Spotlight PA
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Great PA News Quiz: License Plate Misreads, Philly on a Shortlist and Musikfest Lineup
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In this week’s quiz: Measles stats, the state agency that got notice about ICE’s warehouse purchases and a new law aims to clean up rivers.
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A Silicon Valley Firm Offered Gift Cards as Part of a Campaign to Defeat Pa. Regulation. Lawmakers Say That’s Unethical
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Lawmakers say Point’s payment for testimony crossed ethical lines and called their arguments against regulation into question.
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Demand for Student Teacher Stipends Outstrips Supply as Shapiro Proposes Boosting Program
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Still, experts say teacher turnover remains a major issue across Pennsylvania, especially in lower-wealth urban and rural districts.
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Drug Plan Middlemen Face New Oversight Push as Pa. Pharmacies Close
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The new proposal would also ban ownership of pharmacy licenses by corporate middlemen accused of driving pharmacy closures.
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Great PA News Quiz: Pennsylvanians at the State of the Union, Special Elections and Pittsburghers’ Gold Medals
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In this week’s quiz: The progressive response to the State of the Union, Epstein files fallout and the price tag on special elections.
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Shapiro Vows to Block ICE Detention Centers, Warns of Devastating Impact on Local Pa. Communities
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Gov. Josh Shapiro stopped short of discussing what his administration might do following a private meeting with local officials from Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
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ICE Facilities Are Planned for Pa. Will the Shapiro Admin Sue to Stop Them?
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The Trump administration is planning massive Pa. ICE facilities in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, despite state and local concerns.
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Pennsylvania Holds Tons of Special Elections. That Costs Taxpayers Millions
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Pennsylvania has held 47 special elections since 2017, more than any other state.
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False Claims Laws in Other States Have Brought in Millions. Why Hasn’t It Passed in Pa.?
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Advocates for the legislation say without it, Pa. is missing a key tool to fight fraud and is losing out on millions in federal dollars.
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Great PA News Quiz: Public Money for Security at Gov. Shapiro’s Private Home, and the DHS Shutdown
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In this week’s quiz: A ruling on Trump’s slavery exhibit removal, questions about security upgrades at Shapiro’s private home, and a Girl Scout Cookies record.