By: Emily Scott With the deadline for approving Pennsylvania’s new voting-district maps fast approaching, the commission in charge of creating House and Senate maps is hosting public hearings this week to receive feedback from residents. The Legislative Reapportionment Commission will host eight hours of public hearings on Thursday and Friday in Harrisburg. Carol Kuniholm, chair of the group Fair […]
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By: Emily Scott As Pennsylvanians move into winter, the state’s top utility agency offers some tips on keeping bills down during the peak energy-use season. Three main factors contribute to heating costs: the amount of energy used, its price, and the weather. Nils Hagen-Frederiksen, press secretary for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, said one way […]
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By: Emily Scott Pennsylvania’s substitute-teacher shortage has put a lot of pressure on educators in the state, but a new law signed by Gov. Tom Wolf last week aims to expand the pool of eligible substitutes. Under House Bill 412, retired teachers now can fill vacancies on an emergency or short-term basis. Public schools also can […]
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Emily Scott Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission has voted on its proposals for state House and Senate voting-district maps. Good-government advocacy groups say the maps are a step in the right direction to keep communities of interest together. The biggest changes are seen in the House map, reflecting large population shifts in the Commonwealth over the last […]
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By: Emily Scott HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s school funding trial is entering its fourth week today. Testimony so far has provided an inside view into the difficult decisions educators in the state’s low-wealth districts face with minimal resources. The Education Law Center, the Public Interest Law Center and O’Melveny law firm are representing schools and parents in […]
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By: Emily Scott HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House Republicans have revealed a preliminary congressional district map, and although groups are happy to see it was drawn by a citizen, some are concerned the process lacked transparency. The map was created by Lehigh County’s Amanda Holt, a former Republican county commissioner. The Princeton Gerrymandering Project found the map offers […]
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By: Emily Scott PHILADELPHIA — New legislation in the state Senate would address what housing advocates say are unfair eviction records leading to residents being denied rental applications. The screening report services landlords use for personal information on prospective tenants take data from court websites to determine if there was an eviction filed against them, […]
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By: Emily Scott HARRISBURG, Pa. — With kids stuck at home early in the pandemic, a new report said child-abuse cases decreased in 2020, but children’s advocates say it is likely a result of the abuse going undocumented, and there is work to be done to better respond to children’s needs during a public-health crisis. Pennsylvania Partnerships […]
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