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Pittsburgh-area lawmakers, advocates celebrate Pa. budget wins

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By Tom Riese Verified
| WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA) Verified
With key bills signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro Sunday evening, the $50.8 billion Pennsylvania state budget increases funding for public education, doubles support for rape crisis centers and includes no cuts to Medicaid and little action on data center regulation. Local lawmakers say residents of Pittsburgh — and Allegheny County — have plenty to pay attention to in the final deal, which allocates dollars through the next fiscal year.
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Buchtan sues Washington County officials after losing state Senate challenge to Bartolotta

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By Tom Riese Verified
| WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA) Verified
Less than two months after Republican Camera Bartolotta defended her Southwestern Pennsylvania state Senate seat, her challenger — Greene County businessman Al Buchtan — has filed a federal lawsuit alleging interference from local officials and the Senate GOP’s campaign arm.
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Hurry up and wait: Pa. lawmakers move quickly on bills to pause data-center construction

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By Tom Riese Verified, Natalie Javitt
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Though Harrisburg lawmakers recessed this week before finalizing a state budget, the legislature appears to be more unified around the idea of letting local officials hit pause on data center developments. But that consensus might not extend much beyond the state Capitol: Environmental activists demand stricter controls, while tech leaders hope no such regulations materialize this month at all.
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