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Pa. school funding system ruled unconstitutional
Lehigh Valley lawmakers and educators were quick to react. One lawmaker said it was a victory for children in poorer school districts such as Allentown.
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Pennsylvania buys Susquehanna River islands for conservation
Independence and Bailey’s Island are now state forest lands.
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Resuming Medicaid case checks confronts 3.6M in Pennsylvania
The federal government's pandemic-era prohibition against kicking people off Medicaid is ending, meaning that hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania face losing free health insurance. Many people who stand to lose Medicaid coverage have no idea that the changes are coming.
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Pa. House control will likely be decided by special elections this week
The Pennsylvania state House has been unable to function for a month. Three special elections this week could end the standoff, though big questions remain.
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Refusal to release inaugural donors exposes gap in Pa. law
The refusal thus far of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to disclose who paid for his inaugural party has exposed the gap in state law that lets governors in Pennsylvania escape the kind of transparency sometimes required elsewhere