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Shifting Voting Patterns in Suburbs Suggest Uncertain Future for Moderate Republican Tom Killion
Shifting voting patterns in Chester and Delaware counties are making the re-election of moderate Republican Tom Killion uncertain, writes Ed Mahon for WHYY. Killion, whose…
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West Chester Ramps Up Attempts to Restore Rail Service
West Chester is planning to follow the path set by King of Prussia as it attempts to restore Regional Rail service to the area, writes…
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Skyrocketing Special Education Costs Force These School Districts to Pay Larger Share Than Others
With special education costs skyrocketing across the state, a number of local school districts are picking up a larger share of their expenses than others,…
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Here’s How Chester County’s Spending on Public Defense Compares with Rest of State’s
An interactive map published by Keystone Crossroads and using data from 2015 shows how many criminal cases were handled by public defenders across Pennsylvania, according…
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SEPTA Unveils New Fleet of Rail Cars
SEPTA has purchased a new fleet of rail cars that will make mass transit more reliable, writes Tom MacDonald for WHYY. The transportation agency purchased…
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New Study Suggests Pennsylvania Residents Skeptical of Free Trade Agreements
Pennsylvania is one of the states where residents are most skeptical of free trade agreements, according to a study by the Bucknell University Institute for…
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Year After ICE Arrests at Mushroom Farm in Avondale, Only Half Have Been Deported
A little more than a year after ICE arrested 12 workers at Kaolin Mushroom Farms’ Alpine Plant in Avondale, only half of them have been…
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New Play at People’s Light in Malvern Explores Relationships Between Employees, Their Jobs
The Skeleton Crew production by Malvern’s People’s Light and Theatre masterfully explores the relationships between employees and their jobs at a car plant in Detroit,…
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West Chester Had Largest Population Growth in Pennsylvania in 2017
Pennsylvania had the most dramatic population increase last year in five years, with West Chester recording the largest population growth of any borough in the…
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Handmade Earrings from Enterprising Sisters Fly Off the Shelves at Local Toy Store
A local teenager and her younger sister have expanded the sale of their handmade earrings from their Loopholes Boutique on Etsy to MonkeyFish Toys, an…
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As Residence Fraud Plagues Local School Districts, Here’s What Officials Are Doing to Stop It
School districts in the Philadelphia region are using private investigators to identify students who do not live within their borders, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for WHYY.…
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Survey Finds That Costello, Region’s Other GOP Reps Rate High in Bipartisanship
A new survey on bipartisanship among members of Congress has found that several representatives from the Delaware Valley, particularly Ryan Costello in the Sixth Congressional…
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New Bill Could Potentially Shrink Pennsylvania’s Legislature
A new bill recently approved by Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives could potentially reduce the number of reps in the state legislature, writes Katie Meyer for…
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WCU Professor’s New Research Reveals Frightening Facts About Lead
New research from a West Chester University geology professor indicates that people can ingest lead through dirt, dust, and even from drinking water, writes Catalina…
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Landenberg Farm Joins Effort to Keep Sources of Drinking Water Clean
High Point Acres, a farm in Landenberg run by the Hoopes family for the last 150 years, is one of several local farms joining the…
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Affordable Care Act Enrollment Numbers in Pennsylvania Dip Slightly in 2018
An estimated 397,000 Pennsylvanians signed up for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for 2018, just a seven percent dip from last…
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Through Its Girls Advisory Board, CCFWG Engages Young Women in Grant-Making Process
Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, the executive director of the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, recently visited WHYY to discuss one of the nonprofit’s projects,…
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As Cigarette Ads Continue to Profile, Lincoln and Cheyney to Ban Tobacco on Campus
Lincoln and Cheyney universities are joining a growing list of colleges that are banning tobacco on campus, writes Sara Hoover for WHYY. Currently, less than…
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