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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 9h
ICYMI: Experts warn that, while such measures may be intended to protect children, they can ultimately wind up burdening adults, posing data privacy concerns, and restricting access to First Amendment-protected material.
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Pa.'s latest online age verification bill would restrict access to adult content • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Experts warn that, while such measures may be intended to protect children, they can ultimately wind up burdening adults, posing data privacy concerns, and restricting access to First Amendment-protected material.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 13h
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to address the question of whether their March decision finding mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder unconstitutional should apply in the cases of those already sentenced. From @iankarbal.bsky.social
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Pa. Supreme Court agrees to address whether those serving life for felony murder can seek parole • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Second degree murder, also known as felony murder, is a charge brought when a victim dies during the commission of another felony, even if the perpetrator never intended or planned to kill.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 13h
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is working with Erie, Lancaster, and York counties to ensure the system is working as intended and ready to launch statewide in December, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, who serves as chair of the PCCD, said. From @petehallpa.bsky.social
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Pennsylvania rolls out sexual assault evidence tracking system • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The system is being launched about two years after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Act 122 of 2024, which required the PCCD and Pennsylvania State Police to establish an online tracking system to allow sexua...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 14h
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxes. From @statesnewsroom.com
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Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxe...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 14h
“We found ourselves caught between modern fundraising technology and rules written for a very different time … but, very quickly, we realized this wasn’t just about Good Intent." From @wdownard.bsky.social
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Charitable entities one step closer to accepting electronic payments for raffle tickets • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Nonprofit leaders say that state law needs to be modernized to allow charitable gaming operations to accept electronic payments.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 15h
The bipartisan National Governors Association for the first time in over a decade updated its internal principles on federalism — the system of power sharing between Washington, D.C., and the states. From @stateline.org
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Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 16h
ICYMI: Election Day isn’t until Nov. 3, but the 2026 election is officially underway in Pennsylvania: The first ballots are starting to hit voters’ mailboxes.
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Everything you need to know about how to vote in Pennsylvania in 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Election Day isn’t until Nov. 3, but the 2026 election is officially underway in Pennsylvania: The first ballots are starting to hit voters’ mailboxes.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 16h
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections. From @statesnewsroom.com
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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 17h
ICYMI: Advocates warn that as word of raids near hospitals and medical centers spreads, so can fears of seeking healthcare services in immigrant communities. Medical workers too have warned that more aggressive immigration enforcement has led to immigrants delaying or refusing necessary care.
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ICE enforcement around healthcare facilities in Pa. leads to fears about immigrants who need care • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Advocates warn that as word of raids near hospitals and medical centers spreads, so can fears of seeking healthcare services in immigrant communities. Medical workers too have warned that more aggressive immigration enforcement has led to immigrants delaying or refusing necessary care.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 17h
Commentary: Pittsburgh is where Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. That history offers a useful lens for understanding today’s measles outbreak: what’s driving it and how it spreads. From @theconversation.com
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Commentary: Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing its vaccine legacy • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Exposure alerts and calls for residents to double-check their vaccination status have dominated local news since August 2026.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 19h
Commentary: In a 1967 collection of police incident reports from the district that patrols Philadelphia's airport, most cases involved things like unruly passengers and drug smuggling. But, officers also detained drafted soldiers who didn’t want to complete their tours. From @theconversation.com
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Commentary: ICE arrests at Philadelphia International harkens to when police detained AWOL Vietnam War soldiers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
ICE ramped up its arrests of immigrants at major airports over the summer of 2026, including in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 19h
Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are broadly deployed by law enforcement, parking enforcement and toll collecting agencies in the commonwealth. They collect images of passing vehicles and record the location, time, license plate number and, in some cases, identifying features such as bumper stickers or roof racks.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 20h
New Folo PA podcast episode drop: Health professionals and state lawmakers want to regulate kratom. And they’re meeting some resistance. From @ejprev.bsky.social with @iankarbal.bsky.social
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Kratom's regulatory complexities confront Pennsylvania lawmakers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
You might have seen signs advertising kratom at a corner store or out for sale on a gas station counter.  In its natural form, kratom is derived from a tree with the same name native to southeast Asia...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 21h
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman addressed some of the biggest topics ahead of the final legislative stretch before midterms.
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Pa. Senate Majority Leader weighs in on midterm election, skill games and gift ban proposal • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman addressed some of the biggest topics ahead of the final legislative stretch before midterms.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 22h
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four additional noncitizens with crimes related to registering to vote and voting in the 2022 or 2024 elections in Pennsylvania. From @votebeat.org
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Department of Justice charges more Pennsylvania residents with noncitizen voting amid crackdown • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four additional noncitizens with crimes related to registering to vote and voting in the 2022 or 2024 elections in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 22h
Experts warn that, while such measures may be intended to protect children, they can ultimately wind up burdening adults, posing data privacy concerns, and restricting access to First Amendment-protected material.
