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Pennsylvania

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Politics & Policy

Wolf celebrates new Pa. law allowing student athletes to be compensated

Student athletes in Pa. can now profit off their name, image, and likeness. It comes on the heels of an unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

4 years ago

Rep. Wendi Thomas speaks from a podium during a press conference
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. House Republicans commit to hearings, increased transparency in redistricting process

The last congressional map Pa. lawmakers made was declared an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This time, GOP leaders say they will be “most transparent.”

4 years ago

A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a community clinic
Health

Pennsylvania says it counted 500K duplicate COVID-19 shots

The figures, released Friday evening without explanation, also showed an increase of about 60,000 in the number of people who are counted as fully vaccinated.

4 years ago

Sara Covington stands with a sign that says,
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Jobless Pennsylvanians, attorneys fear more problems as work-search requirement returns

Beginning July 18, people seeking unemployment must attest that they applied for two jobs and completed a “work search activity” the week prior.

4 years ago

The lowest parts of Turkey Path Trail are along a series of waterfalls at Colton Point State Park.
Community

Lyme disease and COVID: How to tell symptoms apart as Pa. hits peak tick season

Lyme disease cases have been on the rise in Pa. for two decades. But epidemiologists worry residents might confuse some symptoms with a mild case of COVID.

4 years ago

Before Philadelphia’s City Hall, plaintiffs and their attorneys celebrate an earlier court ruling allowing their fair funding case to proceed. (Darryl Murphy / The Notebook)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

In landmark school funding case, Pennsylvania lawmakers try to block evidence of racial disparities

The Pa. GOP wants to block evidence that Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic students fare worse on traditional measures of academic achievement than their white peers.

4 years ago

Patricia Vickers, whose son was sentenced to life in prison when he was 17, speaks out against mandatory minimum sentences, such as those proposed by state Rep. Amen Brown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

After pushback, a widely criticized mandatory minimum bill is on hold

Supporters see it as a way to combat Philadelphia’s soaring gun violence epidemic. The ACLU says it “may be the worst criminal justice bill that we’ve seen.”

4 years ago

Purdue Pharma headquarters
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania would get $225M in revamped opioid agreement

Pennsylvania would receive $225 million to fight the opioid-addiction epidemic from a new agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

4 years ago

PSPCA workers hold up two puppies each
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Why a funding boost for the office that exposes Pa. puppy mills stalled again

The legislature left for the summer without voting on bills that would raise dog licensing fees, a proposal unpopular among House Republicans, per to a key committee chair.

4 years ago

A closeup of Sen. Mastriano
Politics & Policy

Sen. Mastriano opens Arizona-style ‘election audit’ plan in Pa.

Sen. Doug Mastriano said he has asked several counties to submit to a “forensic investigation” of the 2020 election and May’s primary election.

4 years ago

Physically distanced, and with protective partitions, students work on an art project during class
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New Pa. law allows students to repeat a grade, but the deadline to decide is one week away

All Pa. K-12 students now have the option to repeat a grade, but the deadline to apply is right around the corner and many families are unaware of the opportunity.

4 years ago

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Urban Planning

Delco takes control of 1724 Chester Courthouse, the ‘longest continuously used government building in the country’

The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.

4 years ago

Block G is toured in the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix Friday June 1, 2018 in Collegeville, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Prisoners end hunger strike at SCI Phoenix

“They're in a cell the size of your bathroom and there's no rules, no regulations in place for this [Intensive Management Unit] program,” said Patricia Vickers.

4 years ago

Erin Bellard pours a drink for a customer at her bar
Community

‘A political football’: Philly bars and restaurants mourn loss of cocktails-to-go

When Pennsylvania ended its COVID-19 restrictions, cocktails-to-go became illegal again. “It's going to be a rough summer, but hopefully everybody can survive.”

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers are on summer break. Here are 5 issues they’ll face this fall

Democrats and Republicans recently recessed until September without resolving key issues including election reform, cocktails to-go, lobbying reform, and more.

4 years ago

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