House members play catch-up with rapid data center development
(The Center Square) - The era of the data center has arrived, and with it comes a hefty assortment of House bills aimed at regulating the new tech infrastructure.
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Pennsylvania
EMS worker petitions to dismiss Teamsters representation
(The Center Square) – An emergency responder wants to disband Teamsters representation at her station in southwestern Pennsylvania.
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Too high to handle? State releases 2026 insurance marketplace rates
(The Center Square) - For months, the looming threat of higher insurance premiums has hung over the commonwealth, while at the federal level, affordable health care access has been at the heart of the debate causing the government shutdown.
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Shapiro speaks on his attacker’s guilty plea
(The Center Square) - Following a guilty plea from arsonist Cody Balmer for the April firebombing of the Governor’s Mansion, Gov. Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro held a press conference at the Capitol, closing one chapter of a tumultuous year.
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WATCH: CCTV footage captures attempted murder of Pennsylvania governor
(The Center Square) – The Dauphin County District Attorney's Office released more than five minutes of CCTV footage that captured Cody Balmer setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence in Harrisburg on April 13, 2025.
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Philadelphia paying after drug addict dies in prison cell
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a drug-addicted man died while being held in a prison cell.
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Republicans pressure Pennsylvania State Department on voter rolls
(The Center Square) - House Republicans are hoping to drum up support for a bill that would pressure the Department of State to cooperate with a lawsuit from the federal Department of Justice over a request for voter information.
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PJM exit: A price solution or power move?
(The Center Square) – Surging electricity demand, an aging grid, and generation sources retiring faster than new ones can be built have become some of the nation’s most pressing challenges.
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Pregnancy loss leave reintroduced in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – A loved one dies. More often than not, employers may offer full-time workers a few days of paid bereavement leave or take an understanding approach toward a handful of unpaid days.
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Shapiro speaks on ceasefire deal
(The Center Square) - Amidst the release of hostages and a ceasefire deal that seems to be holding steady in Gaza, Americans are offering thoughts and notes of cautious optimism.
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