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Pennsylvania opens applications for over $5M in STEM education grants

A traveler moves through Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

Pennsylvania airports to receive critical upgrades with funding from infrastructure law

Election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4, 2020.

These are the steps officials take to ensure elections are safe in Pennsylvania

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton talks voting, family and fairness

David McCormick

Pennsylvania leaders say Dave McCormick oversaw ‘a toxic work environment’

Rob Bresnahan

After backing public funds for private schools, Bresnahan claims not to support vouchers

The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the increase of U.S. infant mortality rate to 3% in 2022 — a rare increase in a death statistic that has been generally been falling for decades. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Infant deaths increased significantly after U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

Pennsylvania has a lot of older homes that were painted before the federal government banned the use of lead paint on residences.

Federal funding will help Pennsylvanians reduce lead in homes

Kamala Harris

Republican former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent backs Kamala Harris for president

A protester holds a sign in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol during the Rally for Reproductive Rights in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on September, 12, 2021. (Photo by Paul Weaver/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Miscarriages are common, but abortion bans are putting patients’ lives in danger

Governor Josh Shapiro and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll visit the Neville Island Bridge to celebrate recently completed repairs to keep the I-79 bridge over Neville Island in good condition and Pennsylvanias historic progress in repairing the most poor-condition bridges of any state last year.

Leaders celebrate Neville Island Bridge repairs, infrastructure work across Pennsylvania

Rob Bresnahan

Bresnahan supports tax cuts, balanced budget plan that would imperil safety net programs