
Keystone Crossroads Archive
In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pa. cities
Happy Seis de Mayo! Act 47 updates ...
9 years ago
Updated: What we know about the ‘pay-to-play’ investigations in Allentown and Reading
A summary of the ongoing federal investigations in the two cities. Last updated: 5/12/16 Federal prosecutors have ...
9 years ago
Township makes 12: home rule, debt payoff key to municipality’s exit from Act 47
Plymouth Township has some lingering unknown costs, however, that could be problematic for its narrow budget margins. Plymouth Tow ...
9 years ago
Half of Pa. municipalities rely fully on state police
And they don’t pay a dime for it. All taxpayers in Pennsylvania pay for the state police, and the state police serves all ta ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
The good news: the primary is over. The bad news: everything else. In case you missed the election here on Tuesday, there ar ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania Primary Results: Presidential, U.S. Senate, Attorney General races & more
Results of Pennsylvania’s 2016 primary election. Incumbent P ...
9 years ago
Nearly 450 charges would be reduced to just two against the former longtime Harrisburg mayor if his legal team prevails. They̵ ...
9 years ago
Catholic churches consolidate and close as population declines
Demographic trends and priest shortages prompt reorganizations. It’s not unusual to see full pews in a Catholic church on Ea ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
April 26th, our time to shine. Education funding, Pennsylvania-style When Tom Wolf ran for governor, his campaign promises ...
9 years ago
Former political consultant to mayors pleads guilty to conspiracy, tax evasion
Michael Fleck is the seventh person to plead guilty in an ongoing federal investigation of pay-to-play schemes in Pennsylvania citie ...
9 years ago
Felon tenant ban goes to court
Landlords in the borough of Gallitzin face a $1,000 per day fine for renting to anyone convicted of a drug felony within the past seven y ...
9 years ago
ListenPennsylvania cities have some of the worst air pollution in the country
But the numbers are improving. More than half of Americans live in places where the air is unhealthy, according to a ...
9 years ago
Reading receives national recognition for ‘complete streets’ policy
The city of Reading was one of 16 U.S. cities recognized by Smart Growth America (SGA) recently for creating exemplary ‘compl ...
9 years ago
Pa. town law says landlords can’t rent to ex-drug offenders; one woman fights back
In a handful of Pennsylvania communities, it’s illegal for private landlords to rent to people convicted of a felony drug offense withi ...
9 years ago
ListenIn case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
Not one single mention of any presidential candidates. The Pennsylvania state government can sometimes seem like a Lord of t ...
10 years ago
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