Pennsylvania
Pa. attorney general files criminal charge against fracking company
The charges allege that Seneca Resources polluted water in eight counties. The company says it is working with the state to reach a “reasonable resolution.”
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Listen 0:45Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign
At issue in Tuesday's election is whether the three justices will each serve another term, up to 10 years.
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Congress remains deadlocked over extending federal health insurance subsidies and Pennsylvania makes contingency plans for disruption in the marketplace later.
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How the Pa. Supreme Court retention race could impact environmental protection
In the typically sleepy Supreme Court retention election, the focus is on voting rights and abortion. But the court also decides major environmental cases.
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Listen 1:14Anti-abortion activists face significant hurdles in their efforts to limit reproductive health rights. But accomplishing that is far from impossible.
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Listen 1:15Suspect identified in 1962 murder of a 9-year-old girl in Bucks County
The announcement comes 63 years after 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty was murdered at St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church.
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Fentanyl has far surpassed heroin as the most common opioid found in the commonwealth, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.
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Listen 0:47Pa. man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation
The Trump administration plans to act on a 1999 deportation order despite his murder conviction being overturned because Subramanyam Vedam also has a drug conviction.
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An ‘exuberantly eclectic’ new building is set to open at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Museum
The new Maguire Hall is a 173-year-old industrialist’s mansion converted into a showcase of Philadelphia artists.
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Listen 1:23Pennsylvania and 10 other states, including New Jersey and Delaware, are suing FEMA and the DHS.
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Listen 1:02Republican lawmakers from Pa., N.J., Va. and Md. weigh solutions to rising electricity bills
Republican lawmakers want to see faster permitting and an end to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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More than half of the Delaware County school district's revenue comes from the state. Without a budget, funds could run dry by the end of January.
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Listen 0:49‘Now I have nothing’: Pennsylvanians expect hardship without SNAP
Gov. Josh Shapiro joins Democrats’ lawsuit for emergency SNAP funds amid government shutdown.
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American Water, Essential Utilities to merge, creating $40B public water utility
The combined company will serve more than 2,000 communities, with customer prices set to remain the same.
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Chester Water Authority should hand over financial information and restructure board, receiver says
Tuesday’s filing is the latest court battle between one of the region’s largest public water systems and the office tasked with rescuing the city of Chester from fiscal ruin.
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