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Penn State works to trim deficits that have placed it in ‘vulnerable state,’ president says

A plan to phase out funding for The Daily Collegian over the next two years is part of a broader financial belt-tightening to address deficit spending at Penn State and its branch campuses. “As an institution, we have been spending more money each year than we bring in, which has...
Western Pennsylvania senator caught calling Philly firefighter a vulgar name apologizes laterVideo

The latest shot in the cross-state rivalry between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is a Western Pennsylvania state senator’s insult aimed at a City of Brotherly Love firefighter. According to The Keystone, which first reported the incident, Republican state Sen. Devlin Robinson, who represents Robinson Township, used a vulgarity to describe PA...
6 months after East Palestine train derailment, Congress deadlocked on new rules

WASHINGTON — Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio early this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties agreed that a legislative response was needed. Yet, six months after life was upended...
Gov. Shapiro signs Pa. budget, scratches out $100 million for tuition vouchers

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a new state budget Thursday, putting to rest the worst fears over a budget stalemate that could cost Pennsylvanians access to critical safety net programs and send cash-strapped school districts scrambling for dollars to open for the new school year. The crisis was averted through a...
Pennsylvania anglers advised to catch, kill invasive Northern Snakehead fish

An invasive fish found in Pennsylvania fresh waters has made the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission advisory list. In a release Wednesday, the agency said anyone reeling in a Northern Snakehead in Pennsylvania should report their catch and dispose of the fish. The advisory applies to the lower Susquehanna River...
GOP group set to air anti-Trump ads in Pa. as post-indictment pressure ramps up

One of the nation’s biggest anti-Trump groups is poised to launch a six-figure advertising campaign Thursday in four swing states — including Pennsylvania — in response to the former president’s indictment on efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Republican Accountability Project said Wednesday it will be running the ad...
Officials say urban search and rescue task force for Pittsburgh area badly needed

After Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed into a ravine one snowy morning in 2022, it took hours before authorities could confirm that no one had been killed or trapped beneath the rubble. Pennsylvania’s only urban search and rescue team with dogs trained to locate victims of structural collapses is based...
More teachers are quitting their jobs. Educators of color often are more likely to leave

HARRISBURG — Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia’s public schools. As a Black woman, she took pride in being a role model for many children of color. But other aspects of the job deteriorated, such as growing demands...
Murrysville Rep. Cooper proposes pay suspension for Pa. legislators if they don’t pass budget on time

The longer the Legislature goes without passage of a budget for Pennsylvania, the more likely it is that services which depend on its annual funding appropriations will be disrupted. State Rep. Jill Cooper, R-Murrysville, is of the mind that legislators should be feeling that same disruption. “By law, we’re supposed...
PennDOT seeks applicants for Young Ambassadors program

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is seeking applicants entering grades 10 to 12 for its Youth Ambassadors of Pennsylvania program. Youth ambassadors help instill civic responsibility and pride by helping to keep Pennsylvania clean and beautiful. It also provides opportunities to train and network with industry leaders, state agencies, local...
Biden administration rolls out new income-driven student loan repayment program

Students hoping to reduce or even eliminate their remaining student debt can now enroll online in the Biden administration’s new income-driven student loan repayment plan called Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE. It may take some patience, though, because the website application containing the SAVE enrollment option — active...
Pa. Gov. Shapiro says millions will go to help train workers for infrastructure projectsVideo

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will direct up to $400 million in federal money over the next five years to reimburse organizations that train new infrastructure workers on the job, under an executive order signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro. A portion of the $19 billion that the state will receive...
Enormous Lebanon bologna sandwich unveiled at Pennsylvania community fair

LEBANON, Pa. — An enormous Lebanon bologna sandwich billed as one of the world’s largest has been unveiled at a central Pennsylvania fair. The 150-foot-long (45.7-meters-long) sandwich was created Tuesday night at the Lebanon Area Fair by a large crew of volunteers known as the “Bologna Security.” Lebanon bologna is...
Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green?

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As the federal government prepares to dole out billions of dollars to encourage states to invest in hydrogen production...
Police narrow search for infant lost in flash flood, after 2-year-old sister’s body found

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — Search teams in Pennsylvania were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy swept away in a flash flood, hours after authorities confirmed that the body of his 2-year-old sister was recovered from the Delaware River. Upper Makefield Township police...
Pa.’s latest attempt to regulate cyber charter schools would lower tuition payments, increase transparency

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A bill making its way through the Pennsylvania legislature would cap the amount of money public school districts send...

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