PA Environment Digest Blog: Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Frustrated By Length Of ‘Cordial’ And ‘Respectful’ PA Budget Negotiations

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Tells Stephen Colbert President Has ‘Abandoned’ Pennsylvanians

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro And Stephen Colbert Talk About President, Governor’s Residence Arson, His Failed Bid For Student Government

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Josh Shapiro Saved His Career By Not Being Kamala Harris’ Running Mate - By Oliver Bateman, RealClearWire

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Nearly Doubles Staffers Dedicated To Communicating His Agenda

-- WHYY: Gov. Shapiro Calls Supporters Of Ban On Transgender Athletes ‘Extremist Legislators,’ Declines To Say If He’d Veto Ban Legislation

-- Post-Gazette: Republican Field Begins To Emerge In 2026 Race For PA Governor

-- Inquirer: Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity Hasn’t Even Entered Race For PA Governor, And The Jabs Are Already Flying

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Is Shapiro Taking Notes From NYC Mayoral Race? - By Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity

-- ABC27: Republican Sen. Mastriano Teases Another Run For PA Governor

-- Inquirer: Republican Sen. Mastriano Says Early Endorsement Won’t Keep Him Out Of 2026 PA Governor’s Race: ‘I Have A Plan’

-- Budget 2025

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Frustrated By Length Of ‘Cordial’ And ‘Respectful’ PA Budget Negotiations

-- City & State PA: What We Now Know And Don’t Know About The PA State Budget

-- MCall Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Budget Battles Bring Dr. Seuss Story To Mind - ‘If I Ran The Zoo’ - By Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh)

-- Spotlight PA: Challenges Face PA’s Huge, Old Road System, What It Means For The Budget

-- Beaver Times: Online Gaming Overtakes Slots As PA’s Primary Gambling Moneymaker

-- Post-Gazette: Pennsylvanians Spent The Most Ever On Gambling Last Year

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A False Claims Act Can Help Pennsylvania Fill Budget Gap

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Proposed Tax Incentives To Help Steel Industry

-- PA House/Senate

-- MCall Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Budget Battles Bring Dr. Seuss Story To Mind - ‘If I Ran The Zoo’ - By Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh)

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Proposed Tax Incentives To Help Steel Industry

-- WHYY: Gov. Shapiro Calls Supporters Of Ban On Transgender Athletes ‘Extremist Legislators,’ Declines To Say If He’d Veto Ban Legislation

-- Reading Eagle: PA Bill Would Ban Law Enforcement From Wearing Masks In PA

-- US Senate/House

-- TribLive/AP: PA Republican Con. Mike Kelly Received A ‘Reproval’ From US House Ethics Committee Over Insider Stock Trading By His Wife Who Did Not Cooperate With The Investigation

-- Post-Gazette: PA Republican Con. Mike Kelly Violated Code Of Conduct During Insider Trading Investigation, US House Ethics Committee Finds

-- TribLive: Police Investigate Vandalism At Republican Con. Mike Kelly’s Office In Hermitage

-- PA Capital-Star: Republicans Outraise Democrats With PA Likely At The Center Of Determining Control Of US House

-- TribLive/Inquirer: Gisele Fetterman Doesn’t Want Her Husband Running For President

-- MCall Guest Essay: Here’s Why I Supported The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ - By Republican Con. Ryan Mackenzie

-- Statewide Offices

-- Inquirer: Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity Hasn’t Even Entered Race For PA Governor, And The Jabs Are Already Flying

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Is Shapiro Taking Notes From NYC Mayoral Race? - By Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity

-- 2026 Elections

-- Inquirer: Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity Hasn’t Even Entered Race For PA Governor, And The Jabs Are Already Flying

-- ABC27: Republican Sen. Mastriano Teases Another Run For PA Governor

-- PA Capital-Star: Republicans Outraise Democrats With PA Likely At The Center Of Determining Control Of US House

-- Post-Gazette: Wave Of Young PA Democrats Engaging In Politics As Party Debates Its Future

-- PA Impacts Of President’s Tariffs

-- Republican Herald Guest Essay: Blanket Prescription Drug Tariffs Will Hurt Pennsylvanians - By Dale Shupp & Judy Shupp, Shupp Family Farm In Tunkhannock, Wyoming County [PDF of Article]

-- TribLive/Bloomberg: Americans Are Paying For President’s Tariffs, Not Foreign Companies

-- Bloomberg: GM Profit Falls As President’s Tariffs Add $1.1 Billion In Costs

-- Impacts Of Federal Mega Budget Bill

-- PennLive Editorial: True Cost Of President’s Budget - Empty Food Banks And Closed Hospitals

