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- House considers shielding Pa. wallets from data centers’ electricity use
Consumer advocates are sounding the alarm over data centers spiking energy costs in Pennsylvania.
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1 min - Pa. barrels toward 4 months without a budget, as lawmakers remain at odds
Pennsylvania is approaching four months without having a spending plan. And Senate Republicans are doubling down on their effort to fund the state at last year’s levels.
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1 min - Pa. Senate explores restricting cell phones in K-12 classrooms
State senators are working toward banning students from using cell phones during the school day. Support for such a ban is building in the Capitol.
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1 min - Gov. Shapiro backs congressional Democrats’ budget fight over Obamacare subsidies
Gov. Josh Shapiro says congressional Democrats are right to withhold their votes for any budget deal that doesn’t extend Obamacare subsidies slated to expire this year.
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1 min - SNAP benefits for 2 million recipients in Pa. on hold during government shutdown
Nearly two million Pennsylvanians won’t receive their November food assistance benefits, as the federal budget standoff continues in Washington.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered states to halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments until Congress enacts a spending plan.
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1 min - Government workers’ unions hit by both state, federal budget impasses
Pennsylvanians are in a unique position. They lack both a state and federal budget as Republican and Democratic lawmakers have reached gridlock in negotiations. Unions representing government workers are raising concerns over staffing.
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1 min - Tensions boil over in Capitol, as Pennsylvania lawmakers hit 100 days without budget
Pennsylvania is now 100 days without a state budget, yet lawmakers appear no closer to reaching a deal. Frustrations are mounting in the Capitol.
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1 min - Politics and economic uncertainty put Pa. LGBT centers at risk of closing
L-G-B-T centers across Pennsylvania are struggling to keep their doors open as federal funding dries up and donors cut support.
WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the national trend is being felt in Harrisburg, where the local L-G-B-T center opened its permanent location just last year.
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2 min - Pa. Attorney General Sunday launches expanded mental health diversion program
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is rolling out a new effort aimed at helping people with mental illness avoid jail time — if they commit low-level crimes.
WITF’s Jaxon White reports the program builds off of the state’s Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative, or LETI — originally created to address substance abuse.
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1 min - Gov. Shapiro elected to lead U.S.-Canadian partnership overseeing Great Lakes
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is stepping onto the international stage.
WITF’s Jaxon White reports a partnership among eight U.S. governors and two premiers of Canadian provinces last weekend elected Shapiro to be its leader for a two-year term.
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