violates the state constitution’s right to free and fair elections. Four independent voters asked the justices to take up the case directly, arguing that in many districts and…
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Pennsylvania Among States Suing Trump Administration Over Frozen After-School and Summer Funding
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than 20 states, including Pennsylvania, sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more. Some of the withheld money funds after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools, attended by 1.4 million children and…
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GOP Congressman Won’t Run for Governor in Pennsylvania, Despite Trump’s Promise to Support Him
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser will not seek the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania, despite having President Donald Trump’s recent promise of support if he were to run. Meuser’s decision to run again for his northeastern Pennsylvania seat rather than governor leaves the Republican Party with a shorter bench of candidates to challenge…
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Democrats Are Trying to Figure Out What to Do About John Fetterman. One of Them Is Stepping Up
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ENOLA, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania isn’t even up for reelection until 2028, but already a one-time primary foe, former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, is crisscrossing Pennsylvania and social media, looking and sounding like he’s preparing to challenge Fetterman again. At town hall after town hall across Pennsylvania, Democrats and allied…
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U.S. Steps Into War Between Israel and Iran, Strikes 3 Iranian Nuclear Sites
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel ’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. President Donald Trump said Iran’s key nuclear sites…
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Weeds Aren’t Just Nuisances, They’re Messengers. Here’s What They Can Tell You
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Got weeds in your lawn? Me too. And although it’s tempting to reach for a spray bottle, that shouldn’t be our first impulse. Believe it or not, weeds aren’t just freeloaders crashing our garden party. They’re messengers with important information that requires our attention. We just have to learn to speak their language. What common lawn weeds…