October 10, 2026 6:49 pm
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has expanded its Title VI investigation into Swarthmore College over allegations that the Pennsylvania school failed to address antisemitism on campus. The OCR is investigating the college over claims that it has not adequately responded to antisemitic propaganda on campus, which could be a violation of Title ...
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity faced off in the lone gubernatorial debate on Wednesday evening. The two candidates covered a wide range of topics, often finding themselves at odds, during the nearly hour-long event hosted by Nexstar Media Inc. and moderated by ABC27’s Dennis Owens and WPXI’s Lisa Sylvester. Shapiro, who was elected ...
(The Center Square) – A group of lawmakers are planning a last-minute play to extend the Supreme Court’s Oct. 13 deadline concerning so-called “skill games” and they are doing it in court, rather than in the lawmaking chambers of the state Capitol. The group, in a pending filing with the court, is expected to ask the court to use its ...
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official is celebrating a unanimous decision made by the state’s Supreme Court keeping the special prosecutor in place for the Southeastern Regional Transportation Authority, or SEPTA. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected a challenge from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who argued the special prosecutor put in place by the state ...