Kenny Cooper | WHYY
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CBSD attracted attention for book bans, anti-LGBTQ sentiments, and treatment of its students and staff. Democrats completed a clean sweep of all five board races.
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Two years after the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force made policy recommendations, there is finally some political will in the state House to move on reforms.
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Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured after escaping from a county jail in Pennsylvania and eluding a manhunt for almost two weeks.
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Hundreds of students who suffered abuse at a once celebrated boys reform school outside of Philadelphia will share a $3 million settlement, their lawyers said Wednesday.
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Grand jury recommends no charges over abuse allegations at Delaware County Juvenile Detention CenterDespite uncovering a culture of violence, “sexually inappropriate conduct” by male detention staff, and cover-ups, the grand jury chose not to recommend criminal charges in the case, citing statute of limitations issues, high standard of proof, and the passage of time.
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After 65 years, the Philadelphia Police Department has finally identified the victim in the city’s oldest unsolved homicide case as 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli, of West Philadelphia.
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The commonwealth is 1 of 20 states that hasn’t raised the 13-year-old federal minimum wage of $7.25. Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposals to raise the minimum wage have repeatedly been ignored by the Republican-controlled state legislature.
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Pennsylvania’s lack of regulation has left communities across the state vulnerable to hospital closures.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz has built a career out of leveraging his credentials as a physician. As he pushes forward in his bid for U.S. Senate, others in his profession are pushing back.
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A Pennsylvania lawmaker plans to debut a new bill during Native American Heritage Month in November that could include free tuition for Indigenous people who want to attend public colleges and universities in the state.