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Nebraska's winter shutoff rule started Nov. 1, while Pennsylvania and Indiana begin Dec. 1 with different end dates and different rules on who is covered.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is celebrating the reduction of the waitlist for state services for the intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A). The list that had over 4,500 people in it in February 2024 and is now down 40 percent to just over 2,700 people. Several counties, including Lawrence county have eliminated their emergency waitlist.
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Photo by Helena Lopes / unsplash Scanning a microchip won’t satisfy dog tag laws in Pennsylvania — the Commonwealth still expects a physical tag on your dog’s collar, chip or no chip. Between the county-issued license tag and the vet-issued rabies tag, Pennsylvania actually runs two separate tag systems, and mixing them up is one of the most common ways owners … This article, Dog Tag Laws in Pennsylvania: License Tags, Rabies Tags, and What the State Requires , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Neighbor Poisoned My Dog Laws in Missouri: Charges, Evidence, and Your Legal Options • Neighbor Poisoned My Dog Laws in Colorado: Charges, Evidence, and Your Legal Options • Rhode Island Dog Licenses Are Due Every April and Run May 1 Through April 30
The Jefferson Health insurance fight got a new development this week — and a new deadline that matters more than the one everyone is watching. Pennsylvania’s insurance department announced it will invoke Act 94, a 1975 consumer protection law, if Independence Blue Cross and Highmark don’t reach new contracts with Jefferson Health by December 31. The law gives the state power to freeze a termination for up to six months and force the parties into a formal process. It has only been used twice in its entire history. — Pennsylvania Insurance Department (Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6, 2026)
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On the morning of Oct. 26, 2026 at Lenape Middle School in the Central Bucks School District, Pennsylvania Governor, Josh Shapiro, stood at a podium bearing a sign that read “Getting Distractions out of the Classroom” and signed Senate Bill 1014 into law, banning cell phones in every school across the state. In doing so, PA joins 26 other states that have adopted similar restrictions in an effort to improve the well-being of students.
Older homeowners and renters in Colorado and Montana can apply for winter heating aid through April 30, while Georgia and North Carolina begin taking applications from older residents on Dec. 1, a month ahead of everyone else. New York and Pennsylvania are also open. Each state sets its own dates, income limits and payment amounts […] The post Heating aid is open in New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Montana, while Georgia and North Carolina open Dec. 1 first to households with older residents appeared first on The Money Overview .
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Democrat Brad Chambers has declared victory in the race for Pennsylvania's 41st House District, leading by 30 votes over Republican incumbent Brett Miller. The post-Election Day count of provisional ballots on Friday (November 6) put Chambers ahead, flipping the closest legislative race in the state this year. Chambers expressed gratitude on social media, saying, "I'm humbled to officially become your State Representative-elect for Pennsylvania’s 41st House District," as reported by LancasterOnline.
Measles continues to spread in northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania as international health officials meet to decide if the United States will lose its measles-free status. When the Pan American Health Organization meets this week, it’s expected to decide whether the U.S. will retain the measles elimination status it earned in 2000 or, as many observers expect, it will be revoked after more than a year of continuous measles transmission.
It’s an advantage Pennsylvania progressives haven’t seen in more than three decades. Come Jan. 5, when the newly elected officials are sworn in, Democrats will have control of the state Senate, an expanded majority in the state House and Gov. Josh Shapiro will be entering his second term.
(WHTM) – A blue tsunami struck Pennsylvania on Election Day, as State Democrats secured their first legislative trifecta in over three decades and four Republican Congressmen were ousted. “I did not think it was going to be as bad as it was,” said Greg Rothman, the State’s Republican Party Chairman and a State Senator who […]
Pennsylvania singers have an opportunity to take center stage each day of the 2027 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recently invited individuals and groups across the Commonwealth to enter “Oh, Say, Can You Sing?”, the annual contest selecting singers to perform the national anthem live each morning of Pennsylvania’s State Fair.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Bob Brooks, a career firefighter and union leader, defeated Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, the International Association of Fire Fighters said Nov. 4. The union, which represents professional firefighters in the U.S. and Canada and backed Brooks through its political action...
Already enacted in 18 states and the District of Columbia, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would bypass the Electoral College to guarantee the candidate with the most votes across the country wins the presidency.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is giving back to current and former service members this Veterans Day with free hot coffee at each of its 17 service plazas. Eligible customers can show their military ID to redeem a medium coffee at the plazas’ Starbucks or Dunkin’ locations. “Supporting veterans...
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has grown to more than 1,500 confirmed cases across 45 counties, with six deaths reported so far this year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. State health officials announced Monday that 1,505 cases have been confirmed in 2026, including 18...
This Veterans Day, the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania honors those who have served and recognizes the experiences, sacrifices and continued contributions of veterans and military families in communities across the country. Whether someone is serving today, transitioned out of military service decades ago, lives near a military installation...
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s longstanding role as a leader in energy production is entering a new chapter with the arrival of a company that is turning air into fuel. AIRCO, formerly Air Company, recently relocated from Brooklyn, N.Y. to Bucks County, Pa., to start a new hub...
