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National Pennsylvania Day is Today, Here’s What to Know About The Keystone State
As National Pennsylvania Day approaches, it's the perfect time to celebrate the remarkable features that make this state unique. Today is National Pennsylvania Day, which makes it the ideal moment to showcase what makes our commonwealth such an amazing place to live, according to The Keystone Newsroom. Philadelphia is renowned...
This Year’s Budget Overturns Local Bans on Rodeos. No Pa. Lawmaker Will Take Credit
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. HARRISBURG — Under a little-noticed provision in the new state budget, Pennsylvania municipalities will be forced to allow rodeo events to take place in their borders even if local lawmakers have voted to restrict them. Only one place in the commonwealth appears to fit this description: Pittsburgh, which more than 30 years ago banned the use of some tools to control animals, including electric prods and spurs. The language is tucked into the nearly 140-page fiscal code, an...
Reporter shares what Steelers could offer 49ers for WR Brandon Aiyuk
The Pittsburgh Steelers were first linked with San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk before this year's draft and long before he officially requested a trade amid his desire for a contract extension.It's widely believed the Niners won't trade Aiyuk unless they can receive help for the upcoming season in return. For a piece published Friday, Steelers reporter Mark Kaboly of The Athletic suggested that Pittsburgh could offer pass-rusher Alex Highsmith and offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. to the 49ers in exchange for Aiyuk and a sixth-round draft pick."Highsmith signed a four-year, $68M deal last year that runs through...
Pennsylvania to hit budget deficit next year: IFO
(The Center Square) – After a budget deal passed in the Capitol, a Pennsylvania state agency warns that the surplus will be depleted next year. The $47.6 billion budget, slightly less than Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion proposal that Republicans called “a budget of unicorns and rainbows,” will increase spending by $2.7 billion, including more than […]
State gives $1M to LCCC, others to improve adult literacy instructor, education training
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Lehigh Carbon Community College is among five Pennsylvania learning institutions that will share a statewide grant of more than $1 million to boost adult education and adult literacy instruction. The funds, awarded Thursday by the state Education Department, will help train and support volunteer adult literacy...
Popular cruise line to use Pa. city as homeport in 2026 | Today in Pa.
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12 Pennsylvania Books to Read This Summer
HARRISBURG — When Spotlight PA staffers aren’t busy filing public records requests, contacting sources or preparing your favorite newsletters, we’re often reading books or talking about them. This led to the creation of an internal book club, of course. To celebrate summer and all the opportunities the season brings to read on the beach, in the park or in that perfect nook or resting spot at home, the staff has compiled a list of our favorite books. The selections span a range of genres, but all connect to Pennsylvania in some way. The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough: On the cusp of summer in...
895 Million in Economic Boost at Risk: Pittsburgh Film Office Disappointed with Pennsylvania’s Budget Snub of Film Tax Credit
The Pittsburgh Film Office expresses disappointment with Pennsylvania’s new state budget for not increasing the $100 million film tax credit, citing concerns about the state’s competitiveness in attracting film projects and economic benefits. Pittsburgh Film Office Disappointed as PA State Budget Falls Short on Film Tax Credit Funding According to the report of Audacy, the […]
Caregiver brought from Mercer County to face new charges of stealing from Brookfield veteran
A Farrell woman has been brought from Mercer County to face more serious charges after investigators say they've discovered more money missing from a Brookfield World War veteran she was hired to care for. Thirty-five-year-old Felicia Splitstone was booked into the Trumbull County Jail on Friday after being arrested by...
Clarion Volleyball: Golden Eagles Earn AVCA Team Academic Award
CLARION, Pa. — The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced their 2024 Team Academic Award award winners on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles volleyball team earned a spot on the list, highlighting another year of academic success for the program. To earn the AVCA Team Academic Award, a program must...
Attempted Trump assassination has voters thinking about Election Day early
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Political experts say the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in Butler County, Pennsylvania, has shocked many voters into thinking about Election Day much earlier than they normally would. But reaction is mixed on whether it will actually change who wins the White House.There have been at least 15 assassinations and attempted assassinations on current and former U.S. presidents along with presidential candidates since 1835. "When you look back in 1968 with the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and suddenly that put Hubert Humphrey on top of the Democrat ticket, and it was an incredibly close election...
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