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Pa. public schools may be liable if they fail to prevent student-on-student sexual abuse
An exception to governmental immunity created to give victims legal recourse isn’t limited to school employees, court finds.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects GOP request to review Pa. provisional ballot ruling
A GOP challenge to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling on provisional ballots is dead, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
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AG’s office says it seized hundreds of illegal gambling machines disguised as skill games
The attorney general’s office said its agents and state troopers seized more than 400 illegal gambling devices from dozens of western Pennsylvania establishments in a series of raids in March.
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With public transit agencies in dire straits, Pa. House puts Shapiro’s funding plan into play
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved legislation this week to direct nearly $300 million in new funding to transit agencies in the next state budget.
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Regulators approve Shapiro administration settlement to halt ‘runaway’ electricity prices
Federal regulators approved limits on the maximum and minimum prices that electricity generators are paid to ensure an adequate energy supply as part of a settlement between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration and the region’s electrical grid operator.
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Two hospitals to close after Pa. officials provided $40 million to help company find a buyer
Prospect Medical Holdings, which filed for bankruptcy in January, will shutter pair of Delaware County facilities.
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Pardoned Jan. 6 defendants from Pennsylvania range from remorseful to defiant
‘It’s almost something I brag about,’ one said, while another sought ‘cult deprogramming’
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What does an auditor general do and who’s running for the office in Pennsylvania?
Incumbent Republican Tim DeFoor faces a reelection challenge from Democratic state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta for the office in charge of policing the state and local agencies that receive and spend taxpayers’ money.
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Luzerne County residents will be able to use drop boxes to vote in upcoming election
The reversal of a previous decision not to deploy drop boxes came after the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Luzerne County Board of Elections and Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo.
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House Committee on Philadelphia Crime Hears Stories of Loss From Gun Violence Survivors
Six Philadelphia residents share their stories of loss before a state House committee amid a wave of gun crime that has washed over the city in recent years.
