Voice: Charlie Bacas
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Guest Commentary: What’s Next for School Funding
A longtime state politics watcher weighs in on the “morally necessary court decision” that could mean more money for local schools — but not without a fight
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Guest Commentary: A “Ray of Hope” For Fair School Funding
A May pre-trial hearing for a seven-year-old school funding lawsuit in Pennsylvania has a state politics watcher wondering: Could this finally mean more money for schools that need it?
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Guest Commentary: A Trust for the People
A year after a landmark state Supreme Court decision, a state politics watcher says we are on the cusp of broad environmental reform—funded by Marcellus Shale
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Guest Commentary: Is this the end of PA gerrymandering?
A state politics watcher says a state Supreme Court trial set to begin Monday could be a game-changer
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Guest Commentary: The Pending Supreme Court Bombshell
A state politics watcher suggests the court is headed towards a revolutionary finding that children’s zip codes shouldn’t dictate the kind of education they get
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Guest Commentary: Life, Liberty and Environmentalism
How a recent state Supreme Court decision returns power to the people and signals a new era in environmental reform
By Charlie Bacas