Spotlight PA
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Ghosted by Your Doc? New Law Aims to Weaken Restrictive Noncompete Contracts, Keep Physicians Local
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The rules prevent a health system from pushing dismissed doctors out of town and keeping patients in the dark, but critics say it’s still too narrow.
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Will a Tied State House Halt Harrisburg Again? Pa. Democrats Won’t Say
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State House Democrats have a vacancy after a member’s death, and leaders won’t say whether they’ll stop floor votes while they wait to restore their numerical majority.
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Penn State Faculty Fear the School Will Close Campuses Across the State. Officials Won’t Give Them a Straight Answer
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Penn State’s commonwealth campuses enroll a more racially diverse group of people, a greater percentage of Pennsylvania residents and more first-generation college students, than its flagship at University Park.
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Great PA News Quiz: Trump in Office, American App Clash and Eagles Super Bowl Odds
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In this week’s news quiz: Return of the Trump Era, Super Bowl or bust, why the flags are at half-staff and a national food dye ban.
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‘AI-Driven’ Cyber Charter School Wants to Teach Pa. Kids Core Academics in 2 Hours Per Day
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The fact that Unbound Academy has a viable path toward approval shows that Pennsylvania needs to radically rethink its charter school law, critics say.
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The Legal Weed Debate Is Starting Up Again in Pa. Here’s What’s on the Table
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Lawmakers are resuming their debate over legalizing recreational marijuana. To do it, they have to navigate industry interests, meet restorative justice goals, and more.
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$1M From the State Prevented This Rural Hospital From Closing, but Its Troubles Aren’t Over
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Like other rural hospitals, Bucktail Medical Center in rural Clinton County has faced financial and operational challenges.
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Empathy Between the Person Receiving and Giving Care Helps Both. What Happens When Dementia Tears That Bond?
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When someone with dementia loses their ability to have empathy, caring for them can become isolating and fraught, research shows.
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Great PA News Quiz: Biden Exits, the Sixers Throw a ‘Curveball’ and Shapiro’s Golden Tickets
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In this week’s news quiz: A last-ditch push for a presidential pardon, a Sixers arena saga and the Hamptons of Pennsylvania.
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Negotiations to Tax Skill Games Fell Apart Last Year. GOP Leaders Are Restarting the Debate
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Lawmakers will again wade into a tricky debate over taxing skill games this session. The slot-like machines are currently unregulated.