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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- As outrage spreads over energy-hungry data centers, politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers have found rare bipartisan agreement over insisting that tech companies -- and not regular people -- must foot the bill for the exorbitant amount of electricity required for artificial intelligence.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party's radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will run for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party's radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Many political candidates like to talk up their resume in their stump speech.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Two Pennsylvania counties had to replace poll books at all polling places in the middle of in-person voting during Tuesday's election because of what officials described as mistakes made in creating the voter data.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state's highest court -- one at the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday will decide whether to keep a Democratic majority on the state's highest court -- the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections -- or potentially plunge the court into a partisan deadlock in a premier presidential battleground.
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -- Democrats and their allied groups are pouring in more money, cutting a fresh television ad with Gov. Josh Shapiro and sending in the national party chairman in the final week of campaigning for a Pennsylvania Supreme Court election, possible signs of concern for a race that could reshape the highest court in the largest presidential battleground.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- There are no $1 million giveaways to voters, cheesehead hats or even candidate debates. Elon Musk is nowhere to be found.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania said Tuesday that the nation must "turn the tide" against political violence and the belief that government can't solve problems while also rejecting vengeance.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti on Tuesday announced a bid for Congress in Pennsylvania, adding yet another competitive Democrat to the 2026 midterm election lineup in a state that gives her party perhaps its best chance to gain multiple seats without redrawing congressional lines.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn't write an accurate date on the return envelope.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn't write an accurate date on the return envelope.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania's two-term elected state treasurer, said Monday that she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro 's reelection bid, setting up what could be a contest between a low-profile officeholder and a potential White House contender in 2028.
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday will head to the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania to begin selling President Donald Trump's sweeping budget-and-policy package in a working-class district that could see a ferocious congressional campaign next year.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democrat Janelle Stelson, who lost to Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry by barely a percentage point in 2024, will run again in the right-leaning congressional district in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The brash and chaotic first days of President Donald Trump 's Department of Government Efficiency, once led by the world's richest man Elon Musk, spawned state-level DOGE mimicry as Republican governors and lawmakers aim to show they are in step with their party's leader.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser will not seek the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania, despite having President Donald Trump's recent promise of support if he were to run.
ENOLA, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania isn't even up for reelection until 2028, but already a one-time primary foe, former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, is crisscrossing Pennsylvania and social media, looking and sounding like he's preparing to challenge Fetterman again.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- President Donald Trump will control the so-called "golden share" that's part of the national security agreement under which he allowed Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy out iconic American steelmaker U.S. Steel, according to disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said Wednesday they have finalized their "historic partnership," a year-and-a-half after the Japanese company first proposed its deal to buy the iconic American steelmaker for nearly $15 billion.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat's spending request.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program designed to distribute more than $1 billion in aid to states to purchase food from farms for schools, child care centers, and food banks.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Challenger Corey O'Connor ousted Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in Tuesday's Democratic primary election, beating an incumbent in a race that hinged on how Gainey was handling city finances, affordable housing and public safety.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Challenger Corey O'Connor ousted Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in Tuesday's Democratic primary election, beating an incumbent in a race that hinged on how Gainey was handling city finances, affordable housing and public safety.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Progressive stalwart Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia's Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney for another four years in the heavily Democratic city after withstanding an impeachment attempt and years of criticism by President Donald Trump and other Republicans.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Voters on Tuesday will choose new candidates to run for some of the top jobs in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with the winners of the Democratic primaries all but assured of victory in November in the two heavily Democratic cities.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, the lawmaker known for his unconventional and irreverent brand of politics, is in the news again after a blowup at a closed-door meeting with union allies and former staff aides who aired concerns about his mental health.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The Trump administration said Monday that the University of Pennsylvania violated laws guaranteeing women equal opportunities in athletics by letting a transgender swimmer compete on the school's women's team and into team facilities.