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Hospitals and health systems largely decide how their charity care programs work and who qualifies, which can limit access to this help. A researcher says there’s no “rhyme or reason” to the policies.

A Pennsylvania environmental research group is calling on lawmakers to better support wildlife corridor projects. That refers to any sort of structure that helps wildlife get around man-made infrastructure, like roads or dams.

Since Penn State announced its multimillion-dollar budget deficit in 2022, the university has deeply cut the budgets to its graduate school and engineering college, a Spotlight PA analysis found.

In a letter to the homeland security secretary, Al Schmidt cites critical help local election officials get from the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA.

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Weed companies spent $1.6 million last year pushing Pennsylvania lawmakers to legalize recreational use of the drug.

Pennsylvanians want electoral reform. Voter ID’s political path forward will thread a needle

Central Pennsylvania protestors rallied outside of U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson's Bellefonte office Tuesday, calling on him to answer their questions about recent federal spending cuts.

Over the years, Pennsylvania’s been a hub for eye-catching license plates honoring everything from river otters to D.A.R.E to Quaker friendliness.

Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County is canceling this year’s campground reservations, citing staff shortages amid recent federal job cuts and hiring freezes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the property, said scheduled recreation and stewardship events also will be reduced and could be canceled.