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Keystone Crossroads

Keystone Crossroads Archive

The Supreme Court on Monday punted on the merits of partisan gerrymandering. The decision could make it more difficult for challengers of the practice to bring cases in the futur
NPR
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Supreme Court punts on partisan gerrymandering, leaving status quo in place

The Supreme Court declined to address the central questions at the heart of whether the practice is constitutional.

7 years ago

Senate GOP leaders speak to reporters after introducing an amendment to change how the commonwealth elects judges. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

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

(VBaleha/BigStock)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

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

Pennsylvania's state capitol building. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

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

Representatives Jordan Harris and Carol Hill-Evans stand with the Grandview Five — the name the women involved in the golf course incident have given themselves. Jordan said he is
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. golf course incident prompts lawmakers to call for stronger anti-discrimination laws

The moves come in the wake of an allegedly racially-motivated incident at a York County Golf Course in late April.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Sen. Mike Folmer
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Working through ‘crunch time,’ Pa. Senate struggles toward final redistricting bill

Few concrete details are leaking out of Senate lawmakers’ feverish negotiations on a sweeping bill to overhau ...

7 years ago

Will Mega (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Philadelphia man’s racial profiling charge prompts Lowe’s to suspend receipt-checking practice

The home improvement chain Lowe’s has suspended its practice of checking customers’ receipts at t ...

7 years ago

Elizabeth Geyer shares the story of her boyfriend, George Trudel, an inmate at Graterford with a life sentence. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Criminal justice reform advocates decry Pa.’s life without parole law at Chester rally

Elizabeth Geyer has been talking herself hoarse trying to change Pennsylvania’s criminal justice laws. She says a bill stalled i ...

7 years ago

Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

More Pa. school districts feeling the crunch of mandated expenses, according to survey

An annual census of Pennsylvania districts suggests they're faring worse financially than last year and are more likely to raise taxes.

7 years ago

In this 2017 photo, protesters in Harrisburg call on lawmakers to support redistricting reform. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Congressional redistricting bill in Pa. Senate pits purists vs. realists

After ...

7 years ago

The State Capitol Building in Harrisburg. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

With deadline looming, Pa. redistricting overhaul attempts are still scattershot

There's a hard July 6 deadline for lawmakers to pass the measure through both chambers. If they don't make it, the redistricting process stays as-is for another decade.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf signing an anti-discrimination executive order in April 2016. (Courtesy of Pa. Dept. of General Services)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

After pressure from religious schools, Pa. removes nondiscrimination language from tax credit program

Should private schools that benefit from Pennsylvania’s tax credit programs adhere to the rules of the public system? That d ...

7 years ago

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Scott Wagner has resigned his Senate seat early to devote more time to running for governor. (AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Scott Wagner gives conciliatory farewell speech, departs Pa. Senate

The now-former York County lawmaker sent leadership his resignation last week, saying he wants to devote more time to running against incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf.

7 years ago

Ashley Oleson, with the League of Women Voters of Maryland, carries signs of the state's districts, before oral arguments in the Supreme Court in March.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

On heels of Pa. congressional map changes, U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gerrymandering

This month the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver two highly anticipated decisions on cases involving partisan gerrymandering.

7 years ago

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Source: Pennsylvania State Data Center
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa.’s population increase in 2017 was the most dramatic in five years

Pennsylvania’s population is on the rise again, after declining in 2016 — but growth remains concentrated in certain spots, and m ...

7 years ago

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