
Pennsylvania
Person shot at Delaware County courthouse
At least one person was shot at a Delaware County courthouse Friday morning, according to county officials.
6 years ago
Inches from finish line, Pa. House budget talks falter over education
Two components of the measure that would have, among other things, authorized $6.7 billion in basic education funding.
6 years ago
No room to grow: Crowded suburban Philly schools struggle to secure new land to build
Suburban Philadelphia communities are clashing with their districts over how their overcrowded schools should handle growing populations.
6 years ago
Listen 5:20SCOTUS decision doesn’t impact Pennsylvania’s redistricted Congressional map
The decision does not impact Pennsylvania’s recently redistricted map, because the case was based on the state constitution.
6 years ago
ACLU says Pa. police are improperly racially profiling and detaining drivers
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing state police for, it says, illegally turning drivers over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
6 years ago
Pa. House plans funding for voting machine bill, with conditions
A change would take away the option to quickly vote a straight party. Instead, voters would have to individually select all the candidates for whom they want to cast ballots.
6 years ago
Escaping pirates: Wyeth artistic patriarch gets a retrospective
The father of Andrew Wyeth was the top illustrator of his day, but N.C. yearned to be a “pure artist.” The biggest retrospective of his work in half a century is now open.
6 years ago
Listen 2:00SCOTUS rules partisan gerrymandering is beyond the reach of federal courts
In a 5-4 decision SCOTUS ruled that partisan redistricting is a political question and court can't judge if extreme gerrymandering violates the constitution.
6 years ago
How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’
Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.
6 years ago
Listen 4:48Pa. Senate session devolves into shouting as GOP repeals cash assistance
The state Senate voted Wednesday to repeal a small cash assistance program for the poor — but before it happened, the session devolved into a loud, chaotic argument.
6 years ago
Funding for census outreach is unnecessary, GOP tells Wolf
The money would help track hard-to-count people: for instance, elderly residents who might have a hard time with the census's new online form, or people don't speak English.
6 years ago
Groups criticize Pa. budget shifting $10 million from environmental fund
Sixteen environmental groups sent a letter to Wolf and legislators Tuesday decrying the transfer of $10 million out of the state’s Environmental Stewardship Fund.
6 years ago
Don’t discuss minimum wage, GOP speaker tells Dems during Pa. budget debate
The state House passed the main spending bill for its proposed budget Tuesday afternoon — a major step toward getting a plan finalized by the June 30 deadline.
6 years ago
Many schools that benefit are located in the state’s wealthiest suburbs, where students have access to some of Pennsylvania’s highest-rated public schools.
6 years ago
Listen 5:34Cosby files appeal over testimony from other women accusers
The appeal Tuesday challenges Judge Steven O'Neill's view that the women's testimony showed "chilling similarities" and pointed to a "signature" crime.
6 years ago