Regional & State News
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LNP | LancasterOnline
Dauphin County restaurant inspections, Jan. 7, 2025
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LNP | LancasterOnline
Ice scoop not in cleanable container: Union County restaurant inspections, Jan. 7, 2026
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Commonwealth Media Services
As Pa. energy prices rise, advocates skeptical that lawmakers will put aside partisan differences
Consumers could feel an even greater squeeze in the years ahead, as utility companies predict that efforts to build data centers across the state to meet the AI demand will make the energy crunch worse.By Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA -
Amanda Berg
High-stakes 2026 elections will determine control of Pa. legislature, which party sets policy
Battleground districts range from south-central Pennsylvania farm country to western rust belt towns to burgeoning suburbs outside major cities.By Stephen Caruso/Spotlight PA -
LNP | LancasterOnline
York County restaurant inspections, Jan. 6, 2026
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Climate & Energy
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Commonwealth Media Services
As Pa. energy prices rise, advocates skeptical that lawmakers will put aside partisan differences
Consumers could feel an even greater squeeze in the years ahead, as utility companies predict that efforts to build data centers across the state to meet the AI demand will make the energy crunch worse.By Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA -
Need help with home heating bills? Here’s when you can apply for grants
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Mild forecast for Pa. winter heating bills in peril as natural gas prices surge
Plus: Pa. program that helps low-income families pay for heat remains on pause. Here’s what to do nowBy Pat Bywater/LNP | LancasterOnline -
Keith Srakocic
Democrats may sacrifice climate program to break Pennsylvania’s budget impasse
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Pa. utilities step in as government shutdown halts heating help program
Politics & Policy
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Jaxon White
‘A lot of areas’ in rural Pa. could house data centers for AI growth, Garrity says
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Blaine Shahan
‘Electoral tide’: Pa. Democrats seek boost from Gov. Shapiro’s 2026 campaign
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Doug Mastriano bows out of Pa. governor’s race without endorsing Republican Stacy Garrity
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Lancaster man’s claim against Elon Musk still alive after judge’s ruling
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Commonwealth Media Services
As Pa. energy prices rise, advocates skeptical that lawmakers will put aside partisan differences
Consumers could feel an even greater squeeze in the years ahead, as utility companies predict that efforts to build data centers across the state to meet the AI demand will make the energy crunch worse.By Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA
Elections
Gov. Josh Shapiro calls supporters of ban on transgender athletes ‘extremist politicians,’ declines to say if he’d veto
How will Medicaid changes impact hospitals, providers in central Pa.?
How a bipartisan push — and backing from farmers — helped end Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban
Central Pa. elementary school teachers fish for knowledge in Japan this summer
National & World News
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Heather Myer
‘Hope has been genocided’: Mennonite Action activists from Central Pa. recount trip to West Bank
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Alex Brandon
Senate passes $9B in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump
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Gene J. Puskar
Pa. could foot more of the bill for disaster response under FEMA proposals
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Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
What Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security
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Mark Schiefelbein
Congress passed no tax on tips in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’ Here’s how it works
By Luke Garrett/NPR
