Pennsylvania
Montco officials bemoan vaccine supply, ‘line-jumpers’ as Pa. urges patience
Montgomery County officials on Wednesday asked for the public’s patience as it continues to administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents who are eligible under Phase 1A.
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Pa. enacted 140 laws last year. Only 27 of them addressed the coronavirus
The nation’s largest full-time legislature — with some of the highest-paid lawmakers — emerged from 2020 having failed to address some of the public’s most pressing needs.
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Wolf pitches massive attempt to fix Pa. school funding inequities with income tax hike
Wolf’s fiscal plan is winning him plaudits from education advocates but few friends in the GOP-controlled legislature, who see a tax increase as a “non-starter.”
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Wolf seeks big increase in Pa. school funding, tax increase
Under the plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, Wolf will ask the Republican-controlled Legislature for what could approach $2 billion extra for public schools.
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A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more winter
Punxsutawney Phil has emerged from his burrow to forecast there will be six more weeks of winter.
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Proposed constitutional amendment threatens independence of Pa. appellate courts
Deborah Gross, president and CEO of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, and Lauren P. McKenna, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, argue that House Bill 38 threatens
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Bucks County man charged with assaulting officer at US Capitol
According to the criminal complaint, the injured officer was treated for a concussion.
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A primer on Pa.’s Bruce Castor, who Trump tapped to co-lead his impeachment defense
Castor once pledged not to prosecute Bill Cosby and had a brief stint as state attorney general after Kathleen Kane was convicted of multiple felonies.
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Survivors react to Pa’s botched sexual abuse amendment: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’
Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar is resigning over a public notice error. Supporters of the amendment across the political spectrum are scrambling.
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Listen 5:54Stress, delays, and confusion still plague jobless in Pa., and January brought little relief
Pandemic unemployment benefits are a lifeline for over 400,000 in Pa. who don’t qualify for traditional unemployment. But payments stalled this year and people are struggling.
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Former Montco DA to lead Trump’s defense team in impeachment trial
Castor served as the District Attorney in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2008.
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PennDOT urges motorists to stay off the roads ahead of storm
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is advising motorists to delay unnecessary travel during the storm.
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Why vital regional COVID race and ethnicity data is still MIA nearly a year into the pandemic
The consequences could be serious, experts said: Potentially wider disparities could go unnoticed, and efforts to address them go unplanned.
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A five-month analysis by Spotlight PA found large fluctuations in the number of tests administered and unexplained changes to the death count.
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Could a centralized vaccine signup ease Pa.’s rollout pains? Here’s the answer.
The state is relying on a patchwork of individual health-care providers to create and manage their own scheduling, causing frustration among some residents.
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