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Explainer: How does Pa.’s court system work?
What’s the difference between the Supreme Court, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, Municipal Courts, and Magisterial District Cou ...
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Explainer: Cities, boroughs, and townships, oh my! Pa. municipalities clarified
There are thousands of municipalities in Pa., and it’s not always clear what the differences between them are. We explain. E ...
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Explainer: Cities, boroughs, and townships, oh my! Pa. municipalities clarified
There are thousands of municipalities in Pa., and it’s not always clear what the differences between them are. We explain. E ...
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A national urban policy? Not so fast
Attempts to establish a national urban policy have popped up and failed throughout U.S. history. Attempts to establish a national ...
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A national urban policy? Not so fast
Attempts to establish a national urban policy have popped up and failed throughout U.S. history. Attempts to establish a national ...
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Utilities don’t know where lead pipes are, and water testing offers limited safety assurances
Even if a community water system’s test results meet EPA standards under the Lead and Copper Rule, it doesn’t mean every home’s wat ...
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Ideas Worth Stealing: Inclusionary zoning to grow affordable housing
Inclusionary zoning encourages developers to set aside a certain number of units in a project as affordable housing. In Bost ...
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In Pittsburgh, a frank conversation about what ‘livable city’ means
As Pittsburgh revitalizes, who are the changes benefitting? Last night, NPR and Keystone Crossroads partner WESA hosted Goin ...
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Ideas Worth Stealing: When evictions happen, laws to soften the blow
Penn Plaza’s mass eviction was legal but it raised alarms in a city concerned with losing affordable housing. Are there ways to protect ...
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How we ended up with lead piping and why removing it will be hard
Historically, engineers and government officials pushed for the use of lead in water infrastructure. Now, removing it will take a lot of ...
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ListenUtilities receiving more requests for testing of lead levels in water
Utilities provide free lead testing for individual homes. The number of requests for tests has risen since news of high lead levels in Fl ...
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Explainer: Lead pipes can mean bad water, but corrosion control can limit lead’s impact
Controlling water’s corrosiveness can affect how it interacts with the piping material and what eventually comes out at the faucet. ...
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