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Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania would see funding cut under bill passed by the state House

HARRISBURG — A Democratic-sponsored proposal to limit per-student payments to Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools and make other changes to how they operate narrowly pas...

June 06, 2025 Pennsylvania News

VA employees rally in Philly: ‘Save our jobs, save our vets’

Dozens of Philadelphia workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs gathered Thursday under an unyielding sun chanting: “Save our jobs, save our vets.” Come lunchtime,...

June 05, 2025 Pennsylvania News

ICE arrests nearly 20 in Norristown, Pa., as immigrant community calls on county commissioners to act

PHILADELPHIA — ICE agents have arrested nearly 20 immigrants in Norristown, Pa., during the last two weeks, according to advocates who described an aggressive and ongoing...

June 05, 2025 Pennsylvania News

AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules

The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal ju...

June 05, 2025 National News

No injuries when fire erupts at Philadelphia transit lot filled with decommissioned buses

PHILADELPHIA — A fast-moving fire erupted early Thursday at a transit bus lot in Philadelphia filled with dozens of decommissioned vehicles, sending a thick plume of blac...

June 05, 2025 Pennsylvania News

Grove City Strawberry Days festival returns this weekend

One of Grove City’s and Mercer County’s summer traditions returns this weekend with the 34th annual Strawberry Days festival Friday through Sunday, June 6 to 8, at Grove ...

June 05, 2025 Pennsylvania News

Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it throu...

June 04, 2025 Pennsylvania News

Sen. Fetterman has low approval among Pa. Democratic primary voters, new poll shows

PHILADELPHIA — A poll conducted last week by a progressive PAC found 65% of likely Democratic primary voters in the state disapprove of how Sen. John Fetterman is doing h...

June 03, 2025 Pennsylvania News

Trump says he would support the GOP’s Dan Meuser for Pennsylvania governor — if he runs

PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump said last week that he would support U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser for Pennsylvania governor if he decides to run, pledging the most-coveted ...

June 03, 2025 Pennsylvania News

Debate between Sens. John Fetterman, Dave McCormick touches on media ‘smears,’ support for Israel, and Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman walked onto the stage through a doorway cast in a bright blue light. Republican Sen. Dave McCormick followed from the right-hand side, whic...

June 03, 2025 Pennsylvania News

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