
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Pa. Statehouse likely getting first openly gay lawmaker of color
The Pennsylvania Legislature is poised to soon make history as it welcomes its first openly gay lawmaker ...
7 years ago
Listen 2:05Pa. lawmakers want to reform school construction program, but funding remains a question
Pennsylvania’s ...
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers advance redistricting reforms as June deadline looms
Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced a bill that would change the state’s constitution to put its congressional district map in the ...
7 years ago
Fiercely contested school choice bill on the move in Harrisburg
Legislation is on the move in Harrisburg that could give parents more school choices and siphon millions from traditional public schools. ...
7 years ago
Pa. GOP Senator pushes for redistricting, open primaries
Scarnati is throwing his weight behind a few measures that have been more commonly championed by Democrats.
7 years ago
Pa. suing firms, professionals involved in Harrisburg incinerator fiasco
Nearly a dozen capital-region firms and professionals are being sued over their involvement in financial ...
7 years ago
Pa. women poised to make history in congressional delegation after primary victories
For the past few years, only men have been in Pennsylvania’s 18 member congressional delegation, but after Tuesday's primary, that's almost guaranteed to change in 2019.
7 years ago
Listen 05:22From homeless to Harvard: a ‘Mighty Writer’ makes it big
Philadelphia’s Richard “Tre” Jenkins recently received the email of his life, an acceptance letter from Harvard University. De ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:53Voter turnout in Pa. primary up slightly from last midterm
Voter turnout was 18 percent in the Pennsylvania’s primary election earlier this week – three points higher than the last midterm pri ...
7 years ago
GOP nominee Scott Wagner calls education his ‘cornerstone,’ emphasizes fiscal accountability
If the last gubernatorial election is any indication, education will be a major topic in the upcoming race between two wealthy York County businessmen.
7 years ago
Listen 4:00Pa. bill banning abortions for Down syndrome divides special needs community
A bill making its way through the Pa. legislature has split a community brought together by a common diagnosis, and it could be the next front in the abortion debate.
7 years ago
Listen 9:36Primary day is first test of Pa.’s redrawn congressional map
Pennsylvania voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for the first election under a new congressional map that’s expected to yield ...
7 years ago
Poor People’s Campaign seeks to revive MLK’s vision
Activists are reigniting Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished fight against poverty.
7 years ago
Listen 10:53On primary day, Republicans and Democrats agree new congressional map may cause confusion
Both Republicans and Democrats expect some party members to show up to the polls on Tuesday and be surprised to learn that their congressional district has changed.
7 years ago
Listen 03:18With ‘Kiddynomics,’ an attempt to teach youngest learners how to manage money
The Federal Reserve Bank has developed a curriculum to teach children as young as 3 and 4 the basics of financial literacy.
7 years ago
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