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How Harrisburg Works: The rules for Pa. lawmaker per diems, speaker v. leader, and other Q and As
Spotlight PA’s Stephen Caruso wants to help you understand how the sausage really gets made, how your tax dollars are spent, and how Harrisburg works (or doesn’t).
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King Charles III, in first address, vows `lifelong service’
His speech was broadcast on television and streamed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where some 2,000 people were attending a service of remembrance for the queen.
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Amid campaign, Mastriano’s disputed dissertation made public
A Canadian university has quietly made public Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano's 2013 doctoral thesis about a legendary World War I hero.
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New Jersey launches online dashboard documenting internal police investigations
The dashboard filters investigations by law enforcement agencies, types of allegations made, and if any disciplinary action was taken.
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Eagle-eyed Delaware hunter chances upon ‘holy grail’ of tree lovers — full-grown American chestnut
Adult chestnuts were long thought to be extinct in Delaware. A fungus decimated the species in the eastern United States in the early 1900s.
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Listen 4:46A new project by artist Michelle Angela Ortiz centers on the immigrant communities that live and work along South Philly’s Italian Market.
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Listen 2:02The overturning of Roe has prompted some people to seek permanent birth control methods, as doctors consider their role in educating patients about irreversible procedures.
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Listen 4:01Rutgers-Camden holds new tradition to welcome students old and new
Rutgers University-Camden holds first ever convocation to welcome back students, staff, faculty and administrators.
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Turnpike audit finds uncollected toll problem grows to $155M
Losses had been anticipated after the turnpike converted to all-cash collections in 2020, laying off hundreds of toll collectors and auditors.
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Former Camden dump heralded as part Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary
Cramer Hill Waterfront Park was once the place people from across the region came to dump trash. Now it’s a beautiful park with watersports and fishing.
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Higher electric vehicle rebates available in Pennsylvania
The maximum rebate has more than doubled, and the revamped program is now focused on working-class families.
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Campus Philly wants students to fall in love with the city — and stay
CollegeFest, Campus Philly’s annual Welcome to Philly celebration, kicks off Saturday, Sept. 10 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 11.
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Listen 6:00Teacher shortage forces hundreds of Delaware students to get virtual lessons
The Colonial School District in northern Delaware is more than 20 teachers short of what it needs, so students will be taught via Zoom video.
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Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96 after 70 years on the throne
A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought WWII, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an age: the modern Elizabethan Era.
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New maps will help decide where up to $1 billion in federal money goes for Pa. broadband expansion
Pa. must first resolve a basic and yet surprisingly thorny challenge: pinpointing where high-speed internet is still unavailable.
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