Ben Wasserstein
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Until he was 3, Brandon Markosek was not able to talk.When he started speaking, he developed a stutter that lasted into adulthood.“Some days are better than others, but I still do stutter,” he said. “My stutter never went away fully, but I was able to go to therapy.”
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After weeks of debate and posturing, the state legislature returns to the Capitol this week ahead of a June 30 deadline to pass a budget.
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The future of agriculture could also mean the future of energy.
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Karina Urbina bought a house in February.Before that, she lived in 12 different places, sometimes with strangers, with her eight-year-old son.“Some of those moves were for survival and safety; some were for sacrifice,” she said.With help from Media Fellowship House, which is partnered with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, she and her son now have a place they can truly call home.
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Like many students, Sen. Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, went to community college.But his next move brought challenges when it came to four-year schools accepting credits from his two-year program.
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Fairness Pennsylvania, a lobbying group, launched Monday during the first week of Pride Month.
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Pennsylvania is a key battleground state, with both presidential campaigns gearing up to fight for every vote.
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In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s conviction in New York, the big unknown is how voters in Pennsylvania will react.
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With Memorial Day weekend coming up, drivers should expect more traffic than usual.
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Kevin Amir Bowman, spent 34 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.In 1989, he was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy, and weapons violations. The state granted him a new trial in 2023, and the charges against him were later dismissed.He spent his latter years incarcerated in a special unit of SCI Chester known as Little Scandinavia before his exoneration.Little Scandinavia houses 64 inmates and gives prisoners more independence, allowing them to do things such as make their own meals. It focuses on rehabilitation over punishment.