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Pennsylvania news that meets Pennsylvanians where they are.
- Legislation passed by the US House this week would prohibit patients from using Medicaid at Planned Parenthood clinics, cutting access to repro health services for low-income residents. The bill is part of a larger reconciliation package advancing through Congress. bit.ly/43w0mp1
- From mariachi music and margaritas in Philly to dance performances and tequila tastings across the state, Pennsylvania is bursting with ways to honor Mexican culture this May 5! 🇲🇽❤️ Find your fiesta 👉 keystonenewsroom.com/2025/05/02/c... #CincoDeMayo #CincoDeMayoPA #MexicanHeritage
- Hundreds attended an anti-Trump and project 2025 rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Wednesday morning, chanting slogans and standing in solidarity against the new administration. #Pennsylvania #Trump #PAPolitics #TrumpProtest
- Ahead of National Pizza Day on Sunday (Super Bowl Sunday, no less) we’ll be highlighting some of the best pizza across the state this week. First up: Pittsburgh. Yinz let us know if you agree in the comments.
- Thousands will descend on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney in the wee hours of the morning to see a groundhog roused from his stump to predict the weather. The Western Pa. town of about 6,000 is home to the most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, and the most famous Groundhog Day celebration.
- Come on, Harrisburg. You can do better than the Olive Garden on Jonestown Road.
- Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday that he wants to fast-track big energy projects in Pennsylvania and offer hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for projects that provide electricity to the grid and make hydrogen.
- Education advocates are cheering the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s decision to deny Unbound Academy’s application to operate a teacherless, artificial intelligence-powered cyber charter school.
- Members of the Pennsylvania House’s LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus renewed calls to pass the Fairness Act on Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s administration attacking transgender rights.
- Gov. Josh Shapiro blasted President Donald Trump’s executive orders for creating chaos in Pennsylvania communities. ✏️ 🎥 : Sean Kitchen #Pennsylvania #PAPolitics #PANews #Philadelphia #Pittsburgh #Harrisburg #HarrisburgPa #CentralPa #CentralPennsylvania #WesternPa #WesternPennsylvania
- If you, your place of work, or someone you know is feeling the effects of President Trump’s funding freeze, we want to know about it. Please comment below, or send us a DM. #NewsUpdate #PGH #Philly #LancasterPA #DauphinCountyPA #HersheyPA #USPolitics #Trump #News #PoliticalNews
- Gov. Josh Shapiro called President Donald Trump’s memo freezing federal spending "worrisome" after creating chaos for state and local officials. Pennsylvania lost access to Medicaid, CareerLink and Head Start programs.
- The Pennsylvania Department of Education has until Jan. 29th to approve or reject an application for Unbound Academy, where students would receive two hours of instruction provided by AI software for subjects such as math and reading.
- US Sen. John Fetterman wants to take Pennsylvania’s wildly popular Whole Home Repairs program and turn it into a national initiative. #Pennsylvania #PAPolitics #PANews #Philadelphia #Harrisburg #CentralPa #CentralPennsylvania #RuralPA #RuralPennsylvania #Pittsburgh #WesternPa #WesternPennsylvania
- Jeffrey Yass’ net worth nearly doubled in 2024 and is close to $50 billion, thanks to his investments in TikTok’s parent company. A new website is designed to track his political influence and spending.
- US Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) reintroduced a federal version of Pennsylvania’s popular Whole Home Repairs Program last week. Read more:
- While some of the country’s most powerful billionaires joined the pomp and circumstance of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration in Washington DC on Monday, many Democrats across Pennsylvania focused their efforts on honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- A new law aimed at protecting pets during instances of domestic violence is set to go into effect at the end of next week. The law previously gave judges the ability to order different types of relief to prevent further abuse, but it did not explicitly give authority to protect a victim’s pets.
- The Penn State Nittany Lions are one step closer to earning the third national championship in school history, and the first in almost 40 years.
- Who says you have to put away the rod and reel during the winter? When the deep freeze takes hold, you can venture out onto Pennsylvania’s frozen lakes, drill a fishing hole, and try your hand at ice fishing.
- A new year is bringing changes to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A 5% increase in tolls took effect Sunday and the eastern portion of the highway has converted to open-road tolling. #PAnews #PATurnpike #NewsUpdate #Pennsylvania #TollPrices #Pennsylvanian #NewsUpdate
- Pennsylvania was spared from heavy snowfall on Monday. How much fell in your area? Let us know in the comments. #Pennsylvania #FayetteCounty #HarrisburgPA #Philadelphia #Montco #ConshohockenPA #BerksCountyPA #WeatherNews #Snowfall #Philadelphia
- From historic mansions to country inns, Pennsylvania is home to numerous luxury bed and breakfasts where you can chase your winter blues away with fantastic views, rich history, small town charm, and stunning architecture—sometimes all in the same place. keystonenewsroom.com/2025/01/06/9...
- Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
- Pennsylvania seniors and residents living with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the commonwealth’s rebate through the Property Tax / Rent Rebate program. Over 550,000 residents have applied so far.
- A Pennsylvania jail retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by punishing entire cell blocks — confiscating legal paperwork, withholding necessities like toilet paper, soap and warm clothing, and cutting power and heat, inmates allege in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.
- The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and for public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it.
- A security guard at the federal courthouse in Harrisburg shot and wounded a man wielding a knife, a county prosecutor said. Additional details of Monday's shooting weren't immediately available, and authorities said the FBI was leading the investigation.
- Douglas, who helped Democrats flip the Dauphin County Commissioners office for the first time in nearly 100 years, ran on shaking up the county’s political establishment, and so far, has done exactly that.
- With the next legislative session about to start in the coming weeks, Republicans in the Pennsylvania House have begun circulating legislation that would ban abortion at 6 weeks of pregnancy.
- There have been thousands of drone sightings throughout New Jersey since the middle of November. Now, residents across Pennsylvania are spotting drones flying across parts of the commonwealth.
- Witnesses have reported sighting clusters of drone-like objects in the skies almost nightly for the past two weeks in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. Officials, including representatives of the FBI and DHS, released a statement on Thursday saying there is no evidence of a threat.
- Pennsylvania has some of the oldest school buildings in the country and cleaning toxic schools will cost billions of dollars. A new round of funding will help restart the cleaning process.
- Luigi Nicholas Mangione emerged from a patrol car, spun toward reporters and shouted something partly unintelligible referring to an “insult to the intelligence of the American people” while deputies pushed him inside. Read more:
- President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school in Pennsylvania Monday to honor the resilience of Indigenous tribes whose children were forced to attend the school and hundreds of similar abusive institutions.
- Police have arrested a 26-year-old man with a weapon consistent with the gun used to kill the head of the largest U.S. health insurer, New York’s police commissioner said Monday.
- A man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was taken into police custody Monday for questioning in Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. keystonenewsroom.com/2024/12/09/p...
- A union representing over 5,000 graduate student workers at Penn State University filed a petition for a union election with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board on Wednesday.
- US Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) mocked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for presenting a tough-guy image while allegedly wearing shoe lifts after DeSantis was floated Wednesday as a replacement for Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense.
- The US Senate approved a pair of federal judges for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania late on Tuesday. US Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman (D-Penn.) celebrated the confirmations of Catherine Henry and Judge Gail A. Weilheimer.
- Stumped on what to gift your favorite pal in Pa. this holiday season? From throwback sports merch to unique experiences, we have some ideas.
- Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. Austin Davis stepped into a national leadership role on Tuesday after he was elected as the chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association.
- Former Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste received $10,000 in campaign contributions from PrimeCare Medical and Herbert, Rowland & Grubic after leaving office in 2021. Haste’s connections to the two companies have been called into question following an unfolding corruption scandal.
- Perkasie Resident Stacy Smith tore into the Pennridge School Board's former policy that banned teachers from displaying Pride flags in their classroom, arguing that the ruling was confusing and cruel in its targeting of marginalized groups.
- Pennridge School Board voted five to four on Monday to overturn the “Advocacy Activities” policy that was drafted by the Independence Law Center, a Harrisburg based anti-LGBTQ+ organization connected to the Family Research Council, and passed by the board in Sept. 2022.
- Kendrick Lamar and SZA will hit the road together in 2025 in a tour that features two Pennsylvania dates. The Pa. stops are May 5 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and June 16 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, the penultimate stop on the tour.
- Pennridge School District is repealing the ban on Pride Flags in classrooms that was quickly passed in September 2022 without a second reading by the former Republican board majority. Watch to hear what local Parent Laura Foster has to say.
- Whether you and yours ride the rails to visit with Santa, admire snowy scenery, or toast the New Year, a train ride during the holiday season is an old-timey adventure that belongs on every Pennsylvanian’s winter bucket list. Click the link for more details. keystonenewsroom.com/2023/11/21/a...
- All Pennsylvania regulated electric companies are adjusting their rates starting Dec. 1, with most increasing their rates. Link: keystonenewsroom.com/2024/11/27/p...
