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Now in its 33rd year, the Pennsylvania State Academic Competition was hosted by Representative John A. Lawrence of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), and coordinated by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU).

“She’s clearly one of the strongest speakers in history. She has shown enormous perseverance and discipline."

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she wont re-up as a House leader next year, even her adversaries acknowledged that hers was a remarkable era

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she wont re-up as a House leader next year, even her adversaries acknowledged that hers was a remarkable era.

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Howard Rosenthal, a political scientist who died last week, had keen insights into the rise of Donald Trump, and he helped develop a formula to quantify roll-call votes in Congress and give them a partisan score.

The effects of Watergate include a decline in public trust in government and reforms to institutions. The scandal changed both political parties and the practice of journalism.

Residents push back against sewer system sales, fearing cost By ANDREW MAYKUTH, The Philadelphia InquirerMay 15, 2021 GMT CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (AP) — Lisa Lilick and Carol Smith struggled to get fellow Conshohocken residents to pay attention to their campaign opposing the sale of the borough’s sewer system. Who wants to think about boring wastewater when there’s a pandemic going on? “Then Carol, she did the little thing with a toilet,” said Lilick. The “little thing” was a simple ima...

The frenzy of acquisitions in Pennsylvania is driven by a 2016 state law that encourages the consolidation of smaller water and wastewater systems under private ownership.

Sewer systems are for sale in Philadelphia’s suburbs and citizens push back, fearing rate hikes Updated 8:55 PM; “Then Carol, she did the little thing with a toilet,” said Lilick. The “little thing” was a simple image that Smith dug up on a Google search, a cartoon commode with a worried expression and the palm of its hand held up. “No to sewer sale,” the cartoon toilet intoned. “Bad for residents, seniors, fixed income.” Lilick said her online posts about sewer rates sudden...