
Keystone Crossroads Archive
PennDOT announces new regulations for testing self-driving vehicles
Pennsylvania will remain an integral player in the development of self-driving vehicles, but ensuring that the roads are safe must be the ...
7 years ago
As refugee arrivals fall by two-thirds in Pa., program changes likely to further slow travel
Data from the midway point of this fiscal year show the U.S. and Philadelphia region are far off pace to reach the federal 45,000-refugee ceiling.
7 years ago
Rural Pa. demands broadband access; providers cite logistical difficulties
About six percent of Pennsylvanians don't have access to broadband internet, but providers say providing service in rural areas are economically burdening.
7 years ago
What would downsizing Pennsylvania’s legislature actually do?
At 203 members in the House and 50 in the Senate, the commonwealth has the largest full-time legislature in the country.
7 years ago
Congress’ $1.3 trillion spending bill could mean good things for Pennsylvania waterways
Last week’s 2,200-page omnibus congressional spending bill nearly doubled funding for construction work led by the U.S. Army Corps of E ...
7 years ago
Pa. legislature has long history of inaction on redistricting reform bills
Now that legal challenges to Pennsylvania’s new court-drawn congressional map have been rejected, state lawmakers have turned their att ...
7 years ago
GOP leaders throw cold water on plan to impeach Pa. high court justices
Some Pennsylvania House Republicans urged impeachment after the Democratic-majority state Supreme Court declared the state’s congressional map unconstitutional and redrew it.
7 years ago
Pa. dairy farms scrambling due to major contract termination
One of the nation’s largest dairy distributors is ending its contract with dozens of Pennsylvania dairy farms at the end of May.
7 years ago
GOP lawmaker introduces resolutions to impeach Pa. Supreme Court justices
A Republican state lawmaker has introduced a number of resolutions to impeach all but one of Pennsylvania’s f ...
7 years ago
Supreme Court keeps revised Pa. congressional map in place
Court rulings boost Democrats' chances of retaking Congress.
7 years ago
Federal judges reject lawsuit over Pennsylvania district map
A panel of federal judges on Monday dismissed a legal challenge by Republican congressmen to a district map imposed last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
7 years ago
The Florida Bridge Collapse Made Us Wonder: What Is Accelerated Bridge Construction?
Last week, a partially-constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed in Miami, Florida, killing six people and sending more to the hospital. Th ...
7 years ago
Black middle class finds refuge in East Germantown’s diversity, gentrifying on their own terms
“I can’t reverse gentrification with one bookstore. But what I can do is model alternatives to what gentrification looks like,” said Hill.
7 years ago
Graham wants the main beneficiaries to be people like herself, residents who stuck with the neighborhood during its darkest moments.
7 years ago
Listen 5:59In Harrisburg, Capitol police will bar lawmaker Miccarelli from building
State Rep. Tarah Toohil, who said Miccarelli stalked and harassed her in 2012, claimed he once brandished a gun and threatened to kill her by crashing his car.
7 years ago
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