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NEW REPORT: Under Governor Shapiro’s Leadership, Pennsylvania Remains the Only State in the Northeast with a Growing Economy

NEW REPORT: Under Governor Shapiro’s Leadership, Pennsylvania Remains the Only State in the Northeast with a Growing Economy

Pennsylvania remains the only state in the Northeast with an economy that’s growing, according to the latest analysis from Moody’s Analytics. Since taking office, Governor Shapiro and his Administration have made Pennsylvania more competitive —...

Owner:  American Government
NEW REPORT: Under Governor Shapiro’s Leadership, Pennsylvania Remains the Only State in the Northeast with a Growing Economy

NEW REPORT: Under Governor Shapiro’s Leadership, Pennsylvania Remains the Only State in the Northeast with a Growing Economy

Pennsylvania remains the only state in the Northeast with an economy that’s growing, according to the latest analysis from Moody’s Analytics. Since taking office, Governor Shapiro and his Administration have made Pennsylvania more competitive —...

Owner:  American Government
Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Announces Graduation of 238 New Troopers From the 217th Session of the State Police Basic School

Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Announces Graduation of 238 New Troopers From the 217th Session of the State Police Basic School

Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul today joined New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James in honoring 238 new State Troopers as they graduated today from the 217th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The...

Owner:  American Government
Governor Shapiro Secures Nearly $353 Million Investment from Eos Energy to Relocate Headquarters to Pittsburgh and Expand PA-Based Battery Manufacturing Operations in Allegheny County, Creating 735 New Jobs

Governor Shapiro Secures Nearly $353 Million Investment from Eos Energy to Relocate Headquarters to Pittsburgh and Expand PA-Based Battery Manufacturing Operations in Allegheny County, Creating 735 New Jobs

The Commonwealth is investing $22 million in the zinc-based battery manufacturer to support its headquarters relocation to Pittsburgh’s North Shore and further grow its Western Pennsylvania manufacturing operations. Today’s announcement is the...

Owner:  American Government
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Government shutdown to halt SNAP benefits for Blair County residents

Government shutdown to halt SNAP benefits for Blair County residents

Screenshot More than 20,000 residents in Blair County will not be receiving SNAP benefits in November due to the government shutdown and that has local service organizations bracing for impact as winter and the holiday season arrives. Not...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Pennsylvania taxpayers pay $89 million daily while state fumbles budget plan

Pennsylvania taxpayers pay $89 million daily while state fumbles budget plan

Since July 1, taxpayers have given the state roughly $89 million each day, even as months have passed without any of it going into the programs it’s meant to support. It’s a crude figure calculated by dividing the state’s $10.1 billion in revenue...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Due to Federal Government Shutdown, Opening of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Delayed to December

Due to Federal Government Shutdown, Opening of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Delayed to December

From Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Due to the federal government shutdown, Pennsylvania must delay the opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season by one month, until Wednesday, Dec. 3, because the...

Owner:  Berks Community Television (Non-profit)
Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown persists

Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown persists

AP Photo House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. WASHINGTON...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
City youth pitch ideas for city to mayor

City youth pitch ideas for city to mayor

Photo Jessica N. Rex Mayor David Wortman is surrounded by some of the area youth who attended a recent gathering of city youth over ice cream. Mary Poppins once sang that a spoonful of medicine makes the medicine go down. Apparently, ice cream...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Berks commissioners voted to induct 7 war heroes into Military Hall of Fame

Berks commissioners voted to induct 7 war heroes into Military Hall of Fame

READING, Pa. – The Berks County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to approve the induction of seven new members into the Berks County Military Hall of Fame. Jay Ostrich, director of the Berks County Department of Veterans Affairs, noted that...

Owner:  Richard Dean
U.S. warns it could force some Pennsylvania rail cars out of service

U.S. warns it could force some Pennsylvania rail cars out of service

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy late Thursday warned that the department could soon force a Pennsylvania transit agency to stop using a fleet of railcars due to fire risks as he raised broad safety and financial concerns. The...

Owner:  Trib Total Media
LIHEAP start date delayed by at least a month due to government shutdown

LIHEAP start date delayed by at least a month due to government shutdown

The ongoing federal government shutdown could lead to colder living rooms and higher heating bills in Pennsylvania this fall and winter. The state Department of Human Services announced on Wednesday the start of its annual Low-Income Home Energy...

Owner:  Wise Family
Rochelle Martin’s path in sports, politics to be honored with Ebony Lifeline HOF induction

Rochelle Martin’s path in sports, politics to be honored with Ebony Lifeline HOF induction

YOUNGSTOWN — Rochelle Martin’s sports journey is a bit of an unusual one. While many children get into athletics through media exposure or parental passion, Martin’s came as a result of an injury. Fast forward a few decades later, and Martin will...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Purse Thief who Put Woman in Hospital Caught in Pennsylvania

Purse Thief who Put Woman in Hospital Caught in Pennsylvania

Written by Aidan Cahill on October 23, 2025. Posted in Featured, News. A Frankfort man who stole a purse and ran over 76-year-old woman in Ballston Spa has been captured in Pennsylvania. Joseph Hess, 32, of Frankfort NY allegedly stole a...

Owner:  Chad Beatty
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