Pennsylvania
The thrill and exhaustion of watching Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Volta’
Some of the show's performances are so extreme (and look so dangerous), you wonder how anyone ever learned to do this stuff.
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Listen 3:29Experiencing Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA with your kids
Now through August 19th, Philadelphia families have the wonderful opportunity of catching Cirque du Soleil’s energetic, imag ...
8 years ago
About 2,600 inmates transferring from Graterford to new Pa. prison
The first phase of transfers began just after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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Casey measure aims to help grandparents stepping in to take care of kids
Casey was spurred to act by the opioid epidemic. More than 100,000 children in Pennsylvania are being raised by grandparents and other relatives.
8 years ago
Federal appeals court dismisses pipeline case that charged FERC with bias
Ruling: Agency's pipeline approvals not linked to its funding
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Flight 93 Memorial nears completion in Pennsylvania
This final stage is dubbed the Tower of Voices — a 93-foot concrete structure that’ll be adorned with 40 chimes — for each of the passengers and crew members killed
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ACA funding freeze adds uncertainty for Pa. marketplace
The U.S. Health and Human Services department has put a freeze on $10.4 billion in funding that was expected to go to Affordable Care Act insurers later this year.
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‘No wake zone’ for boaters at Raystown Lake will accommodate Mariner East 2 pipeline work
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Philadelphia and Pittsburgh: Five charts and two families at the center of the school choice debate
Since the state enacted a charter school law 20 years ago, starkly different trends have played out in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Listen 7:37Pa. considers banning Japanese barberry, a popular but invasive landscaping plant
The shrub is already banned in New York, Maine, and other states. It’s a haven for ticks and mice.
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Pence to raise cash for U.S. Senate hopeful Barletta in Philadelphia
Republican Senate candidate Lou Barletta will get some financial help when Vice President Mike Pence visits Philadelphia's Union League for a July 23 fundraiser
8 years ago
Clergy argue against quick release of child sex abuse report
Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro argued the report should not be delayed, calling it a matter of exceptional public interest.
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Wolf: Pa. education funding changes will ‘take time’
Last week, Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf said he'd support a major school funding shakeup. Now Wolf is hedging his position.
8 years ago
Independent commission will probe Pennsylvania voting system
A commission formed by cybersecurity experts at the University of Pittsburgh will look at the state's voting system.
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