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Pennsylvania
Judge deems Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional
The judge said students who live in school districts with low property values and incomes do not get the same opportunities and resources as those in high-income districts.
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Listen 5:47The Central Bucks School District is buying books to consider banning them from libraries
As part of its book review process, the district is buying books so committees can read them and make recommendations.
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A new Pennsylvania state government report suggests making secrecy envelopes optional, standardizing the use of drop boxes across the state, and more.
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Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid
All told, state caseworkers must resume enforcing eligibility rules April 1 for more than 3.6 million people who are on Medicaid.
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Pa. House control will likely be decided by special elections this week
In the coming days, three special elections will likely decide which political party controls the Pennsylvania House.
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Multiple rescues reported after apartment building fire in Drexel Hill, Pa.
Firefighters were called out to fight a two-alarm blaze at an apartment building in Drexel Hill, Delaware County.
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Chester receiver asks bankruptcy court to put brakes on $276.5 million DELCORA sale
The receiver’s office believes the city of Chester should maintain its previous assets — or at the very least be compensated.
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Shapiro selects 2nd Philly school official to join cabinet
Reggie McNeil, the school district’s chief operating officer, will serve as secretary of general services, responsible for state buildings and vehicles, as well as purchasing.
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How Groundhog Day came to the U.S. — and why we still celebrate it 137 years later
Punxsutawney Phil predicts more winter ahead. Groundhogs may not have a great track record when it comes to weather forecasts, but experts say the tradition sheds light on our
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Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow.
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Unexpected Pennsylvania House speaker hopes to retain job
The rank-and-file Democrat who was unexpectedly elected speaker of the Pennsylvania House as a compromise candidate earlier this month is saying he hopes to keep the job.
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Pa. takes over troubled mortgage relief program from contractor after complaints, backlogs
In an abrupt change, Pennsylvania’s struggling mortgage relief program will no longer work with the private company originally hired to run it.
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Bob Born, the ‘Father of Peeps’ and Hot Tamale candies, has died
Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make marshmallow chicks, has died. He was 98.
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How anxiety came to dominate the big business of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania
An unprecedented Spotlight PA analysis of 1 million medical marijuana certifications reveals how a change by policymakers made it possible for virtually anyone to get a card.
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The court ruled “a culture of denial, blame-shifting, arrogance, and nepotism” in Chester made this decision “not only permissible, but necessary.”
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