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Pennsylvanians end 2025 with less money thanks to Trump’s economic policies
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance traveled to Pennsylvania to tout their economic agenda, but in reality, Pennsylvanians paid more in 2025 thanks to inflation, tariffs and budget cuts.
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Pittsburgh ministry among small US groups chipping away at historic levels of social isolation
A Pittsburgh ministry pursuing “trauma-informed community development” is one of many small groups across the US working to restore community connections amid an epidemic of loneliness and isolation.
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Pennsylvania joins 15 other states suing Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging funds
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday is the latest legal battle that Democratic-led states are pursuing over funding for EV charging infrastructure that they say was obligated to them by Congress under former President Joe Biden, but that the Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration are “impounding.”
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In Lehigh Valley visit, Vance tries to ease fears over the economy as jobs report shows losses
The VP touted the administration’s economic policies a week after President Trump traveled to Pa.
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As Congress debates ACA subsidies, Pennsylvania extends Pennie enrollment deadline
Pennsylvanians now have until Dec. 31 to enroll in the commonwealth’s health insurance marketplace.
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See how much Pennie premiums could go up by county in 2026
Federal tax credits that lowered the cost of Pennie insurance are due to expire at year’s end. The state estimates that enrollees will see their premium payments roughly double next year unless Congress acts to extend the subsidies.
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Pa.’s Sunday, lawmakers contend with Trump order blocking state AI regulations
In the wake of a Trump administration executive order striking state-level AI regulations, Pennsylvania will continue to prosecute its laws related to artificial intelligence in the interest of its residents, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.
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US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place
The U.S. Capitol will display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago.
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What does bid to let PA independents vote in primaries mean for you?
A group of five independent voters including political commentator Michael Smerconish filed a lawsuit Dec. 10 asking a Pennsylvania court to end the commonwealth’s bar against independent voters participating in primary elections.
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5 hunters shot, including 2 fatalities, during Pennsylvania deer season
The Pennsylvania Game Commission investigated at least five hunting related shooting incidents during the two-week rifle deer season that resulted in two deaths and three injuries.
