Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students’ phone use during day
Pennsylvania’s Senate has passed legislation to encourage school districts to effectively ban students’ use of cellphones during the school day.
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Making a ‘forever chemical’ no longer forever: Bucks County officials propose new way to remove PFAS
Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority officials say technology utilizing low-voltage electricity is safer for the environment.
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Make room for cartoons among America’s founding documents
Did political cartoons contribute to American nation-building? This exhibition at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania shows how.
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July 4–7: Party on the Parkway in Philly, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo in N.J. and UB40 in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:24New summer camp in West Philadelphia centers on teaching kids science, math, and technology
It's going to be a digital recreation center focused summer, bringing resources directly to kids in the neighborhood.
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ADHD patients in Pa. struggle to find medication and maintain normalcy amid ongoing shortage
Shortages of ADHD medications have forced patients to ration and to spend hours calling different pharmacies to get prescriptions filled.
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Pa. Sen. Bob Casey stands by Biden, says voters will decide on issues, not on a bad debate
Biden and Casey lead the ticket together in a battleground state that is critical to the Democrats' fortunes in holding the White House and Senate.
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New tax breaks, grants and assistance: Pa. task force makes recommendations on flood insurance
With less than 2% of insured Pennsylvania properties carrying flood insurance, a task force has made recommendations to make it more affordable.
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How a Supreme Court ruling empowers Pa. towns — and threatens unhoused people
"It's setting a lot of dangerous precedents," said Chris Brickhouse of Better Days Ahead, "with more people entering poverty and being on the edge of poverty."
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More funding could be coming to a Pa. affordable housing program
New money for an affordable housing program was one of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s asks in this year’s budget. Success seems to be in reach.
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Ginger Arts Center offers Chinatown’s youth a place to learn, connect and be themselves
The youth-led arts center, based in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, offers young people a safe space to learn about the arts and their cultures.
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Listen 1:02Thousands ticketed in Philly crackdown on sidewalk parking and ADA violations
The goal is to stop people parking on sidewalks, and blocking curb cuts for those with special needs.
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Listen 1:12Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
Seven disqualified primary voters, the local NAACP branch and the Center for Coalfield Justice sued Washington County’s election board on Monday.
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Chester County hayfields can be traps for baby birds. A collaboration aims to make them havens
Chester County farmers, conservationists and landowners are working together to help baby birds successfully leave the nest.
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Listen 4:56Officials in Upper Merion Township begin second phase of single-use plastic ban
Public establishments within the Montgomery County township will no longer be allowed to offer plastic utensils.
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