Marley Parish | Spotlight PA State College
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A panel of experts discussed Pa.’s private water industry, how it’s regulated, and options for when service is subpar.
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Lawmakers recently established the Rural Population Revitalization Commission to help slow predicted population loss.
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Lawmakers have long proposed giving nurse practitioners full practice authority as a way to address Pennsylvania’s rural health care gap. But despite bipartisan support, the bill keeps dying.
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Rock Spring Water Company has operated for years despite leaks, outages, and violations of state policy. Customers are frustrated but fear big rate hikes if the system is sold.
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Some local municipalities use stormwater fees to fund necessary infrastructure, but the state refuses to pay its fair share. A bill advanced in Harrisburg would change that.
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The governor’s $48.3 billion budget proposal includes $5.6 million to incentivize participation in a federal dairy risk management program.
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The health system is redirecting patients from its St. Marys hospital to its DuBois location. Elk is now one of six counties in north-central Pa. without labor and delivery services.
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Shapiro’s budget proposal invests in agricultural development and aims to address shortcomings that lost Pennsylvania a deal with a major milk brand looking to build a facility.
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Stormwater fees have helped dozens of local governments pay for necessary infrastructure improvements. But the fees also raise questions about whether the bill is being distributed fairly.
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The end of Penn Highlands’ birth services marks another huge maternal care loss for Pennsylvania’s shrinking rural counties.