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June 22, 2026

Education as economic investment

COLLEGE IS MANY THINGS to many people. It may be the next logical step after high school. It may be a career change. What we often focus on is the financial weight of it. College comes with an increasingly high price tag that can mean years, if not decades, of student loan debt.

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June 22, 2026
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Election board languishing as Gov. Shapiro fails to appoint new members
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By By CARTER WALKER Votebeat 
June 22, 2026
The board has not met in nearly three years, even as county election officials call for changes to the state’s outdated election law. In 2020, Pennsylvania’s elections were facing a major crisis. The ...
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June 22, 2026
House Energy Committee advances electric grid bills
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 22, 2026
Legislation sponsored by Rep. John Inglis would set strict deadlines for interconnection studies. Last week, the state House Energy Committee advanced two pieces of legislation that would leverage the...