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How much does your county spend on public defense?In Pennsylvania's scattershot system, funding varies widely depending on where you live.In the…
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Growing up, Michael Fiore didn’t worry about drugs or the violence in Blair County. Back then, he says the area, home to Altoona and Hollidaysburg, was…
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On a humid summer day, Shawnray Byrd works a new job renovating a home just outside Pittsburgh. During a break, he says he’s grateful to be employed and…
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If you hunt hard enough around Harrisburg, it is possible to find lawmakers who are on board with allocating state money for the public defense of the…
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Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit.“When you go to jail, your whole family goes to jail,”…
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Following the grand jury report on the alleged widespread clergy abuse in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church, state lawmakers are pushing for reforms. State…
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Andrew Brooking’s future at Philadelphia’s Blaine Elementary seemed uncertain.After four years teaching there, he was vying to become an assistant…
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Last month, Pennsylvania saw the most recorded rainfall in a July. For many farmers in the state, the intense precipitation is part of a pattern of…
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Ron Madrid stood in his front yard a few blocks from downtown State College, motioning to the houses and apartments in the neighborhood, comparing the…
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Mike McGrenehan thought he was headed for a life in the suburbs.Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, not far from the city limits, McGrenehan always…