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The Daily Item
24 Dec 2025
Pa. asks court to dismiss DOJ lawsuit seeking ‘unprecedented, illegal’ access to voter info
The Pennsylvania Department of State has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice, which seeks highly sensitive voter information like driver’s license numbers and last four digits of Social Security numbers ....
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The Daily Item
24 Dec 2025
Harrisburg’s tallest skyscraper is getting a second life as senior housing
The city’s tallest building will be going through a period of transformation in 2026 ....
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The Daily Item
09 Dec 2025
Pennsylvania’s $450 childcare worker bonus: Will it help the industry’s crisis?
Around $15 an hour with few or no benefits or paid leave. That’s the average pay package for a childcare worker in Pennsylvania. It falls below 97% of what workers in other industries make ....
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The state budget was 135 days late, but Pa. lawmakers got their pay raise on schedule
Lehigh Valley 03 Dec 2025
Pennsylvania lawmakers just received a 3.25% pay increase on Dec. 1, raising their base salary to $113,575. Only New York and California’s legislators make more ....
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The Daily Item
21 Nov 2025
Pa. Senate quietly spent at least $133K settling discrimination complaint against Mastriano
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AI could change the game in the Amazon case
The Hill 02 Nov 2025
As Washington’s antitrust enforcers double down on Big Tech, a new factor is poised to upend their strategy ... Tirzah Duren is the president and CEO of the American Consumer Institute, a nonprofit education and research organization ....
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The Daily Item
30 Oct 2025
Harrisburg missed its own deadline to deliver $8M in affordable housing grants
Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams announced recipients of nearly $8 million in affordable housing funds earlier this month to 13 projects across the city after a hurried process ....
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The Daily Item
23 Oct 2025
Harrisburg mayor fined by Ethics Commission for using city dumpster for personal trash
The state Ethics Commission ordered Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams to pay a $912.70 fine for instructing city employees to deliver a city-owned dumpster to her home in 2022 for her personal use ....
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The Daily Item
21 Oct 2025
Trump’s $100K visa fee could worsen doctor shortages in rural Pa.
Rural Pennsylvania could face new challenges in filling critical healthcare staffing as a result of a new $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, a program that allows educated foreign workers to fill labor shortages in the United States ....
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The Daily Item
09 Oct 2025
Harrisburg mayor announces recipients for nearly $8 million in affordable housing projects
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The Daily Item
07 Oct 2025
Unlike other Pa. cities, Harrisburg’s $8M housing grants process shut out the public
Two Harrisburg residents with deep ties to the city but no technical experience in affordable housing helped decide who would get $8 million in federal affordable housing grants ....
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The Daily Item
01 Oct 2025
‘The internet’s a scary place:’ Gov. Shapiro, Pa. lawmakers call for media literacy
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The Daily Item
21 Sep 2025
Gov. Shapiro: ‘We’ve got to find our better angels’ amid political tensions
Gov. Josh Shapir o touched on a range of issues during a Pennsylvania-based interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that took place late last week and aired Sunday morning ....
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