Keystone Crossroads Archive

How much does your county spend on public defense? In Penns ...

The opioid crisis has brought with it an onslaught of drug cases that are adding to the burdens of public defenders.

A bill that would end Pennsylvania's frequent use of mandatory life-without-parole sentences has hit a wall in the state Senate.

State research shows three-quarters of inmates with bank accounts do not return to prison. Of those who do come back, only 39 percent have bank accounts.

On a humid summer day, Shawnray Byrd works a new job renovating a home just outside Pittsburgh. During a break, he says he’s grateful t ...

If you hunt hard enough around Harrisburg, it is possible to find lawmakers who are on board with allocat ...

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office is reporting historically strong state revenue collections thr ...

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has targeted two school districts in recent weeks for mis ...

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Tom Wolf and Scott Wagner have continued to trade barbs over educat ...

The legislature's already out of time to change the state redistricting process before the next reapportionment in 2021.

Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit. ...

A new bill would scrap the idea that high school students in Pennsylvania need to score proficient on sta ...

In the first public arguments in the case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday ...

We look at Tom Wolf's big fundraising lead in guv's race and the biggest donors.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for victims of child se ...