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Josh Shapiro talks possibility of being named Vice Presidential nominee
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WHTM) – “Are we not talking about concrete anymore?” Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro took questions from reporters in Pittsburgh on Monday afternoon at an event discussing a new $396 million federal environmental grant. The event came with rumors swirling over whether Shapiro would be tapped to be Kamala Harris’ Vice Presidential nominee. Shapiro […]
Crash leads to lane restriction on I-78 westbound in Pa. near the N.J. border (UPDATE)
A crash has led to a lane restriction on Interstate 78 westbound between the New Jersey border and the first exit in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A traffic alert says the crash was at 2:21 p.m. Monday between the New Jersey border and Exit 71 in...
A new Pennsylvania law protects homeowners against ‘We Buy Houses’ hustlers
A new Pennsylvania law aimed at protecting homeowners from predatory tactics that can strip them of their housing wealth will expand protections already in place in Philadelphia. The state law will regulate third parties in real estate deals called “wholesalers,” who sign agreements of sale with homeowners and then sell...
EPA awards $4.3B for climate pollution reduction projects
The Biden administration has announced more than $4 billion in Environmental Protection Act (EPA) grants to cut climate pollution across 30 states. The grants will be disbursed through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and are set to go to a total of 25 projects. The funds will be aimed at reducing greenhouse gas pollution from…
New Pa. law expands happy hours and drink specials at bars
A new law in Pennsylvania allows people 21 and older more time to take advantage of adult drinking specials. Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law this week an expanded happy hour bill that state lawmakers passed. The new law is also an opportunity for restaurants and bars to potentially attract more foot traffic, by increasing the number of hours licensed establishments in the state can host happy hours up to four hours a day and up to 24 hours a week. The new law also allows businesses to advertise discounted meals with adult drinks. The revised law will take effect 60 days from the time the governor signed it, in mid-September, just in time for football season.
Steward Health has not received ‘qualified bids’ for sale of local hospitals
(WKBN) — The Steward Health Care System has canceled auctions for its locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. According to court documents filed on Sunday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas — where Steward Health is based — the organization has “not received bids that constitute a qualified bid” needed to […]
Penn State raises their tuition for the 2025-2026 semester
Penn State announced that they will raise their in-state tuition by 2% at their University Park campus for the 2025-2026 semester. The new tuition also includes a 4% increase for out-of-state undergraduate and graduate students. On their Commonwealth Campuses, in-state resident undergraduate students will not see a raise in their tuition. However, non-resident undergraduate students […]
Hawley: Whistleblowers say Trump’s security detail was unprepared, inexperienced
(The Center Square) – Multiple whistleblowers have come forward telling U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., that many working as part of former President Donald Trump’s security detail at a rally in Pennsylvania one week ago weren’t Secret Service and were “unprepared and inexperienced personnel,” Hawley says. The accusation comes after the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on which Hawley sits, announced it will conduct a bipartisan investigation into the July 13 assassination attempt of Trump. ...
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