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Roughly 100 voters and election workers filled the tiered seating of the wood-paneled courtroom on the top floor of Chester…

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s minimum hourly wage has been unchanged for 16 years, even as its neighboring states have climbed into the double-digits.

Unlike years past, however, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal on Tuesday places a strong emphasis on finally bringing the rate from $7.25 to $15, highlighting…

A demonstrator waves a red cloth as hundreds gather after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good through her car window Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 near Portland Avenue and 34th Street. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

Despite the high-profile U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota, ICE…

UPPER BERN — The Trump administration this week finalized the $87.4 million purchase of a warehouse in Berks County that a member of Congress says will be used as an ICE processing and detention facility.

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When a public figure like a sitting U.S. Congressman sues a local newspaper over its political commentary, courts do more than ask whether feelings were hurt. They ask whether the First Amendment – and, in Pennsylvania, now a new anti-SLAPP statute – bars the courthouse doors before the case begins…

Acrisure Stadium, right, and Kamin Science Center in Pittsburgh on Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo by John Beale for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

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It’s a good day to be Paige Cognetti.

The mayor of Scranton and likely Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District just received an endorsement for the position from the highest-elected official in the Commonwealth.

Gov. Josh Shapiro praised Cognetti as an independent-minded reformer in his announcement.

“Mayor Paige…

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A former Wall Street CEO sporting tailored suits and a tattooed politician uniformed in Carhartt…

In this week’s quiz: Gov. Josh Shapiro unveils his latest state budget plan, Eli Lilly expands into the Lehigh Valley, and ICE buys a Pennsylvania warehouse for $87 million.

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An Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Va., in 2024. As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty…