Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Republicans Appeal Gerrymandering Ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging a ruling that the state’s congressional districts were illegally redrawn and…
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State’s School Funding Gap the Second Worst in America; Upcoming Trial May Change That
The trial expected to be heard by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the fall could ensure more equitable school funding in the Keystone State, writes…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Settles with Whistleblower Who Warned About Failed Software Installation
In a conclusion to a decade-long saga, Ciber has agreed to pay the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission just $2 million of the $45 million it demanded…
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Judge Issues Recommendation in Gerrymandering Case … and Both Sides Praise Decision
The Commonwealth Court judge hearing the high-profile gerrymandering case has recommended that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court uphold the state’s controversial map of congressional districts, writes…
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WCU Prof Testifies During Redistricting Trial: ‘This Is a Gerrymandered Map’
While testifying recently at the state gerrymandering trial, West Chester University political science professor John J. Kennedy said that Pennsylvania’s congressional map takes splitting communities…
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William Penn School District’s Lawsuit Over School-Funding Disparities Clears Major Hurdle
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has broken decades of precedent by not dismissing a lawsuit by the William Penn School District and others that asks courts…
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Harrah’s Steps Up, Agrees to Casino Tax Deal as Chester Avoids Financial Disaster
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack is not rolling the dice on the future of Chester; casino leaders have struck a deal with Delaware County Council…
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Chester’s Back Against the Ropes as Lawmakers Scramble to Fix Casino Host Law
After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the tax that paid the state’s casino hosts and sent the issue to the Legislature for a fix,…
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Delco Councilmen Try to Retain Gaming Tax Funds from Harrah’s by Testifying in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania legislature has little time to fix a portion of the state’s gaming law to ensure that Delaware County residents are not hit with…
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Supreme Court’s Casino Tax Verdict Could Devastate Chester
Rather than “all in,” the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is sending local assessment taxes on casinos “all back,” and the decision could have a disastrous effect…






























