A University of Pittsburgh study finds that since the Dobbs ruling, more young adults are seeking permanent contraception.
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The five Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania's top prosecutor are playing down criminal justice reform — a sign of how the politics around crime have changed even as crime rates ebb from a post-pandemic spike.
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A Pennsylvania prison unit is helping men with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities stay safe behind bars while learning life skills.
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The city terminated police officer Keith Edmonds in March 2022. He subsequently appealed his firing, which came about five months after the Taser incident that left Jim Rogers dead.
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Arguing that solitary confinement worsens mental health crises and violates Constitutional rights, six people incarcerated at prisons throughout Pennsylvania have filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking to end indefinite use of the practice.
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The measure is the most minor criminal offense issued in Pennsylvania and can go on a student’s permanent record.
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‘Don’t close my school’: PPS students, staff turn out in droves to discuss possible closures, safetyClose to 100 students, parents and staff packed the Pittsburgh Public Schools board hearing Monday to discuss transparency, budget cuts and potential building closures.
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A now-retired Pittsburgh police commander has been charged with using police-issued body-worn cameras to illegally record other police officers last year, authorities said.
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The subpoena, issued to Pennsylvania's state elections office, has been on ice for more than two years amid several court challenges.
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A federal district judge ruled in November that even without the proper dates written on the envelope, mail-in ballots should be counted if they are received in time.
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Under the settlement, officials overseeing Pennsylvania’s court system will encourage all county courts to adopt an anti-discrimination policy for opioid use disorder medications.