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    Pa. Supreme Court must strike down Shapiro’s energy tax
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. Supreme Court must strike down Shapiro’s energy tax
    ANDRE BELIVEAU RealClearPennsylvania 
    May 16, 2025
    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has heard oral arguments about an energy tax looming over utility bills in the commonwealth: the Regional Greenhouse Ga...
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    Carbon tax goes before skeptical high court in Pennsylvania
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    Carbon tax goes before skeptical high court in Pennsylvania
    CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    May 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG — A skeptical high court grilled state officials this week about whether the money it wants to collect from a regional anti-pollution pact ...
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    Trump’s budget erases DOGE savings
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Trump’s budget erases DOGE savings
    May 15, 2025
    The Department of Government Efficiency says it has cut $165 billion of wasteful spending from the federal government, based on its self-reported numb...
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    Yaw bill for responsible solar development passes Senate
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    Yaw bill for responsible solar development passes Senate
    May 13, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The state Senate approved legislation encouraging responsible solar development and offering better protections for landowners, according...
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    Social Security Matters: Must I take Medicare Part A even if I have VA or Medicaid coverage?
    Local News, News
    Social Security Matters: Must I take Medicare Part A even if I have VA or Medicaid coverage?
    RUSSELL GLOOR 
    May 09, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: Does everyone need to sign up for Medicare Part A, even if you are ex-military? Or only on Medicaid, regardless of whether you are eligibl...
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    Panel: EMS endangered in the commonwealth
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    Panel: EMS endangered in the commonwealth
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    May 08, 2025
    HERSHEY — Emergency services are in demand in Pennsylvania, yet the people who provide them are struggling to keep their organizations afloat while th...
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    Plenty of reasons to reform Medicaid
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Plenty of reasons to reform Medicaid
    May 07, 2025
    Debates over entitlement programs bring out the worst in elected officials, who are typically more concerned with political survival than addressing d...
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    Social Security Matters: Applying at 62; when to enroll in Medicare
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    Social Security Matters: Applying at 62; when to enroll in Medicare
    RUSSELL GLOOR 
    May 02, 2025
    ASK RUSTY: I am writing to ask for your advice on when I should sign up or enroll in a Medicare Plan. I have submitted an early retirement application...
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    Spending actually up under Trump. Here’s why
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Spending actually up under Trump. Here’s why
    May 02, 2025
    President Donald Trump is spending taxpayer money 10% faster than Joe Biden was at this time last year, according to daily financial statements releas...
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    PHARE funding increase passes House
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    PHARE funding increase passes House
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 28, 2025
    HARRISBURG — As it stands, the PA Housing and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund, or PHARE, is capped at $100 million of the state’s ballooning budget. B...
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    Data shows Medicare top insurance payer in 3rd quarter
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    Data shows Medicare top insurance payer in 3rd quarter
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 25, 2025
    During the current Trump Administration, changes have been proposed or already put in place for many forms of health insurance, including Medicare, Me...
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    Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program to deter junk food moves to House floor
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    Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program to deter junk food moves to House floor
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 24, 2025
    HARRISBURG— Some legislators have worried that Pennsylvanians who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits might b...
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    DOGE alone isn’t enough
    Opinion, Сolumns
    DOGE alone isn’t enough
    Apr 24, 2025
    Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...
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    Expiring health insurance tax credits loom large in Pennsylvania
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    Expiring health insurance tax credits loom large in Pennsylvania
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 23, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Expanded tax credits that make health insurance cheaper for 24.3 million Americans face expiration at the end of 2025, leaving many in th...
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    Making household items great again
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Making household items great again
    Apr 22, 2025
    If the government shouldn’t be in your bedroom, why is it spying on your bathroom? This month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order repeal...
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    A doomsday clock is ticking
    Opinion, Сolumns
    A doomsday clock is ticking
    Apr 17, 2025
    If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...
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    Bill would assist in increasing affordable housing
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    Bill would assist in increasing affordable housing
    Apr 15, 2025
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens John Fetterman, D-Pa., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., introduced the bipartisan, b...
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    ​​PennDOT welcomes project proposals to improve transportation in Pennsylvania
    Local News, News, PA State News
    ​​PennDOT welcomes project proposals to improve transportation in Pennsylvania
    Apr 10, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) is now accepting proposals for transpo...
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    For the left, is there anything ‘taxing the rich’ can’t do?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    For the left, is there anything ‘taxing the rich’ can’t do?
    GORDON GRAY InsideSources.com 
    Apr 10, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Heading into Tax Day, if you listen to progressive policymakers for a few minutes, you’ll likely hear that few problems on Earth ca...
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    Bill would help donate unused prescriptions to those in need
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Bill would help donate unused prescriptions to those in need
    Apr 10, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp, R-Warren, chair of the House Health Committee, announced the committee has unanimously approved a bill that would exp...
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    ‘Round the Square: Possibilities for creativity
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Possibilities for creativity
    July 29, 2025
    CONTEST: We found a photo contest that we think local readers might like. It's the Through The Seasons photo contest for the Pennsylvania Parks and Fo...
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Biegel Media telling local stories through a new lens
    Business, Local News
    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Biegel Media telling local stories through a new lens
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    July 29, 2025
    Nathan Biegel moved to Bradford last August and since then has been using his passion for storytelling through video to amplify the voices of local bu...
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    Using your dishwasher properly
    Lifestyles
    Using your dishwasher properly
    July 29, 2025
    Dear Heloise: After reading the letter from Pat D. in Irvine, California, about not putting dishes in the dishwasher with dried food on them, I would ...
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    Woman wants surprise party to be drama-free
    Lifestyles
    Woman wants surprise party to be drama-free
    July 29, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children — one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can't ...
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    Little Returns to Hidden Valley Victory Lane, Claims Semi Late Special
    Local Sports
    Little Returns to Hidden Valley Victory Lane, Claims Semi Late Special
    Jo Wankel 
    July 28, 2025
    CLEARFIELD - Clearfield’s Gary Little returned to the winners circle Friday Night at Hidden Valley Speedway by picking up the Semi Late Special. Littl...
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    Port Allegany finishes second at Tri-County Swim and Dive Team Championships
    Local Sports
    Port Allegany finishes second at Tri-County Swim and Dive Team Championships
    Jo Wankel 
    July 28, 2025
    Era Photo by Pam Fischer The Port Allegany Community Swim Team is pictured with coach Linda Fetter.  Pictured, Front Row, from left: Tryston Dahlke, M...
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