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Two Centre County organizations are gauging interest for a new airline at the State College Regional Airport, which would offer flights to Orlando, Florida.

Cleanup work at the Jackson Ceramix Superfund site, in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, is underway, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overseeing a multistep process to address contamination at the former dish ware factory site.

With the budget overdue and facing significant deficits, one GOP leader says he’s willing to consider changes.

A board managing drug company payouts faces scrutiny over transparency as families and counties push back against secret meetings and limited public oversight.

Rural hospital leaders and advocates in Pennsylvania are planning for the future after the passing of President Trump’s spending bill, which cuts more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade. The Senate added a $50 billion rural health transformation fund to the bill to address concerns about rural hospitals, but some experts worry how the funding will be used.

The proposal from Gov. Josh Shapiro would add $21 million to the budget for certain home care workers. But advocates say much more is needed before Pa. pay is competitive.

The Shapiro administration awarded over $21 million in federally-funded grants to 77 Pennsylvania farms and food manufacturers to drive growth in the state’s food supply chain.

State College mayor Ezra Nanes issued a proclamation at Monday’s Borough Council meeting recognizing July as Disability Pride Month.

Roaring Spring Paper Products in Blair County has seen an upswing in demand for its Blue Books, paper booklets used for taking tests. One possible reason? Outsmarting A.I.

Speaking in York Monday, Gov. Shapiro said the consequences of the vote, “to give a tax cut to those at the highest income brackets and pay for it by slashing Medicaid and SNAP and harming rural hospitals,” hang on the commonwealth’s nine House members and GOP U.S. Senator Dave McCormick for their action.