NEPA Congressman defends Trump's cuts. And the latest on REGGI.

Northeastern PA Congressman Dan Meuser is defending proposed Medicaid cuts and tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. He also told the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce he's considering a run for Governor in 2026.

Health providers hope a new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease will lead to quicker and earlier diagnoses of the progressive form of dementia.

Top Republican and Democratic officials in Pennsylvania are decrying a provision in the tax and spending cuts bill passed in the House last week that would ban states from adopting or enforcing artificial intelligence regulations over the next decade. 

The Reading School District will receive $51 million in federal funds following a court order to restore the funding. The order reverses an earlier decision by the U.S. Department of Education to revoke the funds, which put the future of the district's Reading High School Innovation Academy in jeopardy. 

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is co-sponsoring legislation to help Holocaust survivors and their families reclaim artwork stripped from their possession by the Nazis. The bill is sponsored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, to help smooth the legal process for survivors and heirs. 

A historic Lancaster County covered bridge is closed after being damaged in an accident Wednesday night. 

And a case currently in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is weighing the state's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, known as REGGI.  
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