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Pa.'s latest online age verification bill would restrict access to adult content • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Experts warn that, while such measures may be intended to protect children, they can ultimately wind up burdening adults, posing data privacy concerns, and restricting access to First Amendment-protected material.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are broadly deployed by law enforcement, parking enforcement and toll collecting agencies in the commonwealth. They collect images of passing vehicles and record the location, time, license plate number and, in some cases, identifying features such as bumper stickers or roof racks.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 28/09/2026
ICYMI: Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract despite public backlash.
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The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Week in Focus: September 25, 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract despite public backlash.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 28/09/2026
Election Day isn’t until Nov. 3, but the 2026 election is officially underway in Pennsylvania: The first ballots are starting to hit voters’ mailboxes.
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Everything you need to know about how to vote in Pennsylvania in 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Election Day isn’t until Nov. 3, but the 2026 election is officially underway in Pennsylvania: The first ballots are starting to hit voters’ mailboxes.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 28/09/2026
Advocates warn that as word of raids near hospitals and medical centers spreads, so can fears of seeking healthcare services in immigrant communities. Medical workers too have warned that more aggressive immigration enforcement has led to immigrants delaying or refusing necessary care.
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ICE enforcement around healthcare facilities in Pa. leads to fears for immigrants of seeking care • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Advocates warn that as word of raids near hospitals and medical centers spreads, so can fears of seeking healthcare services in immigrant communities. Medical workers too have warned that more aggressive immigration enforcement has led to immigrants delaying or refusing necessary care.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 27/09/2026
In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment.  In February 2023, George Garrow jumped in his car and hurried to help people impacted by a freight train that had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The crash happened about a quarter-mile west of the […]
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 27/09/2026
ICYMI: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states.
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Energy Department unveils project to squeeze more juice through existing power lines • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 26/09/2026
ICYMI: Black Lung Disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.
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Black lung disease remains a threat in Pa. and elsewhere, but efforts to address it are delayed • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Black Lung Disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 26/09/2026
ICYMI: As opposition to data centers grows, researchers eye the state’s thousands of acres of polluted mine lands as potential solutions.
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Could abandoned mines house Pennsylvania’s unwanted data centers? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
As opposition to data centers grows, researchers eye the state’s thousands of acres of polluted mine lands as potential solutions.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 26/09/2026
ICYMI: A spokesperson for the Department of Aging questioned the timing of the report as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks reelection in November.
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Audit finds Pa. Department of Aging's oversight of county offices lacking • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A spokesperson for the Department of Aging questioned the timing of the report as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks reelection in November.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 26/09/2026
ICYMI: Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract despite public backlash.
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The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Week in Focus: September 25, 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract despite public backlash.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
ICYMI: The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, with beds for about 1,800 people, is the largest ICE detention center on the east coast.
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Amid opposition, Clearfield County commissioners approve ICE contract extension • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, with beds for about 1,800 people, is the largest ICE detention center on the east coast.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
As physicians navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal specialists has developed new guidelines to help providers in those states navigate legal risks for themselves and medical challenges for their patients. From @stateline.org
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High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help provider...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
The report focuses on diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk -- while largely leaving out national findings on substance use, sexual behavior, violence and disparities among student groups that were prominent in previous reports. From @stateline.org
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey report focuses on five areas — diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
ICYMI: As it stands, Schmidt said roughly 986,000 mail ballot applications have been approved in Pennsylvania — roughly 95% of those received. And 20 counties have already begun to send mail ballots to voters who requested them.
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As mail ballots begin to go out, Pa.’s top election official says midterms will be business as usual • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
As it stands, Schmidt said roughly 986,000 mail ballot applications have been approved in Pennsylvania — roughly 95% of those received. And 20 counties have already begun to send mail ballots to voters who requested them.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
The Week in Focus is video recap of our top stories: 1. Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract. 2. Pa.’s top election official is assuring voters the November election will work like any other. 3. State lawmakers have two major Pa. Supreme Court decisions waiting for them.
