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More than 30 states join lawsuit accusing Google of anti-competitive practices
Iowa is among 36 states suing Google over allegations the tech firm is operating a monopoly with its app store and Google Billing. In the Midwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Minnesota and South Dakota also are involved with the lawsuit, Utah v. Google. The states claim Google paid off competitors and used contracts to create a monopoly for its app store […]
LIVE COVERAGE: Primary Election Day 2021 in Pennsylvania
Continuous coverage of the 2021 primary election across Pennsylvania from our staff and partners
Capital-Star wins four Keystone Media Awards
The Pennsylvania Capital-Star has earned four awards for news reporting and commentary in the 2021 Keystone Media Awards, sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA).
The Capital-Star’s 2021 Voters’ Guide: Everything you need to know about Pa.’s May 18 election
When they head to the polls on May 18, Pennsylvania voters will be making decisions that will impact them at ground level every day.
We tried drawing our own Pa. congressional maps. Here’s what we came up with
With the Keystone State deep in the throes of the decennial redrawing of its legislative and congressional maps, the staff of the Capital-Star decided to try its hand at this incredibly important exercise in representative democracy.
Wolf to seek personal income tax hike to boost school funding
(*This story was updated at 3 p.m. on 2/2/21 with new information about the administration’s tax plan, further details on its education funding plan, and comment from education advocate Donna Cooper.) Gov. Tom Wolf will ask state lawmakers to approve an increase to Pennsylvania’s personal income tax to pay for new funding for public schools. […]
Excerpts from President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech
Excerpts from President Joe Biden’s inaugural address, following his swearing-in as the nation’s 46th president:
What Pa. politicians had to say about President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech
In a brief speech that evoked big themes, Biden called for Americans to unite at a time of extraordinary challenge.
Live Coverage: Pro-Trump protest at the Pa. Capitol
Continuous coverage from the Pennsylvania Capital-Star and across the States Newsroom network of protests at state capitols nationwide.
VOTE COUNT 2020: Continuous coverage from the Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This is your destination for continuous coverage of the vote count across Pennsylvania today. Check back all day for updates.
LIVE COVERAGE: Election Day 2020 in Pennsylvania
All day this Election Day, the Capital-Star will have reporters across the state, bringing you the very latest on the 2020 general election. Keep checking back here today for continuous updates from our staff, social media posts from the campaigns, material submitted by readers, and other stuff that catches our eye. If you’re headed out […]
Map: How Pa. counties plan to count 3.1 million mail-in ballots
The Capital-Star staff surveyed the state’s 67 county election directors to learn how they’ll tackle the mountain of mail-in ballots, which are expected to exceed 3 million statewide.