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Rendell to sign bill making graduation exams optional
By Martha Raffaele | Of The Associated Press Strong opposition has stalled a proposal that would require Pennsylvania high school students to pass a battery of tests before they can graduate. Instead, Gov. Ed Rendell's...
Deal on education: $274 million hike
Handshake figure is largest increase ever for the state. School districts may soon be on the receiving end of a historic funding increase from the state, even if the total ends up being slightly less than Gov. Ed Rendell had...
Autism insurance bill expected to become law
Parents of autistic children would be able to pay for behavioral therapy and related services with private health insurance starting next year, under legislation that strikes a compromise between the insurance industry and...
Reporter testifies in DeNaples case
James Roxbury is first journalist called about alleged leaks. The owner of a Harrisburg-based Internet broadcast news site testified Tuesday before a judge examining whether the secrecy of a grand jury investigation was violated.
Lawyers try to block subpoenas for reporters tied to grand jury probe
Louis DeNaples says leaks about inquest led to perjury charges against him. A Dauphin County judge was asked Monday to quash subpoenas issued to some of the 15 journalists summoned to testify at a hearing on whether the secrecy...
Pennsylvania seeks to broaden nursing home options for elderly
It wants to provide package of incentives to offer more independent living. The state government wants to give a helping hand to nursing homes as they work to revamp their image as final destinations for the frail elderly.
Health agency's fate faces deadline
Legislature must act by June 30 to keep review council alive. | In the vast realm of state government, an independent council charged with analyzing the cost and quality of health care in Pennsylvania is the little engine that...
School set to open new building
By Martha Raffaele, The Associated Press LANCASTER, Pa. -- Mozart's installation is among several finishing touches to be completed as the academy prepares to take the wraps off its new $25 million glass-and-stone building in...
Breeders, others slam plan for tougher dog law
By Martha Raffaele | Of The Associated Press A renewed push by Gov. Ed Rendell's administration to make broad changes to Pennsylvania's dog law reignited criticism Thursday from groups who argue the state's effort to crack down...
GOP pushes its own health care plan
Republican senators say they can help more people for less. Republican state senators are promoting a health care plan they say will help more people for less money than a proposed expansion of government-subsidized insurance...
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