Bill targets LGBTQ ‘panic’ defense
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers considered a measure this week targeting what’s known as the LGBTQ+ panic defense – where accused attackers claim that...
Despite stifling taxes, Philly leaders counter narrative of decline
(The Center Square) — For downtowns in the largest American cities, leaders see a turning point coming in recovering from the pandemic and building...
The long road ahead for gas well plugging effort
(The Center Square) — The industrial inheritance of orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells has left hundreds of thousands scattered across Pennsylvania.
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Involuntary drug treatment offered as solution to ‘misery and squalor’
(The Center Square) — A bipartisan duo of Pennsylvania senators want to create an involuntary treatment process in the commonwealth for drug addiction as...
Explicit book access in school libraries faces a reckoning
(The Center Square) – Sexually explicit books in school libraries make many parents uncomfortable, but some educators say policies that limit access for students...
