Keystone Crossroads Archive
In case you missed it: The week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
President Trump looks to slash student debt forgiveness program; Philadelphia drops to sixth largest city; new podcasts, and more. ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance multiple proposals for state police funding, coverage
No one has introduced legislation providing for the $25 per capita fee proposed by Gov. Tom Wolf. State lawmakers have been consid ...
9 years ago
Proposal to expand passenger rail west of Harrisburg gains momentum
State senate to consider a resolution that might jump-start the process. The eastern half of the state has 13 daily trains r ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: The week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
Philadelphia DA nominee Krasner, FOP President McNesby continue sparring match. Civil rights attorney Larry Krasner traded some ch ...
9 years ago
What do the Pittsburgh Penguins have to do with affordable housing?
The NHL team’s development arm has exclusive rights to a major project, now the subject of a fair housing complaint. A giant bil ...
9 years ago
ListenYoung ‘city champions’ in Philly, State College, awarded funding for community engagement projects
The Emerging City Champions fellowship program offers training and funding. Downtown State College is known for bars, restau ...
9 years ago
How Pennsylvania city mayors fared in the primaries
Lancaster Councilwoman Danene Sorace won the city’s Democratic nomination for mayor Tuesday, and will face Republican Cindy Stewart ...
9 years ago
2017 Pennsylvania Primary Election Results — contested races
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9 years ago
In case you missed it: The week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
Conference-goers make off with plenty of ideas worth stealing. Will Allentown mayor get elected before he gets slapped with corrupt ...
9 years ago
Steal these ideas: Takeaways from the Keystone Crossroads conference
Seriously, they’re worth thieving. More than 100 people gathered at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg on Wednesday for ...
9 years ago
Norristown millennials jump into the political fray
For some millennials, the 2016 presidential election has been a catalyst to get more politically and civically involved. In Norristown, a ...
9 years ago
ListenEmbattled Allentown mayor seeks re-election despite federal probe
Seven officials have pled guilty to pay-to-play related charges and have pointed the finger at a ringleader who fits the mayor’s de ...
9 years ago
ListenIn case you missed it: The week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey stirs up a tweet storm over immigration; anti-gentrification runs amuck in Philadelphia, and what underfunding tells ...
9 years ago
Some of Pa.’s wealthiest communities get state police coverage at no cost
The finding is in a report from the Pennsylvania Economy League. ...
9 years ago
How can Pennsylvania prevent cities from fiscal crisis?
A grand jury makes several suggestions in a new report focused on “reckless” financial decisions by Harrisburg officials in the early ...
9 years ago
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