Regional & State News
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Daniel Fishel
Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA reveal how Pa. counties used tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars
Counties are waiting to hear if an oversight board will publicly approve their strategies. -
Asma Khalid
Voters in this ‘boomerang’ county say they’re nostalgic for the Trump economy
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Blaine Shahan
Pa. Conservative lawmakers, faith leaders meet with Christian dominionist activist in Harrisburg
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Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case
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Ben Wasserstein
Pa. public transit activists call for proposed $282M funding
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Health
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Penn State Health halts liver transplants as national oversight body reviews program
Penn State voluntarily inactivated its liver transplant program after concerns about clinical processes and documentation were identified.By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA and Wyatt Massey/SpotlightPA -
Keith Srakocic
A bill in the Pa. legislature could end non-compete agreements for most doctors
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Rogelio V. Solis
New doula program aims to improve birth outcomes for Pennsylvanian moms of color
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Emma Lee
As abortion restrictions increase, Pitt study finds more young people seek sterilization
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Katie Blackley
As Pennsylvania’s Medicaid ‘unwinding’ hits a year, thousands have lost coverage but many haven’t
Climate & Energy
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City of Philadelphia
After years of delays, Adams Solar Farm powers a quarter of Philly’s city buildings
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Kimberly Paynter
Green hydrogen: A climate change solution or fossil fuel bait and switch?
To help solve the climate crisis, $750 million could flow to the Philadelphia region to create a hydrogen economy. But some say it’s a deceit to help the fossil fuel industry. -
Danny Johnston
Report: Pa. chicken plant pollutes waterways with millions of pounds of nitrogen, phosphorus
A Tyson Foods plant in Lancaster County is one of several Tyson plants that researchers say discharged pollutants by piping wastewater into waterways. -
Blaine Shahan
Amid air pollution concerns, consumers consider electric lawn care
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Reid Frazier
Offshore wind, a potential clean energy source for the East Coast, slowly takes shape
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Politics & Policy
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Asma Khalid
Voters in this ‘boomerang’ county say they’re nostalgic for the Trump economy
By Asma Khalid/NPR -
Blaine Shahan
Pa. Conservative lawmakers, faith leaders meet with Christian dominionist activist in Harrisburg
By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline -
Ben Wasserstein
Pa. public transit activists call for proposed $282M funding
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Jaxon White
Gun rights advocates meet on Pa. Capitol steps for lawmakers’ annual Second Amendment rally
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Sue Dorfman
Snyder County’s new election director survived Pa.’s 2024 primary. The big test comes in November.
Devin Rhoads is the fifth person to hold the job in Snyder County since 2020, as a wave of election officials leave amid challenging conditions.By Carter Walker of Votebeat
National & World News
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Leonardo Munoz
The Biden administration is moving to reclassify marijuana. Here’s what that means
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Jenny Kane
Supreme Court appears to side with an Oregon city’s crackdown on homelessness
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Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer
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Jeremy Long
Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters
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Anna Moneymaker
Real-life ‘Rosie the Riveters’ reunite in D.C. to win the nation’s top civilian honor
By Rachel Tresiman/NPR
