Pennsylvania
Forum on PFAS blood test results leaves Bucks, Montco residents with few answers
Bucks and Montgomery County residents with elevated levels of PFAS met with state officials, but came away with more questions about the possible health effects.
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Pa. school districts may be undercounting homeless students, report says
Across the country, public schools are required to identify and support students experiencing homelessness. But a new report finds that many Pa. schools may be undercounting.
7 years ago
Listen 1:22Pa., N.J., Del. join effort to cut emissions from vehicles
Pennsylvania, along with eight states and Washington, D.C., announced plans Tuesday to create a new regional cap for carbon emissions from vehicles to combat climate change.
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PUC investigators: We didn’t say the 12-inch Mariner East 2 line was safe
Investigators at the Pa. Public Utility Commission said they didn’t confirm that the 12-inch pipeline of Mariner East 2 was safe, despite a statement by Sunoco.
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Pa. auditor says DCED got better at recouping cash from bad investments
A new audit shows Pennsylvania's economic development program has improved its return on investment.
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Juvenile court judges waking up to trauma’s effect on kids
If one is looking for the most traumatized youths in Philadelphia, a good starting place might be the cou ...
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Marsy’s Law backers prep for final Pa. push — but some are still skeptical
Advocates want an amendment that would ensure victims' legal rights in the state constitution, just as defendants' rights are. Gov. Wolf supports it. The ACLU does not.
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Top Pa. lawmaker reiterates prediction that budget deficit will be manageable
York County Rep. Stan Saylor, who heads the pivotal House Appropriations Committee, noted that returns are stronger than expected, and the state's on track for a surplus.
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Montgomery County to debut new voting machines in May
After signing a deal with a supplier, new voting machines that have a paper trail as a back-up will make Montgomery County debut in May 2019 primary.
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Red flag laws and the push for one in Pa., explained
In Maryland, a recent request to remove guns ended with a man's death.
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Study raises questions about oversight of facilities that house foster youth in Pa.
Foster children who live in residential facilities in Pa. suffered physical and verbal abuse in hundreds of documented cases between 2010 and 2018, according to a new report.
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Pennsylvania ditches school scoring, but will parents?
Pa. wants to shed labels and reduce the importance of test scores with its new accountability tool. But will it alienate parents in the process?
7 years ago
Listen 5:56Pa. mulls more naloxone handouts after strong demand
Pennsylvania is considering holding more naloxone giveaways after finding even more demand than officials had planned for at a recent event.
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Teen’s asthma frames town’s struggle with dirty air
Though it’s cleaner than in the 1970s, the plant is still one of the biggest sources of air pollution in all of Western Pennsylvania.
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Four workers injured at gas plant blast near Pittsburgh
The blast happened shortly after 6 p.m. at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility at 800 Western Avenue in Chartiers Township.
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