In recent weeks, six schools have closed temporarily after testing positive for airborne asbestos, which can cause fatal illnesses such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Between 2008 and 2018, Pennsylvania increased special education funding by $95 million; during the same period, however, the total cost of these programs skyrocketed by $1.7 billion.

In the next six months, the state is projected to endure the most significant economic contraction since June 2009.

Regulators fined Energy Transfer $30 million, and lifted a freeze on the builder's other construction projects—including the controversial Mariner East pipeline.