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Show Notes
It’s the Friday news roundup! The big talk in Harrisburg is about Gov. Josh Shapiro pulling his support for private school vouchers after state budget talks stalled — much to the dismay of many Republicans. After Beyoncé canceled her stop at Acrisure Stadium, the BeyHive was buzzing with theories about why and a lot of disappointment. And a team from CMU has built a robot prototype that could help stop the invasive spotted lanternfly.
We love to cite our sources:
- The PA budget is late (again) and SpotlightPA explains school choice is one big reason why
- What are Pa.'s lifeline scholarships? SpotlightPA deep dives school choice and vouchers
- For all the ruckus, NPR finds Betsy DeVos didn’t get that much done
- Tweet from Sen. Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) with a Lisa Simpson meme about missing former Gov. Tom Wolf
- How to spot a spotted lanternfly (with pretty graphics) via Axios
- CMU team develops autonomous robot to stave off spotted lanternflies
- Taylor Swift fans are being totally normal about Beyonce’s tour cancellations
- Bad news: Our favorite mac & cheese spot, Smoke, is now for sale
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