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Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania’s 16th district, urban centers grapple with dominant outside interests
In the interactive slider above, the city of Reading can be seen as an appendage thinly sewn to the top of Pennsylvania’s 16th ...
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Listen 5:27State Rep. Madeleine Dean joins crowded Pa. lieutenant governor field
The field for the 2018 lieutenant governor election is filling up, with a number of Democrats jumping into the often-low-key race.
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Air Date: November 30, 2017
Listen 48:59Pa. lawmakers floating stringent budgeting bill to save money
Several Republican state senators plan to introduce legislation that would require Pennsylvania to use zero-based budgeting—a standard specifically designed to save money.
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Pa.’s highest court considering governor’s appeal in home care case
Pa.’s Supreme Court is deciding whether Governor Tom Wolf overstepped his authority with an executive order letting home healthcare workers under a union-like structure.
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Philly-area lawmakers question changes at EPA, Department of Energy
Many Democrats and some in the GOP have panned Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's move to bar scientists who've gotten EPA grants from serving as advisers.
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Listen 5:17Philly re-entry group’s vans bear ads for Pa. gubernatorial candidate
A nonprofit re-entry program in Southwest Philadelphia has vans advertising the campaign of a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor. Is it legal?
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Wolf backs opioid-prescribing limits health insurer says are effective
The Philadelphia-based insurer now covers a maximum five-day supply for most new opioid prescriptions since adopting the policy in July.
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West Chester fire victims identified
Officials still have not determined what caused the massive fire that ripped through a senior living facility.
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‘It just looks weird, know what I mean?’ Efforts to reform redistricting in Pa.
They at least two things in common. They’re all represented by Republican Keith Rothfus, and they’re all perplexed by the map of Pennsylvania’s 12th.
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Sunoco proposes construction change for Mariner East 2, but meets fresh resistance
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Pa. hotline links those in need with help to confront opioid addiction
Pennsylvania far exceeds the national average of drug-related overdose deaths. Last year, 4,642 such deaths were reported — and the number is expected to rise this year.
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Judge halts Pa.’s attempt to take funds from insurer
This is the second year Pennsylvania lawmakers have tried to take surplus money from the Joint Underwriting Association to help balance perennial budget gaps.
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Lawmaker: Natural gas lobby too influential in severance tax debate
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Redina’s story: A mother’s troubled journey home from prison
Redina Rodriguez was released from Pa. state prison one year ago and says she wants to change. But the odds of her staying out are long, while the stakes couldn't be higher.
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