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Lawmakers approve school cellphone ban but punt on skill games, data centers

In what effectively were the waning moments of the 2025-26 legislative session, lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a policy they had sought for years — a ban of most student cellphones in schools — but other big issues were left on the table, unaddressed. Gov. Josh Shapiro has

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· Oct 22, 1:03 PMLawmakers approve school cellphone ban but punt on skill games, data centers

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