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It’s the latest attempt by Republican state lawmakers to speed up permitting by allowing outside parties to review applications, rather than state agencies, such as the Department of Environmental Protection. -
The bill defines the kind of on-campus speech and behavior that would be defined as discriminatory under federal law. -
The Family Care Act has bipartisan support in the Pennsylvania House and Senate. -
Pennsylvania is just one of more than a dozen states that have recently banned — or want to ban — the ornamental tree. -
The chaos at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock took place Sunday while the service was being livestreamed, state police said in a news release. -
By 2045, the buses of Pittsburgh will produce net zero carbon emissions, according to the first-ever climate plan released by Pittsburgh Regional Transit. -
A new national report says Pittsburgh's arts audiences are still down from the pandemic, but patrons who remain are spending more than ever. -
The Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority, which serves 40,000 customers in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs, will resume shut-offs for nonpayment next month.
Pennsylvania is just one of more than a dozen states that have recently banned — or want to ban — the ornamental tree.
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The non-profit American Rivers will use the federal funds to take down small, obsolete dams in the Ohio and Susquehanna rivers watersheds. -
The ongoing consolidation between DuBois and Sandy Township is only the second one in Pennsylvania after lawmakers standardized the process. It has shown the limits of state law. -
A federal court decision that protects the constitutional rights of homeless Pottstown residents could be overruled by the high court this summer. -
The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November. Democrats are treading cautiously over an internal divide about the campus demonstrations while Republicans are playing up their rivals' disagreements. -
The secrecy leaves taxpayers in the dark about who underwrites the outings and what interests they may have in state government policy.
