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Hundreds of students and advocates flooded City Hall Tuesday. There they sent a message to the new power brokers in Philadelphia education.

Pennsylvania's highest court said Tuesday that it will hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging Philadelphia's year-old tax on soda and other sweetened drinks.

After a year marked by lower-than expected income and intractable budget problems, Pennsylvania's finances appear to be on an upswing.

There will be fewer counts, thanks to last week's ruling. There also will be a new judge.

Last July, the BBC revealed the salaries of all employees earning more than $200,000 a year. Two thirds were men.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has changed his mind regarding a high-profile school funding lawsuit.

With eight bids to go, the state has already made $90 million of the $100 million dollars it earmarked in the state budget.

The Delaware County Republican is the fifth member of Congress to resign or abandon re-election amid a national reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace.

Republican state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay on the state court decision earlier this week.

A pay raise for state employees and a $100 million boost for capital projects show how Carney’s spending plan is very different from last year’s bare bones budget.

At least 46,000 Haitians are living in the U.S. with protection from deportation and the ability to work under the TPS program.

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The seven counts all dealt with alleged bribery involving political donations to the New Jersey Democrat by Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen.