“Pennsylvania has become an epicenter of the data center boom in the United States, with over 50 campuses in development. Eleven of them are slated for Lackawanna County alone. Archbald, with six campuses composed of 51 massive buildings, has the most of any municipality in the state”
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Deep dive reporting
#spotlightpa #Grist #PA #datacenters
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-data-centers-archbald-ai-evictions-environment/
And in other PA news: “CANDY LAND: Is Pennsylvania any closer to having an official state candy this Halloween? In short, no. A contested push to give that distinction to Hershey's Kisses stalled in the state Senate in May, while a Peeps proposal never materialized.”
#SpotlightPA #Pennsylvania
https://spotlightpa.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=712a3c9878efeae8ff06d57432016ceb.1655&s=092f26abf7638e4b861b2e569cc7f0e0
“My quest to understand the nuances of the hyperlocal “buh-LOW-nuh” versus “baloney” distinction led me to the Palmyra smokehouses of Seltzer’s, a fourth-generation family-run business that’s been making Lebanon bologna for 123 years and is the largest producer of the lunchmeat today.”
#SpotlightPA #PennsylvaniaDutch #Food #bologna
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/06/lebanon-bologna-pronunciation-seltzers-smokehouse-palmyra-pennsylvania/
“I promise you, if a ham and cheese sandwich were registered as Republican and were running against me, Jeffrey Yass would put $5 million dollars into that race.”
—Democratic state House candidate Anna Thomas discussing GOP megadonor Jeff Yass (Pennsylvania's richest man) at a "billionaires vs. the people" rally in Bethlehem
Spotlight PA, 21 Oct 2024
Representatives from left-leaning political groups gathered to raise alarm about the political donations of Pennsylvania's richest man, billionaire Jeff Yass, to right-wing super-PACs. They are accusing him of using his own funds to interfere with democracy, and say his interest in private schools could cause inequity.
“Spotlight PA is here to help you navigate the Pennsylvania election process — from important voting deadlines to candidate guides to primers on election misinformation. Our goal is that the resources on this page will give you the critical information you need to confidently cast your vote, and answer some questions you didn’t know you had in the process.”
#SpotlightPA #election2024
#Pennsylvania
https://www.spotlightpa.org/elections-2024/
I’d like to see if you could find a way to work with SpotlightPA and its network of local investigative reporting partners.
It’s a neat nonpartisan nonprofit aiming to boost the power of local news organizations across the state.
A very interesting article from #SpotlightPA
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