-- MCall Guest Essay: Here’s Why I Supported The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ - By Republican Con. Ryan Mackenzie

-- WESA: PA Has One Year To Lower Food Stamp Error Rate Or Come Up With An Extra $660 Million

-- TribLive: Health Care Experts: Republican Medicaid Cuts Threaten PA’s Nursing Home Industry

-- PennLive: PA’s Rural Hospitals In Danger Because Of Republican Medicaid Cuts

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Here’s A Look At The Financial Health Of Lancaster County’s Hospitals

-- TribLive Editorial: What Happens To Nursing Homes If Federal Medicaid Takes A Hit?

-- PA Capital-Star: President’s Dept. Of Education Punishes PA Schools By Withholding Promised Federal Funding - By Tony Norman

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Veterans Administration On Pace To Lose 3%, 200+ Workers, By Year’s End

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Abruptly Cancels Town Hall Tour After Just 1 Stop

-- TribLive Editorial: Canceled Town Halls, Shrugged-Off Support Staff Cuts Disrespect Value Of Pittsburgh Veterans Administration

-- PA Capital-Star: PA And 11 Other States With Large Rural Populations Likely To See Worst Impacts Of Republican Medicaid Cuts: Will $50 Billion In Aid For Rural Health Be Enough?

-- TribLive: Brown University Study Flags 4 Southwest PA Nursing Homes ‘At Risk’ Under Republican Medicaid Cuts

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Next Federal Tax Season Could Bring Frustrations

-- Politico: Republicans Once Said The Free Market Should Decide How The US Uses Energy - No More

-- PA Impacts Of President’s Policies

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill School Program Continue Despite Halt To Federal Funds

-- The Center Square: Extended LIHEAP Energy Assistance Proposed In PA [In Face Of Proposed 100% Federal Cut]

-- MCall: Extreme Weather Tour Stops In Lehigh Valley To Say How Federal Cuts Are Making The Region Less Safe

-- Commonwealth Foundation: Shapiro Shouldn’t Get In The Way Of PA’s Energy Momentum

-- TribLive: Unions Rallying In Pittsburgh Pitch President’s ‘Chaos’ As Chance To Grow Ranks

-- Republican Herald Editorial: They Came For The Nice Guy At The Pizzeria, Too [PDF of Article]

-- TribLive Column: Cruelty The Theme Of President’s Administration - By Joseph Sabino Mistick

-- MCall: Federal ICE Says Allentown Grandfather Was Never Taken Into Custody, Calls Family’s Story A ‘Hoax’

-- PennLive: Haitian Faith Leader Concerned About The Future Of His Central PA Community Despite Court Ruling

-- WNEP: Lackawanna County Community Outraged After Restaurant Owner Detained By Federal ICE

-- Inquirer: A Federal ICE Raid In Montgomery County Left Families Bereft After 14 Are Arrested: ‘We Are Hiding On The Roof, I Love You’

-- Reading Eagle: PA Bill Would Ban Law Enforcement From Wearing Masks In PA

-- TribLive: Carnegie Mellon President Reopens The Fence, Says President’s Visit Angered Many On Campus

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Students Are Unsung Heroes Of University Research, And Federal Research Funding Cuts Hurt Them Most - By Shomir Wilson, Penn State University

-- Delaware Currents: Advocacy Group Warns Of Grim Future For Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Due To Budget, Staff Cuts

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Yes, Pittsburghers Should Be Concerned About Cuts To National Park Service - Wounding America

-- Inquirer: President’s National Park Service Considers Removing Independence Park Exhibits In Philadelphia For ‘Depicting American History In A Negative Light’ [References To Slavery]

-- Reuters: As US Wildfires Rage, Firefighters Clean Toilets, Meet Oil/Gas Production Targets After President’s Staff Cuts, Critics Say

-- KDKA: More Teens Say They’re Using A.I. For Friendship, Here’s Why Researchers Are Concerned

-- AP: Federal Appeals Court Finds President’s Effort To End Birthright Citizenship Unconstitutional, Upholds Block

-- New Federal Administration

-- TribLive Column: Cruelty The Theme Of President’s Administration - By Joseph Sabino Mistick

-- WNEP: Luzerne County Cuts Band From Playing Rockin’ The River Due To ‘Politics And Propaganda’ Concerns

-- Scranton Times: Band Canceled For Rockin’ The River Concert For Political Reasons Paid $10,000

-- National Politics

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Should Become Part Of Canada - By Dennis Jett, Penn State University

