
Pennsylvania
GOP advances bill in Pa. Senate that would further expand private school tax credits
GOP leaders and Gov. Wolf are again at odds over dueling visions of “school reform.” Lawmakers say the pandemic has only raised the stakes.
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Philly residents could win as much as $50K for getting COVID vaccine
There will be three drawings in June and July, with the first one on June 21. There is a total of $400,000 in giveaways, including cash prizes.
4 years ago
You wouldn’t need a license to carry a gun in Philly under a bill gaining steam in Harrisburg
Law enforcement groups have come out against the proposal, saying it would make both officers and civilians unsafe.
4 years ago
As the county aims for a health department launch in 2022, local nonprofits are using the grant money to address health and dental care needs in children.
4 years ago
What you need to know about Pennsylvania’s new unemployment system
Pa. will unveil its new unemployment compensation portal Tuesday, replacing a 40-year-old system stretched thin during last year’s record unemployment.
4 years ago
Planned solar project near Gettysburg denied key permit
The decision comes after more than a year of hearings and increasingly heated debate on whether the community should host such a project.
4 years ago
JBS plant in Montco fully operational after weekend cyberattack
The cyberattack shut down the Souderton facility on Tuesday. It partially reopened on Wednesday.
4 years ago
Bill would force Pa. to post online how lawmakers spend millions in tax dollars each year
The move comes after an investigation by Spotlight PA and The Caucus into how taxpayers shell out millions each year for perks but are largely unaware of that spending.
4 years ago
Chaim “Charlie” Steg, manager of St. Francis rehab center, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. Three residents died from insufficient care.
4 years ago
Federal court vacates Montco woman’s conviction in her friend’s overdose death
The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled “drug delivery resulting in death” statutes were applied too broadly in this case.
4 years ago
Arizona GOP election audit draws Pa. Republican politicians
Pennsylvania Sens. Doug Mastriano and Cris Dush, and Rep. Rob Kauffman are making a pilgrimage to Phoenix to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the election.
4 years ago
Pa. Haitian community hails temporary protected status, questions immigration future
Haitians in Pennsylvania are celebrating a move by President Joe Biden’s administration that effectively reverses another immigration policy of former President Donald Trump.
4 years ago
In last-minute reversal, Philly commissioners won’t count undated ballots
Philadelphia commissioners voted last week to count undated mail ballots submitted in May’s primary. They changed course after a letter from Gov. Wolf.
4 years ago
1 dead after car crashes into Bucks Co. senior rehabilitation center
Authorities say a car slammed into an outside wall of the administration building of the Langhorne Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center on the 300 block of Manor Avenue.
4 years ago
Anxiety runs high as Pa. begins massive overhaul of 60-year-old unemployment computer system
Claims will be put on hold until June 8 as the state makes an ambitious leap to a new, cloud-based benefits system. But experts warn this “all-at-once” approach often fails.
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