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Federal rules frustrate, delay state's clean energy manufacturing
(The Center Square) — For Pennsylvania business leaders who want to expand their clean manufacturing output, the federal government may be more of a headache than a helping hand. When it makes sense for them to change, they face delays or much-inflated costs. The House Democratic Policy Committee met in Allegheny County at Vitro Architectural Glass to figure out what problems make it difficult to lower emissions or expand the...
Grant money funds program meant to reduce cigarette litter along Pennsylvania Turnpike
The program begins by scanning or physically counting the number of cigarette butts and other tobacco-related products at service plazas along the Turnpike. Then, ash receptacles will be installed by the entrance of service plaza buildings.
Migration influx impacts Pennsylvania schools disparately
(The Center Square) – An influx of undocumented migrants into the U.S. strains services in many cities and presents challenges to public school systems, affecting the quality of education and imposing new costs on taxpayers. In Pennsylvania, specifically, the worsening struggle was just one of several issues of inequity that lawmakers say leaves many students, native and non-native speakers alike, behind. By law, children are entitled to an education regardless...
Pennsylvania governor says cannot support Nippon-US Steel merger
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said on Tuesday that he cannot support Nippon Steel's bid to buy U.S. Steel in its current form because the United Steelworkers union is unhappy with the merger.
Federal dollars driving energy policy in Pennsylvania toward solar, hydrogen
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Harrisburg, Pa. — A flurry of recent bipartisan agreements by state lawmakers on energy projects and policies is sending a clear message: Pennsylvania is slowly moving toward clean energy but fossil fuels aren’t going anywhere. The grab bag of...
CNN’s Harry Enten Declares That Josh Shapiro Is ‘Clearly’ Democrats’ Best VP Candidate: ‘An Answer Is Just Staring You Straight in the Face’
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten called Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Kamala Harris’s best potential running mate from an electoral perspective on Tuesday, musing that the answer is staring her “straight in the face.”. “Nationally, a lot of these guys aren’t particularly well known. So I think it’s...
Pennsylvanians can see the northern lights this week
This week just got a little brighter (so to speak). The northern lights will be visible throughout the United States this week, including from Pennsylvania. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center, there’s currently a geomagnetic storm watch in effect until tomorrow, July 31.
Blackhawk High School student named Distinguished Young Woman of Pennsylvania
Fox Chapel, PA – Blackhawk High School senior Aubrey Bowman was named the DistinguishedYoung Woman of Pennsylvania for 2025. She will receive $3,600 in cash scholarships after her triumph in the statewide program for high school senior girls held at The Hillman Center for the Performing Arts at Shadyside Academy. ...
Senators grill new Secret Service chief at Trump assassination attempt hearing
Washington — Top officials with the U.S. Secret Service and FBI testified before two Senate committees Tuesday about the security lapses that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.The joint hearing with Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate grew heated at several points, with senators pressing Rowe for explanations about the security failures that allowed 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks to open fire at the rally on July 13. Trump and two others were injured, and one attendee was killed. Senators on the Homeland Security Committee...
New law will allow Pa. Treasury to automatically return unclaimed property to owners
Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Treasury is home to approximately $4.5 billion in unclaimed property such as abandoned stocks and bank accounts, uncashed checks, and unused safety deposit box contents. To return some of this property to rightful owners, the Pa. government has passed Act 81 of 2024. Act 81, which will take effect on Jan. 14, 2025, creates the new Pennsylvania Money Match program. Through this program, the Pa. Treasury is allowed to automatically return single-owner property valued up to $500. Prior to this,...
Powerball warning to check numbers as $150k sum won – spending just one extra dollar meant prize tripled
ONE lucky lottery player has won over $100,000 from a Powerball ticket, but they may not know it yet. The ticket could have been worth $50,000, but the player’s decision to spend $1 more meant their prize money was tripled to $150,000. Players have been urged to check their tickets to see if the prize […]
Changes to Pennsylvania striped bass regulations aim to help preserve fishery
Anyone who fishes for striped bass on the Delaware River locally and wants to keep one for the dinner table may have a better chance of winning the lottery than actually landing a fish they can legally take home due to the tight size restrictions in place right now. That...
You might not recognize it, but rain is coming to central Pa. Tuesday
The Harrisburg area has seen just over a half-inch of rain so far in July. That’s far below the monthly average of 3 inches, making this so far the driest July on record, according to the National Weather Service. However, as the hot and dry month winds down, central...
Trump rally shooting puts Pa. gun laws in sights
In 2015, an AR-15 rifle at the counter of Braverman Arms, in Wilkinsburg. (Photo by Connor Mulvaney/PublicSource) Thomas Crooks was 20 when he bought, from his father, the gun reportedly used to shoot at Donald Trump. It was a legal sale. Should it be?. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom...
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