Political News
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House Passes Bill to End Historic Government Shutdown, Sending Measure to Trump
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding […]
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$50.1B Pa. Budget That Ends Impasse Sends $565M to Needy Schools, Makes Key Climate Concession
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The deal ends a four-month budget impasse that stopped the flow of billions of state dollars to schools, counties and nonprofits that provide critical public services.
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Pa. Lawmakers Look to End Budget Stalemate, Sealed With Concession by Democrats on Climate
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars for Pennsylvania’s public schools and social services could soon start flowing after months of delay, as lawmakers on Wednesday took up a roughly […]
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Democrats May Sacrifice Climate Program to Break Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse
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Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a key climate change program, has been tied up in litigation for years.
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The Major Cases Awaiting Decisions From Pa.’s Highest Courts
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The state Supreme Court often has the final say on major policy decisions that affect virtually every Pennsylvanian.
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Great PA News Quiz: How Closely Were You Watching This Week’s Election Results?
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In this week’s news quiz: Election winners and losers, a museum director gets fired and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are in the running to host the same international sporting event.
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Centre County Sees Highest Municipal Election Voter Turnout in 3 Decades
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Centre County’s voter turnout for Tuesday’s election was its highest for a municipal election in more than 30-years. Among 102,007 registered voters, at least 44,117 cast ballots in the Nov. […]
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2025 Election Results: Centre County Municipal Councils and Boards of Supervisors
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Voters throughout Centre County cast their ballots for positions on municipal councils and boards of supervisors in Tuesday’s general election. Here’s a look at the results from elections in the […]
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2025 Election Results: Centre County School Boards
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Positions on all five Centre County school boards were on ballots for Tuesday’s general election, though only two saw competitive races. State College, Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola […]
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Democrats Stella Tsai, Brandon Neuman Win Open Seats on Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth and Superior Courts
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Pennsylvania’s intermediate Commonwealth and Superior appellate courts play critical roles in the state’s justice system.