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As Pa. school funding trial resumes, here’s a cheat sheet on what’s happened so far

If the case is successful, it could dramatically reshape how Pennsylvania funds education.

By Keystone Crossroads Staff Report

Life during coronavirus: the Pennsylvania shutdown in pictures

Similar scenes are unfolding across the city and state, with people being creative with how they deal with isolation and remote connection in the effort to slow the spread of the pandemic.

By Keystone Crossroads Staff Report

Evictionland, Pa: No time for politics when you’re ‘trying to put yourself in a home.’

The city of Reading has the highest eviction rate among Pennsylvania’s five largest cities

By Keystone Crossroads Staff Report

‘Shocking and depraved:’ Alleged members of Berks County sex trafficking ring indicted

Thirteen alleged members of the “Sevens” gang have been charged with crimes including kidnapping, sex trafficking, child pornography and murder.

By Keystone Crossroads Staff Report

Poorest Pa. families struggle through holidays as cash welfare stuck at 1990 levels

Right now, the maximum amount of monthly TANF support a family of three can receive in Pennsylvania is $421. That number hasn’t changed since 1990.

By Keystone Crossroads Staff Report

Interactive map: a county-by-county look at spending on public defense in Pennsylvania

Part VI of the Keystone Crossroads series: No Justice for All -- Pennsylvania's Unequal Access to Adequate Public Defense
By Keystone Crossroads Staff Report