
Keystone Crossroads Archive
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
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
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
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
ListenPost-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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Listen 6:49U.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 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
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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