
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Lawmakers depart Harrisburg, leaving redistricting reform hanging
After a final Monday session to tie up loose ends, the state House of ...
7 years ago
Pennsylvania’s population quickly becoming older, slowly more diverse
Following national trends, Pennsylvania’s population is getting older and slowly becoming more diverse ...
7 years ago
Pa. top court reviewing challenges to releasing clergy abuse report
In a new opinion, justices say several people — not dioceses themselves — are challenging release of the report on constitutional grounds.
7 years ago
A year after ICE arrests at Chesco mushroom farm, how many were actually deported?
Attorneys say arrests at or near workplaces are becoming more common in Pennsylvania, as the U.S. ramps enforcement of immigration laws.
7 years ago
In year of Pa. budget firsts, plan passes on time and Wolf signs it
Republicans cheered the lack of new taxes.
7 years ago
West Philadelphia’s Farrad McLaughlin, 26, was crushed when he lost his older brother to gun violence a decade ago. But since that mome ...
7 years ago
Listen 6:29Redistricting overhaul in Pa. poised to fail as hundreds of amendments added
Efforts to overhaul Pennsylvania’s redistricting process are faltering. Earl ...
7 years ago
With election approaching, Pa. leaders seek the modest middle ground on education
This year's negotiations have featured a lot less rancor, and education seems to be at the heart of the compromise.
7 years ago
Pa. House moves redistricting bill, uncertain about making deadline
If lawmakers don’t pass the amendment in time, the next year it would have an impact is 2030.
7 years ago
Golfers alleging racial discrimination at York County club hopeful ahead of state hearing
Hearings begin Thursday in what’s described as a fact-finding mission to ensure equity on all sides.
7 years ago
Listen 4:33With major church sex-abuse report looming, lawmaker renews push for more rights for Pa. victims
State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, is pushing to end the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases and give victims abused long ago another chance to file a claim.
7 years ago
Listen 1:42Pa. congressional map unaffected by U.S. Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to make a defining decision on extreme partisan gerrymandering this t ...
7 years ago
Plan to elect Pa. judges by regional district has less precedent than suggested by Senate GOP
GOP supporters of the measure say it would make courts fairer by evening out regional representation.
7 years ago
Bill advancing in Statehouse would provide relief for Pa. ambulance providers
A Pennsylvania Senate bill advancing in the state legislature would require insurance companies to reimburse EMS for calls that don't end in a hospital trip.
7 years ago
Pa. Senate amends congressional redistricting bill with controversial change for judicial elections
After hours of debate, the state Senate has amended a high-profile redistricting overhaul, and is on track to s ...
7 years ago
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