Pennsylvania’s Joint State Government Commission released a long-awaited report that outlines a series of recommendations for artificial intelligence use and adoption – and examines AI’s potential impact in the commonwealth.
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9 things to know about Josh Shapiro’s $53.3B budget proposal
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City of Philadelphia sues federal government over removal of slavery exhibits
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The map is interactive and is available here: www.protectpharmacyaccess.org
Something worth following: Pennsylvanians For Protecting Pharmacy Access – a coalition of pharmacists, patient advocates, health care providers + others – released a map of pharmacy deserts + recent closures across PA.
Here's a look at the state's pharmacy deserts.
Citing $115,000 in unpaid rent, Lehigh County evicts ICE from Allentown office space
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PA officials among nationwide pushback against Trump claiming members of Congress engaged in ‘seditious behavior’
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The PA GOP put out a statement on the incident.
"There is absolutely no room for violence in our political discourse. Disagreements are part of democracy. Smashing windows is not."
The party called for Democratic leaders to denounce the incident.
The Delaware County GOP says their headquarters in Media, PA was vandalized last night.
Photos show their glass front door shattered.
New: The John Fetterman primary talk is already heating up.
The Pennsylvania Working Families Party announced it will support a primary challenger to the commonwealth’s senior U.S. senator.
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PA GOP Chair Greg Rothman reacts to yesterday's elex results.
"Last night the Republican Party sustained losses in Pennsylvania and across the nation ... We need to do a better job of communicating our core principles of freedom, security, prosperity and opportunity for all..."
On Election Day, Pennsylvania voters cast their ballots in high-stakes judicial retention elections, opting to keep Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for the next decade.
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Retention roundup: Your last-minute guide to Pennsylvania’s 2025 judicial elections ⚖️ 📖
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The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill that aims to bring more transparency to PA's permitting processes, including by requiring state agencies to create permit application tracking systems on their websites.
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Shapiro: Arsonist’s guilty plea is a ‘just outcome’ after firebombing at governor’s residence
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News: SEIU Local 668, a PA union representing human service workers, says Northampton County plans to furlough its rank-and-file human service workers on Oct. 20 if a state budget isn’t passed.
The union will hold an event outside the county human services building tomorrow.
DNC announces six-figure investment in PA Supreme Court retention elections
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Ferguson Township will host two public input hearings at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sept. 30.
The township doesn’t oversee Rock Spring Water Company but is involved in the state’s regulatory effort to find a permanent fix for the struggling system, which serves about 1,000 of the township’s residents.
In Pittsburgh speech, Shapiro says political violence ‘has no place in our society’
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National Democrats announce a six-figure investment in Pennsylvania's Supreme Court retention elections ⚖️
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What's the latest on the Pennsylvania budget impasse? Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman said this week that he is encouraged by talks; there is still "no global agreement on a budget deal" at this time.
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People deserve to be safe at school, safe on their campus, & safe in their community.
The shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah is horrifying & targeting anyone for their speech or their beliefs is unacceptable. Gun violence is uniquely an American problem and it is one we can & must do something about.
Ahead of November’s pivotal judicial elections, three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices offered an inside look at Pennsylvania’s highest court during a fireside chat in Philadelphia.
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Sunday said AI companies are "becoming extraordinarily wealthy while testing the limits of A.I. on their consumers, without concern for the harm they are causing kids and others ... ”
He voiced concerns that kids are "essentially serving as guinea pigs for Big Tech experiments."
PA Attorney General Dave Sunday has signed onto a letter to AI and tech company leaders that urges the tech sector to do more protect children from AI.
“At this inflection point in human history, the decisions your companies make could ramify for centuries,” the letter reads.
Today’s first panel, focused on postsecondary education trends, is happening now.
The day’s second panel will be devoted to a conversation around short- and long-term priorities in higher education.
PASSHE Chancellor Christopher Fiorentino is kicking things off at the @cityandstatepa.bsky.social 2025 Higher Education Summit.
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward responds to the explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant in Allegheny County that has left one person dead and multiple injured.
“Today’s tragic events have left our entire region shaken,” Ward said.
Public transit advocates and riders had a clear message for the state Senate Wednesday morning: Do your jobs so we can get to ours.
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