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl -- separating them indefinitely -- and three children ages 2, 4 and 7 who are U.S. citizens along with their Honduran-born mothers, their lawyers said Saturday.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl -- separating them indefinitely -- and three children ages 2, 4 and 7 who are U.S. citizens along with their Honduran-born mothers, their lawyers said Saturday.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl -- separating them indefinitely -- and three children ages 2, 4 and 7 who are U.S. citizens along with their Honduran-born mothers, their lawyers said Saturday.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported a Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely, and in another case a 2-year-old girl who is a U.S. citizen along with her Honduran-born mother, their lawyers say.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported a Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely, and in another case a 2-year-old girl who is a U.S. citizen along with her Honduran-born mother, their lawyers say.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported the breastfeeding Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely, and in another case a 2-year-old girl who is a U.S. citizen along with her Honduran-born mother, their lawyers say.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Coal-fired power plants, long an increasingly money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now that the suddenly strong demand for electricity to run Big Tech's cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications has set off a full-on sprint to find new energy sources.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn its lawsuit that accused a heavily Hispanic city in Pennsylvania of illegally diluting the political power of its growing Hispanic population.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The Philadelphia prosecutor who became a campaign trail punching bag for Republicans amid rising crime in U.S. cities during the coronavirus pandemic is running for reelection on the back end of a withering effort to oust progressive district attorneys nationwide.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion in the middle of the night, set a fire that left significant damage and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building during the Jewish holiday of Passover.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump 's effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men formerly known as the Central Park Five who were exonerated after spending more than a decade in prison for the 1989 rape and beating of a woman who was jogging.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A new executive order from President Donald Trump that's part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate change laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- With the promise of newer, cheaper nuclear power on the horizon, U.S. states are vying to position themselves to build and supply the industry's next generation as policymakers consider expanding subsidies and paving over regulatory obstacles.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Delaware lawmakers put aside protests from major institutional investors and approved fast-tracked legislation Tuesday night that backers say will protect its status as the corporate capital of the world after criticism by billionaire Elon Musk and other influential business titans rattled public officials.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Delaware is trying to protect its status as the corporate capital of the world amid fallout from a judge's rejection of billionaire Elon Musk 's landmark Tesla compensation package, although critics say fast-tracked legislation will tilt the playing field against investors, including pensioners and middle-class savers.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers increasingly worry about protecting their residents and economies from rising electric bills, power outages and other consequences of falling behind Big Tech in a race for electricity.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Newly minted U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan swore he wouldn't support gutting government benefits such as Medicaid that residents of his northeastern Pennsylvania district rely on.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday that President Donald Trump 's administration has freed up billions in federal aid that the Democrat had accused it of withholding illegally and unconstitutionally.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday sued agencies under President Donald Trump, saying they are illegally and unconstitutionally withholding billions in federal aid from the state that had already been approved by Congress.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on Medicaid rolls after the COVID-19 pandemic are sicker than anticipated -- and costlier to care for.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will seek more money for underfunded public schools and public transit in his budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, while he is also hoping to win support for legalizing marijuana and introducing taxes on skill games viewed as competitors to casinos and lottery contests.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to seek more money for public schools and public transit when he delivers his third budget proposal to lawmakers Tuesday. Shapiro is also expected to reprise his support for legalizing marijuana and introducing taxes on skill games viewed as competitors to casinos and lottery contests.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan that's expected to seek substantially more aid for the poorest public schools, emphasize frugality and press the politically fraught topics of bailing out public transit and legalizing marijuana.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses could push states to become more open to crypto and lead public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat, many backers hoped he'd challenge convention and the status quo.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life, even as the potential for a new bid for the storied Pittsburgh steelmaker began to emerge Monday.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life after the Biden Administration extended a deadline for the Japanese steelmaker to abandon plans to acquire the storied Pittsburgh company after President Joe Biden blocked the deal.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and for public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania in this year's election has prompted predictable vows to rebound, but it has also sowed doubts about whether Pennsylvania might be leaving the ranks of up-for-grabs swing states for a right-leaning existence more like Ohio's.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick on Thursday, as a statewide recount showed no signs of closing the gap and his campaign suffered repeated blows in court in its effort to get potentially favorable ballots counted.