As of July 2024, Pennsylvania experienced an 18.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.2% increase.
The CNX Mentorship Academy celebrated its latest class of graduates at PNC Park this week. In a region historically plagued by economic downturns and dwindling job opportunities, the academy is creating a new pathway to success for young people by connecting them with high-paying jobs in their own communities.
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) said that hospitals and other “special interests,” rather than patients, are benefiting from a federal drug discount program in which up to 68 Pennsylvania hospitals participate.
A report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) revealed that Pennsylvania parents are expected to spend near-record amounts this year on back-to-school supplies for their children, and 25% more on average than under the Trump administration.
Pending legislation in Harrisburg aims to curtail the pharmacy desert-effect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a leading cause of which the bill's sponsors say are Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).
Lori Roman, CEO of the American Constitutional Rights Union, said that Second Amendment rights are women’s rights and that firearms are “the only equalizer” for women in self-defense situations.
6 in 10 voters in seven battleground states, including Pennsylvania, oppose Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for providing reparations to Black Americans.
Lt. Col. Allen West, Executive Director of the American Constitutional Rights Union and a former Congressman, said the Second Amendment is Pennsylvanians' “protection" from “tyrants.” Col. West’s comments come amid reports of Vice President Kamala Harris’ history of being in favor of restrictions to Second Amendment rights including mandatory buybacks and bans on certain firearms including AR-15s and handguns.
The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Pennsylvania during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $293,643, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Keystone Today shows that Pennsylvania is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.
The 2024 presidential race is a dead heat in seven battleground states, including Pennsylvania, with voters favoring former President Donald Trump on economic issues giving Vice President Kamala Harris low marks on border security and her support for reparations.
Elizabethtown Chief of Police Derek Koch stated that police are receiving tips about drug cartel activity in town and that these tips will all be "swiftly" investigated. Koch made the statement on July 26.
Dave McCormick, U.S. Senate Candidate in Pennsylvania, stated that his opponent Senator Bob Casey's choice for President, Vice President Kamala Harris, is a "failed border czar" responsible for the border crisis and illegal immigration crisis. McCormick gave his statement to Keystone on July 31.
Steve Cortes, President of the League of American Workers, said that Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t “believe in the foundations of the Second Amendment" and would favor gun bans and buybacks of certain firearms.
Following the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) score of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued a statement addressing the findings.