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Pa. lawmakers extend emergency declaration to keep fixing where I-95 collapsed
Months after the fiery collapse of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia, the emergency status that allows for streamlined repairs continues.
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Pa. Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
More than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. The protest of the state Treasury Department’s investments in Israel bonds occurred Monday. Police say 126 people were taken into custody, issued citations for trespassing and released. Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a Republican, says state treasurers of both...
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Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
More than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. The protest of the state Treasury Department’s investments in Israel bonds occurred Monday.
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Poor schools are prepared to return to court if Pa. budget falls short on funding plan
The poor schools that won a landmark school funding court case in Pennsylvania last year are prepared to go back to court if the Legislature and governor don’t adequately address shortfalls in the coming months.
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Pa. lawmakers defeat funding for Penn amid criticism over college's stance on antisemitism
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is defeating legislation to send $33 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school. That’s after the school’s president resigned amid criticism that it has tolerated antisemitism. The legislation on Wednesday night failed after the House Republican floor leader said the university must make it clear that it opposes antisemitism. Penn’s president Liz Magill resigned Saturday...
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Penn takes $33M financial hit as state lawmakers shoot down vet school funding
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives shot down legislation to send $33 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school. That’s after the school’s president resigned amid criticism that it has tolerated antisemitism. The funding is an annual appropriation that normally draws strong bipartisan support.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers name 2023 as commonwealth's ‘Taylor Swift Era'
Taylor Swift is adding one more accolade to her list of accomplishments this year: a resolution recognizing 2023 as the Taylor Swift era in her home state of Pennsylvania. The resolution passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. Lawmakers approved the resolution on Swift’s 34th birthday.
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Pa. school choice program criticized as ‘discriminatory' as lawmakers return to session
School funding is an unresolved area of contention as the Pennsylvania House and Senate returned to end-of-year session.
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Shifting from temporary to permanent lanes as traffic moves on repaired I-95 lanes in Philly
NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports from Northeast Philadelphia as northbound traffic on Interstate 95 moves from the temporary lanes to new permanent lanes Tuesday morning.
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Pa. House proposes April 2 for presidential primary, 2 weeks later than Senate wants
An effort to move Pennsylvania’s presidential primary next year bred new disagreements in the Legislature on Tuesday, as members of a House committee rejected a bill favored by the Senate. Instead, the committee approved a bill to move the current primary date up three weeks, from April 23 to April 2.
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Special election to determine if Democrats or GOP take control of Pa. House
Majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will once again come down to a special election. Republican voters face a strongly Democratic lean in a Pittsburgh district to flip power back to their caucus on Sept. 19. Democrat Lindsay Powell and Republican Erin Connolly Autenreith will go up against each other for the Allegheny County seat. They are vying...
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Pennsylvania budget still in turmoil over school vouchers, equity funding case
A court’s ruling earlier this year that the way Pennsylvania funds public schools is unconstitutional helped make education spending one of the thorniest issues in state budget negotiations. The state government is approaching a second week without full spending authority.
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Historic Pa. farmer's market goes up in flames
The fire at the Broad Street Market in Harrisburg was reported around 1 a.m. Monday but was brought under control a short time later. The site housed a stone building and a brick building that had stood for about 145 years.
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Historic Pa. farmer's market goes up in flames
Authorities say an electrical malfunction in a ceiling fan sparked a fast-moving fire that severely damaged an historic market building in Pennsylvania’s capital city. But no injuries were reported. The fire at the Broad Street Market in Harrisburg was reported around 1 a.m. Monday but was brought under control a short time later. The site housed a stone building and...
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Pa. budget battle continues with Senate Republicans accusing Gov. Shapiro of going back on his word
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro called on the Republican-controlled Senate to return to the Pennsylvania Capitol to finalize a state spending plan. The state government is nearing a week without full spending authority. On Thursday, the governor disputed Republicans’ accusations that he went back on his word about the $45 billion spending plan.
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Pa. Gov Shapiro backs off $100M private schools program, eases house budget vote
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is backing off his insistence on money for a new private-school funding program, giving Pennsylvania’s Democratic-controlled House the opening to pass a new state spending plan after a days-long stalemate. The chamber on Wednesday night approved the main bill in a $45 billion spending plan, 117-86.n.
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Pa. budget talks get contentious as deadline nears
Gov. Josh Shapiro is trying to wrap up his first budget by Saturday’s start of the new fiscal year, as the Democrat works to balance Pennsylvania’s politically divided Legislature.
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Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to curb distracted driving
Pennsylvania first banned texting while driving in 2012, a summary offense punishable by a $50 fine. Under the new legislation, motorists cannot handle their cell phones to make a call or almost any other function while driving. That includes while sitting in traffic or at a stoplight.
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Pa. Senate votes to expand ban on using cellphones while driving, stopped at lights
Pennsylvania’s state Senate wants to expand a ban on texting while driving and is advancing legislation that increases the penalties for motorists who are handling their cell phones for almost any activity while driving.
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Pa. House passes $46 billion state budget
The state’s house of representatives — by a vote of 102 to 101 — have approved a $46 billion budget plan that would include $375 million for education initiatives.