-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: How Anti-Gerrymandering Activists Could Benefit PA Republicans And Vice Versa - By John Kromer

-- International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.15 Ohio- $3.10 PA- $3.20

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 18 - Up One From Last Week

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 19 to 25 - More Criminal Charges; Weeks Long Wastewater Cleanups Continue; 27 More Abandoned Conventional Wells [PaEN]

-- PJM Electricity Capacity Auction Bids For 134,311 MW Come It At Highest Price Allowed Under FERC-Approved Cap [PaEN]

-- What The A.I. Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: Exploding Electricity Demand Already Raising Prices - Ratepayers Need Protection; No Longer An ‘All Of The Above’ Energy Strategy [PaEN]

-- What The A.I. Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/AP: President’s A.I. Plan Calls For Massive Data Centers; Here’s How It May Affect Energy In The US

-- AP: President’s A.I. Plan Calls For Massive Data Centers; Here’s How It May Affect Energy In The US

-- Financial Times: Pittsburgh-based EQT Shale Gas Producer Urges US Congress To Cut Permit Times For Natural Gas Pipeline Projects, Limit Permit Appeals

-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Firms EQT, Range Boost Output Plans For 2025

-- Reuters: CNX Resources Boosts 2025 Output Estimate Without Extra Spending

-- Bloomberg: Halliburton’s Decision To Idle Fracking Gear Confirms US Shale Drilling Slowdown

-- Bloomberg: Puerto Rico Ends New Fortress Talks On $20 Billion LNG Deal

-- Flooding

-- Observer-Reporter: Flash Flood Warnings Issued By NWS In Pittsburgh Doubled In 2025

-- Altoona Mirror: Center For Rural PA Report Examines Losses From Natural Hazards In PA Totaled $3.6 Billion, 441 Deaths From 2001 to 2021 [PDF of Article]

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Weather Spikes Cause Concern For Our Future [PDF of Article]

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Stormwater Committee Awards Contract For Floodplain Restoration Project On Beaverdam Branch Of Juniata River

-- WHYY: No End In Sight For Constant Flooding Of FDR Park Road In Philadelphia

-- MCall: Extreme Weather Tour Stops In Lehigh Valley To Say How Federal Cuts Are Making The Region Less Safe

-- Republican Herald Guest Editorial: Texas Floods Show Danger Of Ignoring History And Common Sense

-- The Allegheny Front: Penn State Professor Explains How Climate Change Affects Weather

-- Gas Explosions

-- TribLive: ‘Series Of Failures:’ Lawsuit Blames Fatal Plum Boro Natural Gas Explosion On Pipeline Leak, Water Heater

-- TribLive: Plum Boro Mayor, Neighbors Hope Lawsuits Will Bring Answers In 2023 Fatal Rustic Ridge Natural Gas Explosion In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: ‘It’s Hard Not To Break:’ Daughter Of Plum Natural Gas Explosion Victims Continues To Grieve Without Closure

-- Post-Gazette: Families Of Plum Natural Gas Explosion Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against Companies

-- WTAE: Families Of 6 Victims Who Died In 2023 Natural Gas Explosion In Plum Boro, Allegheny County Sue Companies For Wrongful Death, Negligence

-- PUC Safety Division Continues Examination Of June Fatal Rowhouse Explosion In Philadelphia Focused On Natural Gas Utility Infrastructure [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Work Crew Strikes Natural Gas Line Near Monessen High School, Gas Leaked For 90+ Minutes Before Being Made Safe

-- Train Derailments

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Power Of Rail Industry Looms Over Stalled Federal Train Safety Bill That Could Prevent Another Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- A.I. /Data Centers

-- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. DeFrank, Chairman, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission [PaEN]

-- A.I./Data Center Articles - NewsClips - 7.28.25

-- PUC: Brace For Higher Electric Bills As A Result Of Soaring Power Use; Consumers Should Review Energy Options [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: PUC Urges Consumers To Prepare For Higher Summer Electric Bills

-- What The A.I. Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: Exploding Electricity Demand Already Raising Prices - Ratepayers Need Protection; No Longer An ‘All Of The Above’ Energy Strategy [PaEN]

-- What The A.I. Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Betty, University Of Pennsylvania’s New Supercomputer Joins The A.I. Arms Race In Montgomery County; Hums Louder Than A Jet Plane Taking Off, Uses As Much Electric As 1,000 Homes

-- Utility Dive: FERC Orders Significant Changes To PJM’s Grid Interconnection Process To Speed Connections

