Emily Previti is WITF’s reporter for Keystone Crossroads, a statewide public media collaboration focused on issues facing Pennsylvania’s cities.
Emily previously covered municipal dysfunction and state interventions as a city hall reporter in Harrisburg for the Patriot-News/PennLive, and in Atlantic City for The Press of Atlantic City. She twice won the New Jersey Press Association’s Art Weissman award for public service journalism for two watchdog projects. Before going to work for The Press, Emily covered suburban Chicago for Northwest Newsgroup.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate, she worked for WXPN-FM’s Morning Show and Kids Corner programs.
Her “off” hours are spent running, swimming, reading, and seeking laughter and good music.
More from the Contributor
Judge tosses hundreds of charges against longtime Harrisburg mayor
More than 140 criminal counts remain against former Mayor Stephen Reed, including one linked to his role in city finances. B ...
9 years ago
Harrisburg ramping up lead testing, remediation efforts
Peers in other cities admired Harrisburg’s new initiative, calling it unique and ambitious. Lead-based paint remains i ...
9 years ago
Township makes 12: home rule, debt payoff key to municipality’s exit from Act 47
Plymouth Township has some lingering unknown costs, however, that could be problematic for its narrow budget margins. Plymouth Tow ...
9 years ago
Nearly 450 charges would be reduced to just two against the former longtime Harrisburg mayor if his legal team prevails. They̵ ...
9 years ago
Felon tenant ban goes to court
Landlords in the borough of Gallitzin face a $1,000 per day fine for renting to anyone convicted of a drug felony within the past seven y ...
9 years ago
Listen
Pa. town law says landlords can’t rent to ex-drug offenders; one woman fights back
In a handful of Pennsylvania communities, it’s illegal for private landlords to rent to people convicted of a felony drug offense withi ...
9 years ago
Listen
Capitol recap: CRIZ can work, but it’s failing right now, officials say
At a hearing in Harrisburg, more than two hours of testimony about the City Revitalization & Improvement Zone program revealed its pr ...
9 years ago
Keystone Crossroads went to Scranton for its seventh in a series of forums throughout Pennsylvania in partnership with the Penn Project f ...
9 years ago
Capitol recap: Bill would put PERC powers in the Independent Fiscal Office
Legislation dealing with pensions has, for decades, received a once-over by actuaries working for the Public Employee Retirement Commissi ...
9 years ago
Capitol recap: Why Sunbury’s police scandal matters
Police problems in 10,000-person coal region city stem from policy lapses that aren’t uncommon in Pennsylvania municipalities. ...
9 years ago
Listen
Lawmakers: More oversight for Pennsylvania’s municipal authorities
Many of the commonwealth’s roughly 2,000 authorities manage essential public assets like water and sewer systems. Basically, ...
9 years ago
Wolf, Republicans strike temporary deal over Pa. pensions commission
With a court ruling months away, things can go back to normal at the small state agency for now — sort of. The state agency resp ...
9 years ago