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As lawmakers mull bills, Pa. community pushback on data centers is widespread

(The Center Square) - As crowds gather again and again in local meeting rooms around the state to grapple with the potential impacts of proposed data centers, a slew of potentially relevant bills awaits action by state lawmakers in Harrisburg.

Warnings sounded on scams involving virtual currency kiosks

(The Center Square) - A credit union member said she needed to withdraw $37,000 in cash to buy a BMW and it wasn't until later - after the withdrawn cash had been inserted into a virtual currency kiosk - that…

Inaction on 'Save Women's Sports' bill cited as dysfunction

(The Center Square) - One of the latest attempts to get a vote on a hot-button topic in Harrisburg ended with speakers talking over each other, people leaving the room as others spoke, and observations of "Cowards" and "What are…

Paid family leave proposal: Vital safety net or massive tax increase?

(The Center Square) - To convince colleagues that Pennsylvania workers need access to paid family and medical leave, state Rep. Jennifer O'Mara used facts from her own life: her father died young, she has two kids, and her veteran husband…

Used fire engine prices jump 62% in 1 year in private equity-fueled 'crisis'

(The Center Square) - Facing Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday morning, a disgusted local fire company president held up a tee-shirt bearing the name of a fire truck manufacturer with a big red slash through the name of the company.

State House passes data center rules amid Pa. 'affordability' push

(The Center Square) - The Pennsylvania Senate is the next stop for a proposed set of rules on the development of data centers following a feisty debate in the state House that got into green energy requirements, concerns about local…

Pennsylvania House approves boost in hourly minimum wage to $15

(The Center Square) - The Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House on Tuesday voted to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 over a period of years, advancing one of Gov. Josh Shapiro's priority issues and setting up yet another…

Lawmaker pitches suspension of gas tax; others say it would hurt road repair

(The Center Square) - 'Affordability' is a big political buzzword in Pennsylvania these days, and state Sen. Lisa Boscola thinks politicians should put their money where their mouth is and suspend the commonwealth's gas tax as pump prices surge higher.

Student cell phone use called 'catastrophic' for taxpayers as ban mulled

(The Center Square) - The national discussion on keeping students off cell phones during school has reached full boil in many state capitals, and Luisa Baez isn't surprised that Harrisburg, Pa., is one of them.

Pennsylvania Senate passes AI chatbot safety bill

(The Center Square) - The "nonhuman status" of artificial intelligence chatbots would have to be disclosed to humans - and those same chatbots would have to be rigged against suicide-encouraging messaging - under a bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate…
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