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Pennsylvania overhauled its sentencing guidelines to be more fair and consistent − but racial disparities may not disappear so soon

According to the state’s new guidelines, juvenile convictions that are 10 years or older should no longer be considered when determining a person’s sentence. Seksan...

Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students

by Christine Wen, Texas A&M University; Danielle McLean, The Conversation; Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, and Nathan Jensen, The University of Texas at...

Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good

by Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University; Jannet van der Veen, Drexel University; Synøve Nygaard Andersen, University of Oslo, and Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, University of...

Congresswoman Summer Lee reacts after Speaker of the House ousted

CONGRESSWOMAN SUMMER LEE U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, a 2005 graduate of Woodland Hills High School and former Pa. state representative of the 34th District, released...

United Auto Workers Union and Mack Trucks reach tentative agreement amidst industry strikes

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has reached a key tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks, impacting approximately 4,000 workers across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and...

Allegheny County executive election puts environmental decisions up in the air

The Clairton Coke Works in January 2023. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)   Whether to frack, what kind of hydrogen hub to pursue, how to handle big...

Philadelphia police rarely release body camera videos – here’s why it may happen in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry

Eddie Irizarry, 27, was fatally shot by Philadelphia police on August 14, 2023. (Photo: Eddie Irizarry/Facebook) by Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University Some Philadelphia residents are calling...

Celebrities in politics have a leg up, but their advantages can’t top fundraising failures

Mehmet Oz speaks on Nov. 8, 2022, shortly before losing his bid for Pennsylvania senator during the midterm elections. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images by Richard...

Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania primaries – but it won’t play so well in the midterms

by Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State The Pennsylvania primaries of May 17, 2022, proved a good night for Donald Trump, a better one for “Trumpism”...

The erosion of Roe v. Wade and abortion access didn’t begin in Texas or Mississippi – it started in Pennsylvania in 1992

Demonstrators in Austin march at the Texas State Capitol in just one of many rallies held across the U.S. to protest the state’s new...

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