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Kilmar Abrego Garcia will get hearing on if smuggling charges are illegally ‘vindictive'
A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador.
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Pennsylvania Republicans officially endorse Stacy Garrity for governor
The Republican Party of Pennsylvania officially endorsed State Treasurer Stacy Garrity for governor.
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Republican Stacy Garrity to challenge Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's reelection bid
Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state Treasurer Stacy Garrity will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid in 2026.
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Recap: Lawmakers fail to reach deal to stop SEPTA's ‘death spiral'
Pa. lawmakers failed to reach a deal on transit funding that would have prevented SEPTA from implementing drastic service cuts and fare hikes.
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Transit bill from Pa. Senate fails to move forward as SEPTA's deadline approaches
With SEPTA’s deadline to avoid a “death spiral” hours away, a Pa. House Committee did not approve of a transit bill that was passed by the Senate.
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Penn State is closing 7 of its branch campuses. Here's why
Penn State University’s trustees are backing a plan to close seven of its 19 branch campuses amid declining enrollments.
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Pennsylvania primary election day: Key 2025 races, find out where to vote
The 2025 primary election in Pennsylvania is on Tuesday, May 20. Here’s how to check your registration status and what big races will be decided.
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‘Not be able to fix that': Gov. warns of what Pa. will lose with Medicaid cuts
Gov. Josh Shapiro is warning that cuts to Medicaid health care that Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of people losing access to the program and more rural hospitals shutting their doors.
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Pa. Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls' sports, but bill faces battle
Pennsylvania’s state Senate is backing a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at the collegiate and K-12 levels. However, the Republican-penned bill that passed Tuesday is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.
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Officer killed in gunman's Pa. hospital siege was hit by police fire: Prosecutor
The officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege in February was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also hit an armed man holding hostages, the prosecutor said. The attacker and West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte were killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, while several other people were hurt.
