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Her Daughter Died in an Homeless Encampment
Vanessa Mardis has news when I see her again. The medical examiner's office called — after three months of waiting, she finally knows how her how...
04/01/24Read it on Pittsburgh Post-GazetteHUD Removes Chester Housing Authority From 'Troubled' List
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development now considers the agency a "standard performer" following physical improvements made to its...
6d agoRead it on WHYYPenn State to Sell 2 Closing Campuses For Combined $6.25M
The Penn State Board of Trustees on Friday voted to approve the sale of two closing campuses to private development firms.The 12.7-acre Penn State...
1w agoRead it on ABC27Culture or Condos? Fate of Academy of Natural Sciences Up in the Air
The 150-year-old building encompasses more than 150,000 square feet of space and isn't shielded from redevelopment.
2w agoRead it on PBJPenn State Allowed to Move Forward with Potential Campus Sales
Pennsylvania lawmakers have quietly erased longstanding deed restrictions on seven closing Penn State campuses, allowing the university to sell the...
2w agoRead it on ABC27Bankrupt Chester Getting $100M in State, Private Funding
Chester Mayor Stefan Roots said he wants Chester, home of Widener University, to be a "college town."
2w agoRead it on InquirerPhilly Developers' Campaign to Block Progressive Challengers
Philly For Growth, a super PAC backed by the city's development interests, wants to keep progressives from growing their power on City Council.
3w agoRead it on InquirerMeet the Philadelphia Documenters
Chicago resident Grace Del Vecchio has sat in on enough community development commission meetings to know how they go. A journalist and community...
08/26/26Read it on The Philadelphia CitizenPhilly Tenant Unions' Political Power Grows Since the Pandemic
From new protections and lawsuits to collective bargaining, organized renters are testing new ways to hold landlords accountable.
08/25/26Read it on WHYYJudge: Allegheny County Must Reassess Property by 2032
A judge's order gives the county until July to pick a contractor to reevaluate the taxable values of hundreds of thousands of properties, on the...
08/18/26Read it on Public SourceFitzpatrick Talks 'Lasting Affordability' Amid Ideological Split
(The Center Square) – Affordability has emerged as a defining issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as policymakers confront […]
07/30/26Read it on PoliticsPA
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