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7 Dead After Explosion at Chocolate Factory in West Reading
M. Deliso, ABC News
Updates on West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion
David Mekeel, Reading Eagle
What to Know About Drug-Resistant Fungal Infection in PA
Aubrey Whelan, Inquirer
Philly Tap Water Safe to Drink – for Now – Despite Prior Warnings
Staff, NBC 10
John Fetterman Hospitalized for Depression for Five Weeks
Julia Terruso, Inquirer
Dave McCormick is Preparing For a Possible Senate Bid
Holly Otterbein, Politico
Do Republicans Want to Win Elections or Burn Heretics?
Guy Ciarrocchi, B+L
Is Westmoreland GOP Being Fair to All Candidates?
Editorial, Tribune-Review
PA Has a Record Number of Jobs
Pananjady & Ravitch, Inquirer
More Businesses Consider Moving From Downtown
Tim Grant, Post-Gazette
Audit Flags Local Pension Funding Mistakes
Anthony Hennen, The Center Square
Ask Any Cop — Larry Krasner Is Soft on Crime
Paul Davis, Broad + Liberty
Helen Gym Wants to Finish the Fight She Started 30 Years Ago
Anna Orso, Inquirer
The Law, Mr. Trump, Is the Law
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Delco Law Enforcement Plans a ‘Real-Time Crime Center’
Kenny Cooper, WHYY

Research

Pittsburgh Migration Trends
Center for Social & Urban Research, @PittCSUR
PA Makes Progress On Public Employee Pensions
David Draine, Pew Charitable Trusts
2021 Oil and Gas Annual Report
PA DEP, Esri
The Demolition Fee Is Here to Stay
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy

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7 Dead After Explosion at Chocolate Factory in West Reading

M. Deliso, ABC News

Seven people are dead and several others are injured after an explosion at a chocolate factory Friday in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Read More

Updates on West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion

David Mekeel, Reading Eagle

Officials have released the names of two of the seven people who died in Friday’s explosion at a West Reading chocolate factory. Read More

What to Know About Drug-Resistant Fungal Infection in PA

Aubrey Whelan, Inquirer

A new CDC report noted that clinical cases of Candida auris tripled between 2019 and 2021 nationwide. In 2022, Pennsylvania identified 33... Read More

Philly Tap Water Safe to Drink – for Now – Despite Prior Warnings

Staff, NBC 10

Tap water is safe to drink at least through Monday, March 27, according to the Philadelphia Water Department. Read More

John Fetterman Hospitalized for Depression for Five Weeks

Julia Terruso, Inquirer

A five-week hospital stay is considered somewhat long for inpatient depression care. But Fetterman's team has said they aren’t rushing the... Read More

Dave McCormick is Preparing For a Possible Senate Bid

Holly Otterbein, Politico

The well-funded former hedge fund CEO sat down with POLITICO for a conversation on another run in Pennsylvania, his new book — and Trump. Read More

Do Republicans Want to Win Elections or Burn Heretics?

Guy Ciarrocchi, B+L

We should debate ideas, but not impose such purity tests that we never win elections. By Guy Ciarrocchi Read More

Is Westmoreland GOP Being Fair to All Candidates?

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Why would a candidate not be expected to support his own campaign? Westmoreland County commissioner candidate Paul Kosko of Hempfield... Read More

PA Has a Record Number of Jobs

Pananjady & Ravitch, Inquirer

A deep dive into the state’s labor data shows a slow, complicated recovery from the pandemic crash. Read More

More Businesses Consider Moving From Downtown

Tim Grant, Post-Gazette

Businessman Robert Fragasso had planned on downsizing his office space Downtown when his lease on Smithfield Street ends next year. Read More

Audit Flags Local Pension Funding Mistakes

Anthony Hennen, The Center Square

(The Center Square) – As boroughs and townships across Pennsylvania try to keep their pension funds in order, the auditor general has... Read More

Ask Any Cop — Larry Krasner Is Soft on Crime

Paul Davis, Broad + Liberty

Police officers question the DA's commitment to stopping crime. Read More

Helen Gym Wants to Finish the Fight She Started 30 Years Ago

Anna Orso, Inquirer

Philadelphia mayoral candidate Helen Gym has become a polarizing political figure. Her supporters see a champion ahead of the 2023 May... Read More

The Law, Mr. Trump, Is the Law

Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Manhattan grand jury has been investigating whether Donald Trump, as a presidential candidate, broke the law in 2016 by reimbursing his... Read More

Delco Law Enforcement Plans a ‘Real-Time Crime Center’

Kenny Cooper, WHYY

The law enforcement community envisions eventually asking the public to give police live access to their own private security feeds. Read More

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Pittsburgh Migration Trends

Center for Social & Urban Research, @PittCSUR

Where are new Pittsburgh residents moving from and where are current residents leaving to? Read More

PA Makes Progress On Public Employee Pensions

David Draine, Pew Charitable Trusts

Pennsylvania’s public employee pension plans are on a path to long-term fiscal sustainability thanks to a multiyear effort by... Read More

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PA DEP, Esri

The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is to protect Pennsylvania’s air, land and water from... Read More

The Demolition Fee Is Here to Stay

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Summary: Included in the more than 60 pieces of legislation signed by the governor on Nov. 3 was a bill that ended the sunset provision in... Read More

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Shamokin, Pennsylvania, is a blighted coal town on its way to becoming an outdoor recreation destination. On this episode of "Reimagine... Read More

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