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PA Supreme Court Rules Chester Cannot Act Alone on CWA Assets
A Chester city plan to transfer water assets from the Chester Water Authority to pull the city out of bankruptcy must include approval from Delaware…
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Battle Over Who Controls Chester Water Authority Continues
A plan to have Chester fix its bankruptcy problem by selling its water assets is still in dispute, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia…
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Chester’s Bankruptcy Fate in the Balance With PA Supreme Court Decision
Chester’s path out of bankruptcy could depend on how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court answers the $400 million question of who owns the city’s water, writes…
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State Funds Still Not Meeting William Penn District Need
The William Penn School District won a court case two years ago ordering the state to bring more funding to the struggling school district. Yet,…
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State Court Says 7 Delco Communities Can Do Own Health Inspections
Seven Delaware County municipalities can perform their own health inspections in their communities following a decision in Commonwealth Court, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the…
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Chester Plan to Sell Its Water Systems Is Getting Push Back
Chester receiver Michael Doweary’s plan to sell the city’s water assets to pull itself out of bankruptcy is facing resistance, writes Anthony R. Wood for…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Hear Case on Closing of DCMH
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal over Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.’s closing of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, writes…
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Pennsylvania School Funding Crisis: Why Most Districts Can’t Meet State Standards
Despite a 2016 funding formula aimed at equalizing district finances in Pennsylvania, a school funding crisis means a staggering 80 percent of its school districts…
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Court-Ordered Reshuffling of State Public School Funds Won’t Make This Budget
A court requirement to create a more equitable public school funding system in Pennsylvania is a key point in this year’s state budget, but it…
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FOP and Delaware County back Chester Receiver Recovery Plan
The Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police and Delaware County have thrown their legal support behind state receiver Michael Doweary who is handling Chester’s financial problems,…
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State Funds Needed to Avert School Crisis, Superintendents Say
Some school districts in the Philadelphia region face a laundry list of problems, including teacher shortages, gun violence, and aging facilities, requiring more funding from…
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Court Ruling on School Funding a Step Forward, Penn Wood High Students Say
Last month, the Commonwealth Court ruled that every child in Pennsylvania has a constitutional right to education, regardless of income, writes Kathleen E. Carey for…
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Federal Judge Weighs in on State Decision to Declare Chester Bankrupt
The state’s decision to take over the financially-distressed city of Chester was a proper course of action, ruled a federal judge this week over the…
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Looking for Quick Action on State School Funding Reforms
Delaware County state legislators and education advocates are promising to press for quick action to bring fairness to the state’s school funding system on the…
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Judge Rules PA’s School Funding System Is Unconstitutional
In a landmark school funding case that involved the William Penn School District in Delaware County, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubilerer ruled today that…
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PUC OKs PECO Gas Facility in Broomall That Was Rejected by Marple Zoning Board
A proposed “gas reliability station” in residential Broomall for a PECO natural gas pipeline was OK’d by the PUC, which declared the station exempt from…
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Change in State’s Fireworks Law Should Light Up the Sky This Fourth of July
A change in state law last October – which allows residents to buy consumer-grade explosive fireworks for the first time in decades – should light…
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