Keystone Crossroads Archive

The General Assistance program gives small sums of cash — roughly $200 a month — to the poorest people in Pa. who don't have dependents and don't qualify for other assistance.

Public school advocates argue overall, charter schools route too much money from traditional districts.  

About half the commonwealth's municipalities and 20 percent of its population would be affected.

An estimated 150,000 Pa. families need child care outside the typical work day. But a new study says few providers can afford to offer that service.

The Catholic Church spent more on lobbying efforts in Pennsylvania than in seven other northeastern U.S. states combined, according to a recent report covering 2011-2018.

The proposed increase to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit will likely be used as a bargaining chip in ongoing budget negotiations.

Voters are suing Pa. over the state’s absentee ballot deadline, which is the earliest in the country. On Wednesday, lawyers presented their first arguments.

The study says the overall quality of Pa. charter schools is brought down by poor performing cybers. But some brick and mortar charters in cities are a bright spot.

A one-time cash subsidy would remediate the worst conditions in Pa. public schools — with most of the money going to Philadelphia.

As of early May, 18 counties picked ES&S at an estimated total cost of $48 million.

Input on how to create fair congressional, legislative district maps gathered at redistricting commission hearings will be sent to Pa. Gov. Wolf in a report this fall.

Bethlehem Steel built a skyscraper in the 1970s, just ahead of the industry's collapse. The tower sat mostly vacant for a decade, but the city found other ways to revitalize.

The Eastern Lancaster County school board voted 6-3 to put off the policy until the fall.

The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. These competitive grants are in addition to $25,000 that most districts received last year

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Carl Johnson confessed he had hoped the Notre Dame fire in Paris was committed by Muslims in order to justify the eradication of Muslims from France.