Education
How To Get Rid Of Property Taxes? PA Lawmaker Looks To Retirement Income.
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One state House lawmaker is trying to pitch a new solution to a very old Pennsylvania problem: the reliance on school property taxes.
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In PA And Beyond, Polling Shows Key Suburban Voters Want Gun Reform
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A Republican polling firm says its latest survey found compelling evidence that a key bloc of swing voters want stricter gun control.
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After Complaints Over School Safety Law, PA Senators Return To Drawing Board
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A law to expand schools’ security options in Pennsylvania now has some school law enforcement officers miffed.
Government
Fellow Dems Challenging Leach Promise Similar Policies, But A Change In Culture
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Democrat Daylin Leach lost support from his own caucus, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and the Democratic committees in the counties he represents after being accused of inappropriate conduct with female staffers.
Government
Pennsylvania Rallies Urge Action On Guns
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The demonstration was one of many springing up statewide in the wake of the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed more than 30 people.
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After Mass Shootings, Some PA Democrats Urge Governor To Call A Special Session
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Some Pennsylvania Democrats are urging Gov. Tom Wolf to call the legislature back to Harrisburg for a special session on gun violence, even as other legislators concede it’s unlikely such a session would produce any meaningful action.
Government
Executive Order Targets PA’s ‘Outdated’ Human Services
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After a series of incidents in which people have been harmed while in state or county human services care, Governor Tom Wolf says the system isn’t working.
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PA Ends Cash Assistance Program For Poor
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Despite a legal aid group asking the commonwealth court to grant an injunction, a small cash assistance for the poor has ended, effective Thursday.
Crime and Justice
Corrections Cautions Against ‘Knee Jerk’ Reaction After PA Parolee Murders
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The alleged perpetrators were onetime Pennsylvania state inmates out on parole. And in a commonwealth that has been working systematically to get people out of prison, that prompted concern.
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Governor Says SNAP Restriction Could Impact 200,000 Pennsylvanians
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Democratic state lawmakers are criticizing the Trump Administration over its proposed plan to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for certain people.