State Budget Drama, Killer Robots & Bad News for BeyHive

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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 Want some more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh newsletter. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh! Not a fan of social? Then leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.

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