Rachel McDevitt

The paper's owner announced it would close this May.

On the same day, the U.S.

Supreme Court denied the company's request to pause reinstatement of health care for union members who had been on strike.

Attorney for the union, Joseph Pass, says the company is choosing to fold instead of honor past contract agreements.

Journalists were on strike for more than three years, the longest running strike in the country.

The Post-Gazette has been in operation in some forms since 1786.

For NPR News, I'm Rachel McDevitt in Pittsburgh.

As part of a months-delayed budget deal, Pennsylvania Democrats traded away the state's membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program that limits emissions from power plants.

Because of court challenges, the state has never actually participated, even after joining in 2022.

Governor Josh Shapiro says Republicans have been using Reggie as an excuse to avoid real debate on clean energy and electricity bills.

Environmental groups say the deal is a huge loss for climate action.

For NPR News, I'm Rachel McDevitt in Pittsburgh.