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Politics & Policy

Pitt fetal research, Paterno statue figure in Pa. budget debate

A proposal to require Pa.'s four state universities to promise they are not conducting research or experiments with fetal tissue from elective abortions was added to budget.

6 hours ago

FILE -Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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With new federal gun laws in place, Pa. lawmakers push for state ‘red flag’ laws

With $750 million on the table, Congressman Dwight Evans and state Senator Art Haywood look to create red flag laws in Pennsylvania.

10 hours ago

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Courts & Law
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Conflicting reports, gaps in data obscure true number of Pa. law enforcement agencies

Spotlight PA’s attempt to count police agencies in Pennsylvania unearthed large discrepancies — and that has implications for accountability.

15 hours ago

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Crozer’s parent company to receive $450K from financially distressed school district

The settlement stems from a 2018 dispute over property tax assessments. Chester is also on the hook — and it couldn’t come at a worse time.

20 hours ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia area July 4th fireworks list for 2022

Many July 4th fireworks celebrations are back this year! Check out our list to see where they are happening in your neighborhood.

3 days ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Take two: Professional theater returns to West Chester

The Uptown! is shifting from presenting theater to creating theater, making it one of only two professional production companies in all of Chester County.

3 days ago

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Courts & Law

What the Roe v. Wade overturn means for abortion rights in Pa., N.J., and Del.

Here is the outlook for abortion access in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware after the SCOTUS ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.

4 days ago

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Pa. Rep. Scott Perry among GOP lawmakers who asked Trump White House for pardons

Various Republican House members requested pardons from President Donald Trump in the final days of his administration.

4 days ago

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Spotlight PA

Top Pa. lawmakers have tentative deal to ban private money, increase funding for county election offices

The exact language of the deal is still being written, and, if finalized, it would need approval from lawmakers in both chambers as well as Gov. Tom Wolf.

5 days ago

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Pride, progress and the battle for LGBTQ rights

Looking at the cultural and legislative shifts surrounding the visibility and representation of queer and trans folks and all LGBTQIA+ people in America today.

Air Date: June 23, 2022 10:00 am

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Pa. bills on poll watchers, earlier presidential primary advance

The state's primary during presidential election years would be moved from the fourth Tuesday in April to the third Tuesday in March.

5 days ago

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Easttown Township bans plastic bags, as advocates push to eliminate Styrofoam across the ‘burbs

Easttown Township has become the seventh municipality in Pennsylvania — and the third in Chester County — to pass a plastic bag ban. More bans are on the way.

5 days ago

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Pa. GOP lawmakers block assault-style gun ban for those under 21

It was the second week in a row that Republicans in the Judiciary Committee used their majority to defeat Democratic proposals to address the country’s gun violence plague.

6 days ago

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Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP lawmakers block assault-style gun ban for those under 21

State House Republicans are blocking a proposal to prevent those ages 18 to 21 from possessing assault-style rifles.

7 days ago

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Unlikely duo: Pennsylvania Democrats aim for united front

The fate of the Democratic Party is intertwined in a pair of Pennsylvania elections that’ll be closely watched this year.

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