Amanda Berg
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For Spotlight PA
Prices on certain goods, services may rise as Pa. lawmakers consider axing some sales tax exemptions
With the state budget overdue and facing significant deficits, one Republican leader says he’s willing to consider changes to Pennsylvania's current sales tax exemptions.
Kiley Koscinski
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90.5 WESA
Commonwealth Media Services
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The move comes nearly two months after U.S. health officials said that they would urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply. -
Administration officials over the past few days provided additional insight into the so-called golden share arrangement that the federal government made as a condition for supporting the partnership. -
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a "national security agreement" submitted by the federal government. -
The proposal is designed to appeal to Republican senators, and comes after Pa. Democrats unsuccessfully tried for years to pass a statewide $15 minimum wage -
The new data centers are designed to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence products. -
A federal judge has issued a temporary block on the Trump administration’s cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states that sued in April. -
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers. -
In Pennsylvania, lawmakers are writing legislation to fast-track permitting for data centers.
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The rally Friday was to celebrate the deal between the two steelmaking giants — and to celebrate Trump for having blessed it after opposing it throughout last year's presidential campaign. But in his hour-long speech, Trump spoke only glancingly of the deal.
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U.S. Sen. David McCormick says an arrangement for Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel will guarantee an American CEO, a majority of U.S. board members and U.S. government approval over certain corporate functions.