-- PJM Electricity Capacity Auction Bids For 134,311 MW Come It At Highest Price Allowed Under FERC-Approved Cap [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: PJM Says Settlement Of Complaint Filed By Shapiro Tamped Down Electricity Auction Prices {$380.57 vs. cap of $329.17]

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: PJM Grid Operator Auction Will Result In Higher Electricity Bills For PA, NJ, DE Customers

-- TribLive: PA Electric Bills To Rise After PJM Ups Payments To Power Plants

-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: PJM Capacity Price Hits Cap As Clean Energy Projects Remain Stalled

-- Utility Dive: PJM Capacity Prices Set Another Record With 22% Jump; Without Market Cap They Would Be 18% Higher

-- Gov. Shapiro: Legal Action Against PJM Saved PA Consumers An Estimated $1.6 Billion

-- Bloomberg: A.I. Data Center Boom Leads To Record Costs On US Grid; Businesses, Households In PJM Grid Will Spend A Record $16.1 Billion To Ensure Electricity Supplies

-- Reuters: Biggest US Power Grid [PJM] Auction Raises Prices By 22% To New Heights

-- Financial Times: A.I. Demand Drives Record Electric Supply Costs In Largest US Market In Blow To President’s Vow Of Lower Prices [PJM]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Joins Bipartisan Governors Demanding Leadership Reform At PJM Interconnection

-- White House Unveils A.I. Action Plan To Remove Barriers For Building A.I. Infrastructure [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/AP: President’s A.I. Plan Calls For Massive Data Centers; Here’s How It May Affect Energy In The US

-- AP: President’s A.I. Plan Calls For Massive Data Centers; Here’s How It May Affect Energy In The US

-- WESA: Carnegie Mellon A.I. & Energy Summit Offered All-Positive Message, With Concerns Cast Aside

-- PA Capital-Star: Energy And Tech Companies Said They’re Investing $90 Billion In PA, Fossil Fuel Projects Make Up Largest Category

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Leaders Eye Long-Term Impact Of Energy, A.I. Summit Beyond Big Announcements [Only 25% Of Investments In Western PA]

-- Citizens Voice: Debate Over Rumored A.I. Data Center Draws Large Crowd In Dorrance Twp., Luzerne County

-- WNEP: Covington Township Residents Oppose Development Of Proposed A.I. Data Center In Lackawanna County

-- Scranton Times: Archbald, Jessup Work Toward A.I. Data Center Zoning As Developers Target Towns

-- PennLive: Owners Of Idled Steelton Steel Mill Raise The Potential Of The Site Becoming A.I. Data Center In Dauphin County

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Partnership Pays $44 Million To Lock Down 715 Acres Of Land For A.I. Data Center In Middlesex Twp., Cumberland County

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Holds July 31 Meeting At Penn State Harrisburg Campus On Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant; Webinar On Aug. 6

-- LancasterOnline: Work Already Underway On 450,000 Sq. Foot A.I. Data Center Inside A Vacant Printing Plant; Officials Say It Won’t Affect Water, Electrical Grid

-- LancasterOnline: Residents Push Back Against Proposed $6 Billion A.I. Data Center In Lancaster City

-- WHYY: New Castle County, DE Residents Fight Back Against Proposed A.I. Data Center

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Many Projects Credited To A.I. & Energy Summit Were Already Underway

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Details $15 Billion Natural Gas Supply Deals For A.I.-power Plants - Negotiations Ongoing [PDF of Article]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT’s $1.8 Billion Olympus Energy Acquisition Among Top Oil & Gas Deals In Slow Q2 [Gas To Be Used To Supply Homer City Data Center Power Plants]

-- Citizens Voice: Talen Energy To Buy Nearby Salem Twp. Gas Power Plant In $3.5 Billion Deal To Lock Up Power For Data Center Plans In Luzerne County

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Talen Energy Announces Purchase Of Moxie Freedown Gas Power Plant In Salem Twp. To Lock Up Power For Data Centers

-- CNX Resources Sees Early Innings In Industry’s Fueling Of A.I. Revolution

-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves Constellation Energy Purchase Of Calpine, Including Power Plants In PA; And Sell 2 Plants In PA

-- Post-Gazette/Bloomberg: CEO Of Utility Giant Southern Co. Warns Of Revolution If Power Costs Associated With A.I. Demand End Up On Backs Of Utility Customers

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: We May See A Pittsburgh Renaissance That’s Really A Renaissance [Concerns By Environmental Groups Not Entirely Misplaced] - By Oliver Bateman, RealClearWire

