Pennsylvania
Praying for involuntary commitment: One family struggles to help their bipolar daughter
On a rainy day in June, Kim stood in her house in Levittown. The room was unlit, smelled of rotting food and was cluttered with things Kim had collected.
7 years ago
Tuition freeze forces Pa. State System of Higher Education to tighten how it manages money
Tuition for an in-state full-time student increased to $7,716 annually, last year, which was a 3 percent increase. The cost will remain the same in 2019-20.
7 years ago
Pa. fiscal watchdog calls for end of Keystone exams
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released a report calling for the state to get rid of its high school standardized test and replace it with the SAT or ACT.
7 years ago
Anxiety disorder, Tourette syndrome added to medical marijuana approved conditions in Pa.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has added anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome to the list of medical conditions approved for receiving medical marijuana.
7 years ago
AG Shapiro announces plan to better track guns used in crimes as violence soars in Pa.
The Pennsylvania attorney general's office launched an effort Thursday to improve the use of firearms databases, so law enforcement can better track guns used in crimes.
7 years ago
After Trump request, Lockheed keeps Coatesville helicopter plant open
Wednesday night's announcement comes little more than a month after the company told the Coatesville facility's 465 employees the plant would close by the end of the year.
7 years ago
Remains of students at Carlisle Indian School returned to families
The remains were transferred to the families in private ceremonies according to individual customs.
7 years ago
Three challengers planning to take on Fitzpatrick in competitive Bucks race
The primary is still ten months away, but the two-term Republican incumbent already has one challenger in his own party, and two from the Democrats.
7 years ago
Citing technicality, Pa. school district scraps first-of-kind policy to arm teachers
The Tamaqua Area School District will scrap a groundbreaking policy that would have allowed teachers and staff to carry weapons anonymously on school grounds.
7 years ago
Wolf: Newly-bolstered reserve fund is ‘pathetic,’ but a big improvement
State leaders will transfer $317 million into the state's rainy day fund.
7 years ago
Despite GOP objections, Wolf moves to upgrade voting machines unilaterally
Governor Tom Wolf is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to funding upgrades for Pennsylvania's voting machines.
7 years ago
AG Shapiro distances himself from bill to override Philly DA Krasner on gun crimes
Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro pledged to continue collaborating with his Philadelphia counterpart to stem the rising tide of gun violence in the city.
7 years ago
Trespass charges dropped against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline protesters
A Lancaster County judge on Monday dismissed trespassing charges against seven protesters who blocked construction of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline.
7 years ago
Gerrymandering in Pa.: Why the risk is (still) real
Pennsylvania wasn't affected by the recent gerrymandering ruling regarding. But the decision is a reminder of the risks of skewed congressional district boundaries.
7 years ago
After veto, Wolf and Republicans appear split on voting machine money
A measure that county commissioners were counting on to fund voting machine upgrades recently met its end under Governor Tom Wolf's veto pen.
7 years ago





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