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WEBTroubled rural water company could be forced to sell pending Pa. utility commission investigation. by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has opened an investigation into Rock Spring Water Company. Sept. 20, 2024.
2021 Pa. election: A last-minute guide to everything you need to …
WEBOct 29, 2021 · Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters.. The 2021 election in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 2 — and there’s a lot on the ballot. Races for mayor in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, district attorney in ...
5 things to know about the minimum wage debate in Pa.
WEBMar 11, 2021 · Knab said there is clear public support for a minimum wage increase, with 1.7 million Pennsylvanians making less than $15 an hour now. (A new Franklin & Marshall College poll shows 67% of registered voters in the state support raising the wage floor to $12, as Wolf has proposed.) Knab also echoed Democrats who paint the …
Are Democrats Losing Pennsylvania? See Latest Voter Registration …
WEBMay 7, 2024 · HARRISBURG — For the first time in at least 16 years, the Democratic and Republican parties in Pennsylvania are within half a million registered voters of one another. Since 2008, Democrats’ registration edge over Republicans has steadily shrunk — from a 12% advantage in April 2008 to about a 4% advantage in April 2024, according to a ...
PA attorney general results: Sunday, DePasquale win primary
WEBApr 23, 2024 · HARRISBURG — Eugene DePasquale has emerged victorious from a competitive, five-way Democratic primary for Pennsylvania attorney general, while party-endorsed candidate Dave Sunday won the two-man contest for the Republican nomination. The Associated Press called the race for DePasquale at 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
What renters in Pa. need to know about available relief, the new ...
WEBAug 11, 2021 · Meanwhile, Pennsylvania is racing to get more than $1 billion in rental relief out the door to people who have fallen behind because of the pandemic. “The average award in the state is about $6,000 per household,” Meg Snead, acting secretary of the Department of Human Services, said during a recent Spotlight PA live event.
Jobless in Pa. livid over new unemployment system errors as state ...
WEBJun 8, 2021 · A long-delayed upgrade of Pennsylvania’s computer system for unemployment benefits made a glitch-filled debut Tuesday, frustrating some jobless workers and confirming the concerns of critics who feared the new system would buckle under the heavy, pandemic-fueled demand. Within the first 12 hours of the launch, more than 62,000 Pennsylvanians ...
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Doug Mastriano concedes 2022 PA governor election
WEBNov 10, 2022 · Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters.. UPDATED, Nov. 13: In a message posted to social media Sunday evening, Republican Doug Mastriano conceded the race for Pennsylvania governor — four days after ...
Election 2024: A guide to the PA attorney general candidates
WEBMar 19, 2024 · HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters will elect a new attorney general this November, but Democrats and Republicans first must pick their candidates this spring. The attorney general represents the interests of the state and the public, and defends Pennsylvania’s laws in court. In recent years, the office has …