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By Mary Wilson
May 21, 2013
Governor Corbett has ordered a delay in the adoption of new high stakes standardized tests for Pennsylvania public schools. More »
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By Mary Wilson
May 21, 2013
In Pennsylvania, it's a good time to put ID bracelets around the legs of newly hatched peregrine falcons. An annual event in Harrisburg, underway this week, sheds some light on the state's ... More »
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By Mary Wilson @MaryWilson
May 20, 2013
State government reform activists are getting a head start on their campaign to oust Pennsylvania's top judge. As voters prepare for Tuesday's primary, Eric Epstein of the reform group Rock... More »
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By Mary Wilson @marywilson
May 19, 2013
The chairman of a key Pennsylvania Senate panel isn't worried about whether he can find consensus on liquor privatization before July. More »
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By Mary Wilson, @marywilson
May 19, 2013
Polls show support is on the rise for legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, but the governor and state attorney general both still oppose it. More »
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By Mary Wilson
May 17, 2013
The head of Pennsylvania's Office of Open Records is pointing a finger at public charter schools for being the biggest violators of the commonwealth's Right-to-Know law, now 5 years old. More »
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By Emma Jacobs, @ecjacobs
May 17, 2013
The head of Pennsylvania's Open Records Office would like to see changes to a bill that's been introduced in the State Senate. When the new Right to Know Law, improving access to government... More »
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By Benjamin Herold, @BenjaminBHerold and Holly Otterbein, @hollyotterbein
May 16, 2013
Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter announced his plan to raise $95 million for the city's struggling School District, mostly through tax hikes on cigarettes and alcohol. But even if that money... More »
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By Mary Wilson @marywilson
May 16, 2013
State Senate Democrats are trying to compel Pennsylvania to participate in a Medicaid expansion by using what's called a discharge resolution. More »
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By Taunya English, @taunyaenglish
May 15, 2013
Pennsylvania stepped up inspections of abortion clinics after the arrest of now-convicted murder Kermit Gosnell. More »
