Pennsylvania
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State Investment Would Help Boost Region’s Innovation Economy, Report Says
Pennsylvania’s innovation economy could use a boost in state investment, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. Infrastructure and resources exist to fuel a vibrant innovation economy, but a lack of state investment holds it back, stated a Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program report. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were well above the rest of the state…
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7 Delco School Districts Ranked Among Top Districts in Pennsylvania
Seven Delaware County School Districts have made the list of top 40 districts in Pennsylvania, according to Niche.com. The districts were, in descending order of rank: #2 Radnor School District. Overall rating, A+ Student-teacher ratio: 13 to 1 Math proficient: 80 percent Reading proficient: 89 percent #6 Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Overall rating, A+ Student-teacher ratio:…
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Governor Initiates Overhaul of Juvenile Residential Programs After Reported Abuses at Glen Mills School
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering new oversight of the state’s juvenile residential programs in light of violence reported against children at the Glen Mills School, writes Lisa Gartner for the Philadelphia Inquirer. By executive order, Wolf created an Office of Advocacy and Reform, with a new Child Advocate position that will act as an…
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Pa. House Passes Budget With No Tax Increase; No Minimum Wage Increase, Either
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed a $34 billion 2019-20 budget June 25 that includes no tax increase, but also no minimum wage raise, writes Jan Murphy for pennlive.com. The budget has more school money, new agricultural investments and a healthy deposit in the state’s Rainy Day Fund. The Senate is expected to vote on it…
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Public Input Needed on Five New Voting Systems That Offer Paper Trails
Delaware County will be required to use voting machines that have a paper trail that can be verified by voters and audited, according to a county press release. The new system will need to be in place by the 2020 primary election. Residents are being asked to weigh in on five new voting systems that…
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Minimum Wage Increase a High Priority in PA State Budget Negotiations
Increasing the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour will be a top priority for Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf in budget negotiations this year, reports the Delaware County News Network. Wolf and state House and Senate Democrats want to increase the state minimum to $12 an hour beginning July 1, with gradual $0.50…
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Delaware County Properties to Be Assessed for Spotted Lanternfly
The Delaware County Conservation District began working with the United States Department of Agriculture May 29 to assess properties in Delaware County for the Spotted Lanternfly. Lycorma delicatula, known as the Spotted Lanternfly, is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. The species was…
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Delco Firm Seeks Second Facility As Demand for Its Recycled Glass Product Grows
A Delaware County company that turns old glass into a stone-like product for construction projects raised $10 million to open a second facility outside the region, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eddystone-based AeroAggregates turns recycled glass, often an undesirable product on the recyclables market that municipalities struggle to dispose of, into lightweight…
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Across Pennsylvania, Communities Voted to Turn On the Taps
In some Pennsylvania communities, alcohol is still the devil’s drink and bars are an unnecessary evil. But with Election Day came an opportunity to turn on the taps in those towns — and many of them seized it, writes Emily Opilo and Peter Hall for The Morning Call. Voters in 20 municipalities considered referendums to…
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Chester Prison to Test ‘Prisoner-First’ Inmate Units
The state prison in Chester (SCI Chester) is testing a new kind of prison unit, one focused on a prisoner-first approach, writes Adam Hermann for PhillyVoice. The State Correctional Institution, Chester, will use a $163,000 grant to send 12 corrections employees to Sweden and Norway to research the Scandivanian countries’ prisons in the hopes they…
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Aston Teen Makes It to 11th Place in National Spelling Bee
Phoebe Smith, a seventh grader at Northley Middle School in Aston, finished in 11th place after misspelling cabalassou Thursday night at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland, writes Robert Moran for philly.com. Merriam-Webster defines cabalassou as a giant armadillo. The 13-year-old survived eight rounds and was among the final 16 competitors who took center…
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Nancy Pelosi Visits Community College to Highlight College Affordability Proposal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to Delaware County Community College in Media Friday to talk about making college affordable, and seemed eager to move on from recent, high-profile spats with President Donald Trump, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for WHYY.org. “I don’t care about that and I’m not even going there,” Pelosi told the media in attendance.…
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New York Hotel Management Firm Opens Office in Drexel Hill
A New York hotel development and management company has set up its mid-Atlantic headquarters in Drexel Hill, with the goal of increasing its team as it adds properties, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. Prestige Hospitality Group from Albany, N.Y., expanded to the Philadelphia area with an office in Drexel Hill that will serve…
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See Which Local Universities Nabbed a Top 100 National Spot According to U.S. News
Six Pennsylvania’s universities found themselves in the top 100 national rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s annual report, writes Kim Strong for the York Daily Record. All of the schools tied with other schools in the nation. University of Pennsylvania ranked No. 8. U.S. News.noted the success of its graduate programs like the Wharton School and its…
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Tax on Internet Sales Creates Unexpected Windfall for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s tax on online sales is generating more revenue than expected, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, writes Laura McCrystal for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Initial estimates from Pennsylvania’s Department of Revenue suggested that online retail would yield $50.5 million in tax revenue for the current fiscal year. However, the state had already raised $151.4…
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As Pennsylvania Beefs Up Election Security, Some County Officials Worry About Cost
As Pennsylvania works to protect the integrity of the upcoming elections by implementing new security measures, some county-level officials are expressing cost concerns, writes Jan Murphy for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. This issue is of great importance to local officials, as Pennsylvania was one of the states that was targeted by an unsuccessful hacking attempt of…
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State System of Higher Education’s Newly Approved Tuition Reform the Largest Overhaul in Its History
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors has voted to adopt tuition reform that will give the 14 state-owned universities more of a say in what their students pay, according to reports from The Associated Press and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This is the largest price and financial aid overhaul in the history of…
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Despite Issues Plaguing State System of Higher Ed, Chancellor Says Cheyney Will Succeed
Daniel Greenstein, the new chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, says Cheyney University will overcome its challenges, writes John Micek for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. During the monthly Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon in Harrisburg last week, Greenstein said Cheyney will “survive and thrive.” He emphasized, however, that he did not want to “narrowly…
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