Summer road trip: PA’s official Ice Cream Trails
Gov. Wolf wants you to eat ice cream to support the commonwealth's dairy industry.
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‘Young and naive’? Inside Pennsylvania’s nation-leading youth voter surge
Registered voters in Pa. under 35 now outnumber those over 64.
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Why PA’s controversial Berks detention center for immigrant families is still open
A chorus of legislators and Philadelphia City Council are calling for the Berks County facility's closure, as pressure mounts on Gov. Tom Wolf.
PA congressman’s bad math on middle class tax break
No matter how you define “middle income,” Congressman Pat Meehan’s tax cut projection doesn’t add up.
Immigrants at Berks Detention Center file federal lawsuit against AG Jeff Sessions
After almost two years in custody, the group's lawyer tells Billy Penn they fear imminent deportation.