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Capital Region musicians join Philadelphia Orchestra on stage at SPAC
WNYT - New York
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August 22, 2025
Capital Region musicians join Philadelphia Orchestra on stage at SPACMore than 90 local string musicians from our area, including young students still in grade school to seasoned veteran players, they got to join members of the Philadelphia...
Pennsylvania Democrats propose crypto ban targeting lawmakers in office
crypto.news
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August 22, 2025
A Democratic lawmaker in Pennsylvania has proposed a bill that would ban elected officials from profiting off cryptocurrency while in office. Summary Pennsylvania lawmaker Ben Waxman introduced HB1812 to ban elected officials from profiting off...
This Philadelphia office building recently sold for less than half its 2006 sale price
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Another Philadelphia office building is slated for partial conversion to residential, as it sells at a deeply discounted rate. Ten Penn Center, at 1801 Market St., is being sold to PMC Property Group for $30 million, according to a person familiar...
Philadelphia School District and local colleges prepare for SEPTA cuts that could disrupt student commutes
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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August 22, 2025
Another 18,000 families eligible for transportation receive a flat payment of $300 a month from the district to transport their children to school themselves. The rest of the students who are not eligible for district-sponsored travel make their...
Herr’s chips are at the center of an NYC bribery scandal
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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It was the green-and-white potato chip bag seen nationwide. A close adviser to New York Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from the incumbent’s reelection campaign after handing a journalist a potato chip bag stuffed with cash. Now the snack company...
School District of Philadelphia delays vote on extending Keystone Opportunity Zone
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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August 22, 2025
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The School District of Philadelphia’s board voted to delay a decision on extending six Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) sites until...
Pennsylvania Lured Shell to the State With a $1.65 Billion Tax Break. Now the Company Wants to Sell Its Plant
Inside Climate News
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August 22, 2025
In 2020, the Department of Energy predicted that Appalachia was “on the cusp of an energy and petrochemical renaissance” fueled by abundant shale gas. The agency saw the ethane cracker plant Shell was building outside Pittsburgh as “the first of...
Pennsylvania rebuffs federal request for voter rolls containing personal data
Spotlight PA - Pennsylvania
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August 22, 2025
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. Pennsylvania told the U.S. Justice...
Pennsylvania Lottery player from Allegheny County wins over $550K in online game
WPXI - Pennsylvania
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August 21, 2025
A player from Allegheny County has won an online prize of $550,974.31 from the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Big Winners Club game. The Big Winners Club is a connect-style game that contributes to the VIP Jackpot, which starts at $150,000. The...
Pennsylvania rebuffs U.S. request for voter rolls containing personal data
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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August 21, 2025
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Pennsylvania told the U.S. Justice Department that it will not give federal officials a version of the...
Smokey Bear stolen from in front of Pennsylvania fire station
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania fire department is asking for the return of a large, wooden Smokey Bear sign taken from outside the station while firefighters were out on a call. Bear Creek Township Volunteer Fire Rescue said on social media that...
Pennsylvania Judge Defies Supreme Court in Attack on Religious Liberty
Law Enforcement Today
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PHILADELPHIA, PA- In what appears to be another case of a district court defying a Supreme Court ruling, a federal district court in Philadelphia last week sided with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey in forcing the...
Kamala Harris bringing her "107 Days" book tour to Philadelphia in September
CBS 3 Philly - Pennsylvania
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris' "107 Days" book tour will stop at The Met Philadelphia on Thursday, Sept. 25, in partnership with Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books, an independent Black-owned bookstore in the city's Germantown neighborhood.
Q&A: Workforce development leader Holubec tackles funding challenges, data access in Pennsylvania
The Business Journals
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August 22, 2025
Lauren Holubec, the new executive director of Pennsylvania's workforce development association, is navigating complex funding challenges while advocating for improved data access to support job seekers and businesses.
How Philadelphia can reduce youth violence with relationship-based programs
Metro Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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August 22, 2025
Pennsylvania spends roughly $200,000 a year for each juvenile it incarcerates, according to a 2021 report from the bipartisan Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force. That’s 50 times the cost to deliver evidence-based family therapy that could...
Pennsylvania: What is a Bona Fide Discount Point?
JD Supra - California
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August 22, 2025
What Happened? Effective August 29, 2026, Pennsylvania enacted House Bill 1103 (the “Bill”) impacting discount points on residential mortgage loans by making amendments to Pennsylvania’s usury code (the Loan Interest and Protection Law (“Law”)),...
Philadelphia Union host the Chicago Fire in conference play
Associated Press
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August 22, 2025
Chicago Fire (11-9-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (15-6-6, second in the Eastern Conference) Chester, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Philadelphia -125, Chicago +285, Draw +292; over/under...
Pennsylvania says it won't give voters' SSNs, driver's license numbers to US DOJ
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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August 22, 2025
Pennsylvania's Department of State on Thursday told the U.S. Department of Justice that it will not provide a list of voters that included partial Social Security and driver's license numbers and that the federal agency was free to request the...
Pennsylvania online casino revenue hits $228.3 million in July
Yogonet International
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August 21, 2025
Pennsylvania’s online casinos generated $228.3 million in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) in July, the second-highest monthly total in state history, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported. Only March, which posted $238.2 million, has...
Pennsylvania Proposes New Ethics Bill to Restrict Public Officials’ Crypto Holdings
Coingape
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August 21, 2025
Pennsylvania has introduced a new crypto bill aiming to enforce stricter ethical and financial disclosure standards for public officials. The proposed legislation, House Bill 1812 (HB1812), seeks to restrict public officials and their immediate...