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‘Richest Little City’
This is the city Herm Suplizio helped build. As you enter from the east, a large sign is perched on an embankment covered with gray stone and a gentle waterfall. It towers over DuBois Avenue, and spells out D-U-B-O-I-S in bold, four-foot-tall white letters — the result of $2.3 million in federal, state, and city funding that Suplizio oversaw.
Broken Code
Pennsylvania's voting law is old — really, really old. Because the law is old, there are still some rules on the books that don’t make much sense in 2023. While these rules aren’t enforced, conflicting guidance and old language can still cause confusion for the people in charge of running elections.
Meet Marley Parish, rural affairs reporter for Spotlight PA State College
This story first appeared in Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau featuring the most important news and happenings in north-central Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. I’m Marley Parish, the new rural affairs reporter for Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau....
Lost in Transition
The water had been off for seven weeks and his best hope of getting it back on remained just out of reach, so Mike Ramsey swallowed his pride and began typing out one more email begging for help. Maybe things would go differently this time. Ramsey, 49, had been brushing...
Dark money group puts pressure on Pa. lawmakers after Shapiro vows voucher veto
HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse drags on, a group that keeps its donors secret is pressuring key lawmakers to support publicly funded private school vouchers. The group, Commonwealth Action, announced it was launching its ad campaign the day state budget negotiations broke down in Harrisburg. Set over...
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