Do you need photo ID to vote in PA? No, but first-timers and mail voters do need identification
Details on who needs to show what kind of proof when voting in Pennsylvania.
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How Philly’s affordable housing problem was 100 years in the making
A 1927 book details many of the same issues as a Pew report released this week.
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Why Free Library workers are calling for their director to resign
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