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Keystone Crossroads

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Fences and razor wire are seen around the yards behind the former State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh. (AP File Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads

Pittsburgh prison to close, four prisons ‘breathe a sigh of relief’

The Pittsburgh facility will be the only prison to close at this time, instead of two, as originally anticipated. The Pennsylvania ...

8 years ago

President Donald Trump signs an executive order for border security and immigration enforcement improvements
Keystone Crossroads

Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities, decoded

The move on immigration left more questions than answers. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on immi ...

8 years ago

State Sen. Scott Wagner addresses the crowd during a Veterans Day breakfast held at the York Expo Center in November. Wagner expanded Pennsylvania's latest
Keystone Crossroads

Bill would restrict state funding for sanctuary cities in Pennsylvania

The Municipal Sanctuary and Federal Enforcement, or SAFE, Act would require holding someone for Immigration and Customs Enforcement even ...

8 years ago

Prisoners walk the yard at Camp Hill State Correctional Institution. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) announced five prisons were being considered for closure. Camp Hill SCI expects to hold more prisoners due to closures. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Prison closures could be a boon to state finances, but communities are worried

The state has fewer inmates and more debt. The Department of Corrections says closing prisons is an effective way to cut costs. It ...

8 years ago

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Trump supporters wait outside the candidate's April rally in Wilkes-Barre
Keystone Crossroads

Post-election, Luzerne County is a hotspot of national media attention

Everyone from Newsweek to Diane Sawyer have paid visits to the Northeastern Pennsylvania county.  In the weeks since the Nove ...

9 years ago

Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed walks into court in Dauphin County Monday. Reed
Keystone Crossroads

Former Harrisburg mayor pleads guilty to stealing artifacts

Former Harrisburg Mayor Steve Reed’s trial was expected to last all week, but instead ended in a matter of minutes on Monday. Re ...

9 years ago

Self driving cars from Uber hit Pittsburgh streets in September 2016. At the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington
Keystone Crossroads

Finding new partners to build smart cities for the future

State and federal funds are at a premium. So how can cities push forward? Autonomous vehicles, ubiquitous broadband internet, impr ...

9 years ago

Thousands of people traveled to Washington
Keystone Crossroads

Pa. mayors talk about their priorities under new Trump administration

Despite federal uncertainty, mayors were clear: Their job is to keep building better cities. While Washington, D.C. prepared for t ...

9 years ago

President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Keystone Crossroads

In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pa. cities

What does Inauguration Day mean for Pennsylvania? It’s all in here.   The Trump transition terminates As of ...

9 years ago

President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Keystone Crossroads

In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pa. cities

What does Inauguration Day mean for Pennsylvania? It’s all in here.   The Trump transition terminates As of ...

9 years ago

Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed
Keystone Crossroads

Former Harrisburg mayor headed to trial next week

A political saga that’s spanned decades will soon reach its next turning point as the former mayor of Harrisburg’s criminal trial get ...

9 years ago

Clockwise from left to right: Daphne Goggins, Penny and Thomas Stenger, Ben Hornberger, Dr. Seth Kaufer and President elect Donald Trump, James Bower, Phil and Marian Spotts, Jessica and Hunter Tirpak, and (center) Mayor Matt Pacifico. (Lindsay Lazarski, Jessica Kourkounis, Margaret Krauss/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads

I Voted Trump, Part 1: From the campaign to inauguration

Keystone Crossroads will be checking in with Trump voters from around the state throughout his presidency. This is the first installm ...

9 years ago

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Funding for job training assistance is part of Senator Bob Casey’s proposed Community Economic Assistance Act. The bill would direct federal funds to help quickly stem local job loss. In this August 11
Keystone Crossroads

U.S. Senator Bob Casey is in the zone

His first two bills of the 115th Congress focus on creating opportunity zones. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa, has proposed two bills to hel ...

9 years ago

 In this file image, a runner jogs beneath an overpass on the Schuylkill Banks path in Philadelphia, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads

In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pa. cities

The ink is barely dry on last year’s election and we’re already gearing up for the next round.  2016 is dead. Lon ...

9 years ago

Patrons skate and bike at the Bethlehem Skateplaza across the street from the Sands Resort Casino.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

City budgets in Pennsylvania face their own brand of uncertainty in 2017

More than 2,500 municipalities and 67 counties just released their budgets for the upcoming year. So what are the trends? What rises to t ...

9 years ago

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