No one in the Pennsylvania Capitol is prepared to say if this is the year the state will legalize marijuana. But supporters are laying out their visions.
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by Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA
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2/6/25
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Last summer, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a budget that acknowledged a roughly $4.5 billion “adequacy gap” to properly fund its poorest schools.
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by Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
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1/27/25
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Our days in the Pennsylvania State Legislature for 2024 have concluded. Here are some results.
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by Sen. Art Haywood
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1/9/25
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Thanks to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s efforts, SEPTA has secured enough funding to avoid service cuts through June 30, 2025.
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by Bob Previdi, policy director, Save the Train
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1/1/25
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Northwest Philadelphia grappled with significant infrastructure challenges in 2024.
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by Donna Shaw and Carla Robinson
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12/25/24
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Philadelphia's public transit system implemented its first fare increase in seven years starting Sunday, Dec. 1.
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12/5/24
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The move temporarily averts deep service cuts and fare hikes.
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by Carla Robinson
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11/27/24
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Gwynedd Mercy University has received a $20,000 state grant to bolster its special education teacher preparation program.
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11/21/24
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A bipartisan bill makes first responders eligible for PTSI benefits under workers' compensation.
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by State Rep. Tarik Khan, D-Philadelphia
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10/31/24
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A long-debated state funding boost for public transit agencies appears dead in the water.
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by Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA
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10/23/24
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This impending crisis is unacceptable.
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by Bob Previdi and Josephine Winter, Save the Train Coalition
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10/17/24
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On Nov. 5, voters across Pennsylvania will decide their candidates for president, U.S. House and Senate, and more.
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by Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PA
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10/17/24
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to step in and immediately decide issues related to mail-in ballots.
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WHYY News
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10/10/24
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When Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 1993 into law, he simultaneously enacted my bill improving access to critical health care for over a million Pennsylvania children.
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by State Rep. Tarik Khan, Democrat, 194th District
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9/19/24
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Pennsylvanians will head to the polls on Nov. 5 to choose who they want to serve as their state treasurer for the next four years.
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by Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA
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9/19/24
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SEPTA still has a $240 million budget deficit for this year alone.
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by Robert W. Previdi and Josephine Winter, Save the Train Coalition
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9/5/24
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SLAPP cases are garbage frivolous lawsuits meant to intimidate and silence.
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by State Rep. Tarik Khan, Democrat, 194th District
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8/22/24
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The absence of Gov. Josh Shapiro from the 2024 presidential ticket isn’t just a loss for the Democratic Party.
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8/22/24
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Now, after decades of chronic underfunding, Pennsylvania public school students finally got a down payment on their future.
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by State Rep. Tarik Khan, Democrat, 194th District
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8/8/24
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ Democratic campaign came to the Wissahickon High School gymnasium on Monday.
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by Robert Calandra
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7/31/24
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