Pa. Rep. Deluzio meets with nursing home workers who say they’re fighting a staffing crisis

By - March 27, 2023

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro traveled to West Reading, Pa., on Saturday, March 25,2023 to survey the scene of a candy factory explosion and to meet with local leaders (Commonwealth of Pa. photo).

Shapiro orders Pa. flags to half-staff for victims of West Reading candy factory explosion

By - March 27, 2023

Bipartisan former members of Congress call for boost in funding to secure elections

By - March 27, 2023

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These are 2023’s most and least innovative states. How did Pa. do? | Monday Morning Coffee

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How states are trying to ease the child care crunch | Analysis

BY - March 27, 2023

Health providers scramble to keep remaining staff amid Medicaid rate debate

BY - March 26, 2023

Philly schools chief announces changes to high school admissions after enrollment protests

BY - March 26, 2023

Philly’s mayoral candidates stand up for city’s drag community

BY - March 25, 2023

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We need to look at gun manufacturing, not just gun ownership | Opinion

BY - March 27, 2023

Here are three fixes for Pa.’s school funding dilemma | Opinion

BY - March 27, 2023

Gideon at 60: SCOTUS ruling reinforces need for competent public criminal defense | Matthew Mangino

BY - March 26, 2023

Philly’s settlement a win for protesters; police reform fight continues | Michael Coard

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For whom the (Pa. Turnpike) toll tolls

BY - March 25, 2023

Pa.’s Deluzio joins U.S. House’s bipartisan fentanyl prevention caucus

BY - March 24, 2023

Pa.’s unemployment rate was 4.4% in February

BY - March 24, 2023

At hearing, U.S. Senators condemn Moderna’s plan to boost COVID jab to $130 a dose

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Shapiro promueve un plan de gastos multimillonarios para reclutar y retener a la policía de Pensilvania

BY: - March 26, 2023

View of an Amtrak train (Capital-Star photo by Patrick Abdalla).

Estudio: Los trenes de pasajeros podrían regresar a Scranton para 2028

BY: - March 26, 2023

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Lawmakers, advocates, survivors rally against ‘toxin’ of gun violence

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Pa. Rep. Kenyatta will seek Democratic nod for Auditor General in 2024

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Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia (Photo by Amanda Mustard for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star).

House Speaker Joanna McClinton responds to Shapiro’s budget address

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By - March 25, 2023

Cherry blossoms outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. (Capital-Star photo by Jennifer Shutt).

Native American agricultural leaders detail farm bill priorities at U.S. Senate hearing

By - March 25, 2023

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Philly school concerned about budget cuts, losing students over school selection process

By - March 25, 2023

U.S. House passes GOP bill establishing a federal parental bill of rights

By - March 24, 2023

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One in three online gamblers in Pa. had a problem in last 12 months | Friday Morning Coffee

By - March 24, 2023

Survivors’ heartbreak points toward gun violence solutions, advocates tell Pa. House panel

By - March 23, 2023

Jessica Conard of East Palestine has become a reluctant community advocate

By - March 23, 2023

Shapiro promotes multi-million-dollar spending plan to recruit, retain Pa. police

By - March 23, 2023

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Study: Passenger trains could return to Scranton by 2028

By - March 23, 2023

State Sen. Nikil Saval, D-Philadelphia, speaks during the Whole-Home Repairs Act Rally held on the Capitol steps on May 24, 2022 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Photo by Amanda Berg, for the Capital-Star).

Pa. Senate Democrat proposes series of bills to increase housing accessibility

By - March 23, 2023

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Report: The arts contributed $28.6B to Pa.’s economy in 2021 | Thursday Morning Coffee

By - March 23, 2023

Priorities for rail safety bill debated in U.S. Senate hearing with Norfolk Southern CEO

By - March 22, 2023

Permitting reform, carbon compact take center stage at DEP’s budget hearing

By - March 22, 2023

PASSHE head tells lawmakers state universities need greater funding to compete

By - March 22, 2023

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Pa.’s Deluzio teams with N.Y. lawmaker on railroad safety bill

By - March 22, 2023

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