
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Citing technicality, Pa. school district scraps first-of-kind policy to arm teachers
The Tamaqua Area School District will scrap a groundbreaking policy that would have allowed teachers and staff to carry weapons anonymously on school grounds.
6 years ago
Some Pa. superintendents have been quietly armed in schools — and parents probably don’t know it
Amid ongoing debate about guns in Pa. schools, some school administrators have been quietly armed for nearly a year, a Keystone Crossroads investigation has found.
6 years ago
Gerrymandering in Pa.: Why the risk is (still) real
Pennsylvania wasn't affected by the recent gerrymandering ruling regarding. But the decision is a reminder of the risks of skewed congressional district boundaries.
6 years ago
Whistleblower: Lancaster General settlement with DOJ fails to address core problems
Penn Medicine has agreed to pay $275,000 to the Department of Justice to settle allegations that Lancaster General Hospital submitted false claims to Medicaid
6 years ago
After a week of ‘passions,’ Pennsylvania’s budget is finished
Governor Wolf has now committed to signing all the components immediately, except one.
6 years ago
Seven big takeaways for education in the new Pa. budget
A flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided in this year’s Pennsylvania budget. Here are the latest updates on six major issues.
6 years ago
SCOTUS decision doesn’t impact Pennsylvania’s redistricted Congressional map
The decision does not impact Pennsylvania’s recently redistricted map, because the case was based on the state constitution.
6 years ago
SCOTUS rules partisan gerrymandering is beyond the reach of federal courts
In a 5-4 decision SCOTUS ruled that partisan redistricting is a political question and court can't judge if extreme gerrymandering violates the constitution.
6 years ago
Historic Pa. law to automatically seal millions of criminal charges starting Friday
Starting Friday, 40 million criminal charges in Pa. will be eligible for automatic sealing, potentially giving thousands of residents a second chance.
6 years ago
Listen 4:28Many schools that benefit are located in the state’s wealthiest suburbs, where students have access to some of Pennsylvania’s highest-rated public schools.
6 years ago
Listen 5:34Pa. lawmakers cosign $34 billion budget, but negotiations aren’t over
Pennsylvania House Republicans have started moving the main spending bill for next year's state budget, and it seems likely the Senate and Governor Tom Wolf will support it.
6 years ago
Pa.’s year-end surplus is official. But it won’t last long.
The IFO said that the commonwealth can count on ending the year with $910 million to spare. But the number dwindles when factoring in the amount the state overspent.
6 years ago
Cash for the poor? Yes. Arming teachers? No. And 4 other highlights from #AskGovWolf
Wolf talked about the state’s most pressing issues in the midst of budget season during a live Q&A show hosted by Keystone Crossroads.
6 years ago
Listen 53:28Governor vetoes $100M private schools bill in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf is vetoing budget-season legislation to substantially ramp up taxpayer support for private and religious schools in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Half of Philadelphia households struggle to make ends meet
A new report from the United Way found that nearly two million households in Pennsylvania have a hard time paying for basic necessities like housing and food.
6 years ago
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