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Electricity 'tax' axe, school choice funding boost delivered to state House

(The Center Square) – Eliminating a de facto “electricity tax” and boosting funding for school choice programs share space in one legislative proposal handed back to Pennsylvania's House of Representatives late Thursday afternoon.

Pa. House passes data center ‘pause’ along with Shapiro’s plan for ‘responsible’ development

Legislation passed Wednesday would give township leaders the option to pause new data center applications, while another bill sets up Gov. Josh Shapiro’s package of voluntary guidelines and incentives for developers to become law if the state Senate agrees.

With looming deadline, Pa. Senate passes bill that will drive mass review of felony murder sentences

More than 1,100 people in Pennsylvania are currently serving life sentences without parole on second degree murder charges. The review of their cases could be the largest resentencing effort in the history of the commonwealth.

Lehigh Valley’s Mack Trucks a presidential favorite for economic stumping

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s visit to the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday blended economic messaging with campaign politics as he lauded the impact of his administration’s tariff policies on reviving U.S. manufacturing.

House votes to revoke tax break for data center industry

(The Center Square) - The state House on Thursday gave bipartisan approval to revoking a sales tax exemption for equipment for data centers, with one supporter equating the industry frenzy in Pennsylvania to an irresponsible and speculative "gold rush."

Fetterman, Meuser differ on future of proposed ICE detention centers

(The Center Square) – A pair of proposed ICE detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties may be sold by the Department of Homeland Security, though at least one Pennsylvania congressman has cast doubt on whether the deal will move…
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