
Keystone Crossroads Archive
State’s charter appeals board still run by Corbett appointees
This is important for Philadelphia, where marginal applications are sometimes approved for fear of costly and ultimately successful appeals to the state board.
6 years ago
Under Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan, one Pa. school district would receive $693,000 to raise teacher salaries
In a searchable database, you can see how much your school district would receive.
6 years ago
Why one gun owner decided to finally join the NRA
‘I have no choice but to help them. That’s the way it seems,’ said a gun owner at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg.
6 years ago
Gov. Wolf’s Pa. budget plan: What is and isn’t within reach
GOP lawmakers broadly like Wolf’s plans for workforce investment and education investment. But other things, not so much.
6 years ago
Paper chase: Fearing hacked election, Pa. officials scramble ahead of 2020 to bolster security
While there is no case of results being tampered with in Pennsylvania, reports of Russian interference in 2016 have raised concerns that the digital totals could be hacked.
6 years ago
Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians on food stamps have to wait until March before the next round of SNAP benefits.
6 years ago
Listen 3:56Federal prosecutors sue to stop nation’s first planned ‘supervised injection site’ in Philly
The civil lawsuit is the first time the federal government has intervened in the hotly debated issue of supervised injection sites.
6 years ago
Meet the ‘crazy’ moms saying one of Pa.’s top-rated school districts can’t teach reading
Is it a case of suburban anxiety run amok? Or a window into how enlightened parents can undermine the reputation of a reputedly great school district?
6 years ago
Listen 5:26After year one, Philly DA Larry Krasner earns praise from reformers, scorn from victim advocates
After a year in office, Larry Krasner, considered one of the most progressive district attorneys in the nation, sees himself as orchestrating his own movement.
6 years ago
Listen 5:52Gov. Wolf calls for salary boost for rural teachers in new budget
Wolf wants to boost the minimum teacher salary from $18,500 to $45,000, a move that mostly affects Pennsylvania's rural school districts.
6 years ago
In budget address, how ambitious will Gov. Tom Wolf be?
What to know and what to watch for on Tuesday
6 years ago
Pa. Dems would have made gains even under old congressional map, analysis suggests
Pa.'s old congressional map was called a "voter proof" partisan gerrymander. But our analysis suggests the wave of Democratic success this year could have overcome it.
6 years ago
Pa. political powerbroker ‘Johnny Doc’ indicted on corruption charges
John Dougherty’s mighty labor union is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.
6 years ago
Across Pa., feds detaining undocumented immigrants at unrelated court hearings
The study confirmed at least one recent court-related arrest in 13 counties across the state.
6 years ago
Feds set to charge Pa. political kingpin ‘Johnny Doc’ after years-long corruption probe
Dougherty's mighty labor union in Philadelphia is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.
6 years ago
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