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Peter Hall

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Peter Hall | Pennsylvania Capital-Star

    Pa. House panel passes proposals on data center costs, utility company profits (opens the original)

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    As electricity customers absorb more price hikes, state lawmakers on Wednesday considered three proposals to keep costs in check as the industry prepares to serve fleets of data centers. The House Energy Committee advanced three bills addressing electricity company profits, data center infrastructure costs, and ensuring speculative developments do not skew electricity demand forecasts. “I’m really worried about what people are going to see on their bills this winter and the choices that they’re

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · By PETER HALL

    Bill to end Pa.’s closed primary elections passes state House (opens the original)

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    A bill to allow independent and third-party voters to cast ballots in Pennsylvania primary elections passed Tuesday in the state House. Despite the 115-88 vote, the legislation attracted opposition from both sides of the aisle from lawmakers who argued the primaries are the exclusive domain of the parties to nominate candidates for the general elections. State Rep. Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia), who is the measure's prime sponsor, said opening the commonwealth's primaries would correct an injus

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By PETER HALL

    Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras (opens the original)

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    Amid a growing national backlash against automatic license plate reader technology and its potential for misuse, Pennsylvania lawmakers grilled law enforcement, tech and civil liberties advocates about how to ensure it isn't abused. Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are broadly deployed by law enforcement, parking enforcement and toll collecting agencies in the commonwealth. They collect images of passing vehicles and record the location, time, license plate number and, in some cases, iden

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Peter Hall

    Energy Department unveils project to squeeze more juice through existing power lines (opens the original)

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    A project to wring more capacity out of existing power lines will help suppliers like PPL Electric Utilities improve reliability and affordability for customers, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. As the energy industry scrambles to meet surging electricity demand, largely from AI data centers, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states. “Energy is life,” Wright said in a news conference nea

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Peter Hall

    Audit finds Pa. Department of Aging’s oversight of county offices lacking (opens the original)

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    A new system for evaluating the performance of county offices that investigate claims of elder abuse fails to protect the commonwealth’s senior citizens, an audit found. It was conducted by state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor, who released the results Wednesday. The Pennsylvania Department of Aging, which was the subject of the audit, offered a 30-page response to the findings, saying that the auditor general’s office conducted its probe as the agency was rolling out the new system. As a

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