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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

An impromptu coalition of Democrats and some Republicans managed to sink a major bill at the last minute. House Speaker Mike Turzai and other GOP leaders were dismayed. (AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

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

Clifton Heights athletic fields are threatened by the Upper Darby school board's plan to build a new middle school. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

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

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Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

SCOTUS 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

PA ACLU Legal Director Vic Walczak speaks at a press conference announcing the lawsuit alongside fellow attorneys and plaintiffs in the case. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Courts & Law

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

Wolf's office hasn't said what he plans to do with the bill. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

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

A visitor to the Brandywine River Museum takes a closer look at
Arts & Entertainment

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

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People gather during a rally to coincide with the Supreme Court hearings on the redistricting cases in Maryland and North Carolina in front of the Supreme Court on March 26. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

SCOTUS 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

Bill Sidler, Lori Howlett, Gretchen Sidler, and Dorrie Dillagoue came together with their running group for an afternoon of tacos and drinks at Tacohocken. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

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

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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is seen in this file photo. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Politics & Policy
Broke in Philly

Pa. 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

Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as justices hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Money

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

(Scott LaMar/WITF)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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

House Minority Leader Frank Dermody said it is
Money

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

The Shipley School, in Bryn Mawr benefitted from more than $500,000 in OSTC and EITC scholarship funds in 2017-18. It reported serving zero low-income students that year. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Trapped’ on the Main Line: Expensive private schools benefit from Pa. tax credits but report zero low-income students

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

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Bill Cosby
Courts & Law

Cosby 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

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