-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Is Being Whipsawed On Energy, We Need A Comprehensive Strategy - By Kate Harper and Conor Lamb, Co-Chairs Of Energy Future PA [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Environmentalists Don’t Want To Talk About Energy, A.I. Policy - By Jeff Nobers, Pittsburgh Works [They weren’t invited to invitation only McCormick Summit]

-- Pittsburgh Works: Environmentalists Against Respectful Civic Discussion Of Energy, A.I. Policy [They weren’t invited to invitation only McCormick Energy A.I. Summit]

-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alerts For Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions July 26 & 27, And For The Entire Service Area On July 28 [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection Continues Maximum Generation And Load Management Alerts For July 25 [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation And Load Management Alerts For July 24 [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection Issues Another Hot Weather Alert, Return To Generation Service For July 23 In Its Western Region, Including Parts Of PA [PaEN]

-- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High? PJM Decisions Have Driven Up The Cost Of Electricity [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Openings For CEO And On PJM’s Board Are An Opportunity To Chart A New Course - By David Lapp, Maryland Office Of People’s Counsel advocating for residential utility consumers

-- Bloomberg: Biggest US Power Sale [PJM] To Offer Glimpse Of A.I.’s Cost To Consumers [Results To Be Announced July 22 at 4:00 p.m.] [PDF of Article]

-- PennLive: Controversial A.I. Data Centers Set For Big Expansion In PA, Some Ask, At What Cost?

-- Inside Climate News: Are You A Customer Of PJM? Its Capacity Auction Will Affect Your Electricity Prices In 2026

-- Warren Times Editorial: McCormick Impresses On Energy

-- WSJ: The New Microchips Designed To Solve A.I.’s Energy Problem

-- Utility Dive: A.I.- Powered Attacks On Computer Systems Rise, Now Outrank Other Risks For Information Security Officers

-- KDKA: More Teens Say They’re Using A.I. For Friendship, Here’s Why Researchers Are Concerned

-- Reuters: Key US Electricity Price And Output Trends So Far In 2025

-- Education

-- TribLive: School District Tax Increases Beg The Question: Is The System Broken?

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill School Program Continue Despite Halt To Federal Funds

-- PA Capital-Star: President’s Dept. Of Education Punishes PA Schools By Withholding Promised Federal Funding - By Tony Norman

-- Spotlight PA: After Years Of Secrecy, Penn State Board Discloses Details Of Closed-Door Meetings

-- Post-Gazette: New Chancellor For State-Owned Universities Outlines His Goals For The System

-- Spotlight PA: Albright College Future Still In Doubt After Dramatic Cuts to Avoid Closure

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Students Are Unsung Heroes Of University Research, And Federal Research Funding Cuts Hurt Them Most - By Shomir Wilson, Penn State University

-- TribLive: Carnegie Mellon President Reopens The Fence, Says President’s Visit Angered Many On Campus

-- Health Care

-- Republican Herald Guest Essay: Blanket Prescription Drug Tariffs Will Hurt Pennsylvanians - By Dale Shupp & Judy Shupp, Shupp Family Farm In Tunkhannock, Wyoming County [PDF of Article]

-- Spotlight PA: Pharmacies Are Disappearing Across PA As Operators Blame Broken Payment System That Doesn’t Cover Cost Of Drugs

-- PennLive Editorial: True Cost Of President’s Budget - Empty Food Banks And Closed Hospitals

-- TribLive: Health Care Experts: Republican Medicaid Cuts Threaten PA’s Nursing Home Industry

-- PennLive: PA’s Rural Hospitals In Danger Because Of Republican Medicaid Cuts

-- TribLive Editorial: What Happens To Nursing Homes If Federal Medicaid Takes A Hit?

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Here’s A Look At The Financial Health Of Lancaster County’s Hospitals

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Veterans Administration On Pace To Lose 3%, 200+ Workers, By Year’s End

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Abruptly Cancels Town Hall Tour After Just 1 Stop

-- TribLive Editorial: Canceled Town Halls, Shrugged-Off Support Staff Cuts Disrespect Value Of Pittsburgh Veterans Administration

-- PA Capital-Star: PA And 11 Other States With Large Rural Populations Likely To See Worst Impacts Of Republican Medicaid Cuts: Will $50 Billion In Aid For Rural Health Be Enough?

-- TribLive: Brown University Study Flags 4 Southwest PA Nursing Homes ‘At Risk’ Under Republican Medicaid Cuts

-- KDKA: More Teens Say They’re Using A.I. For Friendship, Here’s Why Researchers Are Concerned