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Keystone Crossroads

Keystone Crossroads Archive

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Are Pennsylvania’s cities facing a pension crisis?

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: pensions ...

11 years ago

 Map of Pa.’s municipal pension funds in distress from the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s office.
Keystone Crossroads

How did pension systems in Pennsylvania’s cities get in such bad shape?

Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...

11 years ago

Keystone Crossroads

How can Pennsylvania cities turn around their pension systems?

Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...

11 years ago

 An elderly man holds onto a signpost on the side of a road.  (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Keystone Crossroads

Pennsylvania’s population keeps aging

The latest U.S. Census data show Pennsylvania’s population keeps aging much faster than the rest of the country. Already, 16 ...

11 years ago

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How walkable are Pa. metro regions?

How walkable are Pennsylvania metro regions? Not as walkable as you might think. A new report compares the walkability of 30 U. ...

11 years ago

 Workers keep a careful watch on the open hearth furnaces at the Bethlehem Steel Co. plant. (Image courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
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Community

Bethlehem then and now, from steel town to arts community

On a recent summer evening, hundreds of people - lawn chairs and blankets in tow flocked to SteelStacks, a premiere arts campus at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant

11 years ago

 Communities rally around the cause to preserve their historic theaters, but it's often an uphill battle. Philipsburg has seen success in its efforts to save and maintain its downtown theater, built in 1917. (Kelly Tunney/for WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads

Are historic theaters worth saving?

At its heyday, the Garman Opera House in Bellefonte featured such performers as Harry Houdini and comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen ...

11 years ago

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 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Report Card: A sign warns traffic about a bridge under construction about a mile ahead; access to the area will be limited again when another bridge a few miles later is slated to be replaced next year. (Kelly Tunney/For WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads

Pa.’s infrastructure barely makes the grade

The American Society of Civil Engineers released its 2014 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s infrastructure today. The grades ar ...

11 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads

How does Pennsylvania’s distressed communities law (Act 47) work?

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: Pennsylvania’s distressed c ...

11 years ago

Keystone Crossroads

What’s the difference between an Act 47 coordinator and a receiver?

Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...

11 years ago

Keystone Crossroads

What is this step called receivership under Act 47?

Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...

11 years ago

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What goes into an Act 47 recovery plan?

Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...

11 years ago

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Alan Greenberger on Rocky, the innovation gene and the virtues of the vertical

Alan Greenberger is Philadelphia’s deputy mayor for economic development and director of commerce. He also heads the city planning ...

11 years ago

 Pennsylvania  lawmakers re-examine penalties for truancy violations after a woman died in Berks County Prison. <a href=Photo via ShutterStock) " title="jail" width="1" height="1"/>
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Pa. may reconsider sending parents to jail over unpaid truancy fines

Two Pennsylvania lawmakers want to reduce the penalties for overdue truancy fines after a 55-year-old woman who had failed to pay $2,000 ...

11 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads

What does the next governor of Pa. need to know about your community?

Humor us for a moment by imagining the following situation:  You’re sitting at your kitchen table sipping coffee, devouring a ...

11 years ago

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