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The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Week in Focus: September 25, 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract despite public backlash.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore is commissioning a state task force to examine new data center proposals and advise local jurisdictions considering the projects. The final decision on data center projects still rests with local governments, Moore said this week. From @marylandmatters.org
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New data centers in neighboring Maryland to get additional scrutiny under governor's order • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Gov. Wes Moore is creating a state task force to examine new data center proposals and advise local jurisdictions considering the project whether they meet state standards, but he insisted that final ...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
After receiving a reprieve last week, York pastor Molis Augustave was flown out of the country Thursday, according to a community group organizing on his behalf. Even with an additional week, Augustave was deported 20 days after he was detained. From WITF
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York pastor supported by Gov. Shapiro, Sens. Fetterman and McCormick, deported to Haiti • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This story was originally published by WITF. The Department of Homeland Security is making weekly deportation flights from Louisiana to Haiti. After receiving a reprieve last week, York pastor Molis A...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
Shapiro’s campaign spent $31 million between June 9 and Sept. 14, a new disclosure shows, including more than $19 million on TV and digital advertising. Garrity continued to struggle in the fundraising game. She raised $1.8 million over the three-month period. From @publicsource.org
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Have you seen a Garrity ad? Shapiro leads 43-to-1 in broadcast, digital buys. • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s huge fundraising lead over Republican challenger Stacy Garrity continues to be built in part by contributions from out of state, and has positioned the Democratic incumbent to spen...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
ICYMI: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states.
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Energy Department unveils project to squeeze more juice through existing power lines • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment.  In February 2023, George Garrow jumped in his car and hurried to help people impacted by a freight train that had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The crash happened about a quarter-mile west of the […]
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
Gov. Beshear asked his state's congressional delegation to throw their support behind a bill amending the Black Lung Benefits Act to “provide adequate benefits for miners.” Pennsylvanians have filed 143,000 claims for black lung benefits, as of last year. From the @kentuckylantern.com
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Kentucky's Gov. Andy Beshear backs black lung bill in Congress • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Gov. Andy Beshear asked Kentucky’s congressional delegation in a Thursday letter to throw their support behind a bill amending the Black Lung Benefits Act to “provide adequate benefits for miners suff...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
A project to wring more capacity out of existing power lines will help suppliers like PPL Electric Utilities improve reliability and affordability for customers, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. From @petehallpa.bsky.social
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Energy Department unveils project to squeeze more juice through existing power lines • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis. From @stateline.org
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Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of provi...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
Investigators also examined the purchase of 11 warehouses at $1.07 billion for the purpose of immigration detention, including two in Pennsylvania. From @statesnewsroom.com
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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, incl...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
ICYMI: Higher education teaches our students to ask hard questions. Colleges and universities should be ready to do the same.
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Commentary: Higher education in Pa. should challenge itself the same way we challenge our students. • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Higher education teaches our students to ask hard questions. Colleges and universities should be ready to do the same.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
ICYMI: West Publishing, a division of Thomson Reuters, said it detected unauthorized activity involving its C-Track case management system June 30.
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Software breach affects three Pa. courts and Environmental Hearing Board • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
West Publishing, a division of Thomson Reuters, said it detected unauthorized activity involving its C-Track case management system June 30.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
ICYMI: Pa. Supreme Court decisions on felony murder and skill games will force the two issues to the top of lawmakers' agendas when they return next week.
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Pa. Supreme Court decisions on felony murder, skill games loom over lawmakers’ return • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pa. Supreme Court decisions on felony murder and skill games will force the two issues to the top of lawmakers' agendas when they return next week.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
The Nov. 3 ballot measures in nine states include questions about pretrial release, fentanyl and human trafficking penalties, immigration enforcement, traffic cameras, drug cartels and marijuana regulation. From @stateline.org
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States put criminal justice, marijuana policies before voters in 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voters in nine states will weigh changes to their criminal legal systems and drug policies this fall.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
ICYMI: A spokesperson for the Department of Aging questioned the timing of the report as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks reelection in November.
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Audit finds Pa. Department of Aging's oversight of county offices lacking • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A spokesperson for the Department of Aging questioned the timing of the report as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks reelection in November.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
About a third of all shooting victims in Philadelphia this year were age 22 or under, or what the School District of Philadelphia calls “school-aged youth.” That ratio has held steady since 2024. From @chalkbeat.org
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Fewer Philly students are getting shot, but risks are higher at cyber charters, alternative schools • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
About a third of all shooting victims in Philadelphia this year were age 22 or under, or what the School District of Philadelphia calls “school-aged youth.”
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hearing. From @statesnewsroom.com
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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hear...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment.  In February 2023, George Garrow jumped in his car and hurried to help people impacted by a freight train that had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The crash happened about a quarter-mile west of the […]
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
ICYMI: As opposition to data centers grows, researchers eye the state’s thousands of acres of polluted mine lands as potential solutions.
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Could abandoned mines house Pennsylvania’s unwanted data centers? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
As opposition to data centers grows, researchers eye the state’s thousands of acres of polluted mine lands as potential solutions.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 23/09/2026
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