Laura Benshoff
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Pa. initiative targets the biggest pipeline for illegal guns — women
Attorney General Josh Shapiro is teaming up with anti-violence groups to educate women about the risks of buying a gun for someone else.
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Philly pilots program to pay for some detained immigrants’ legal defense
Philadelphia and the Vera Institute of Justice launched a one-year pilot program offering pro bono legal support to low-income immigrants facing deportation.
6 years ago
ICE to deport Irish father-of-three after a decade in Montco
Keith Byrne has lived in Pennsylvania for more than a decade and could be deported any minute. He’s one of an estimated 50,000 unauthorized Irish immigrants in the U.S.
6 years ago
Listen 1:55Three challengers planning to take on Fitzpatrick in competitive Bucks race
The primary is still ten months away, but the two-term Republican incumbent already has one challenger in his own party, and two from the Democrats.
6 years ago
North Philly center for immigrant minors stalled by Pa. appeals judge
A Pennsylvania appeals court has stayed the opening of a contested immigrant youth facility in North Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Chesco sheriff paid boyfriend $67K in ‘unmerited’ overtime, controller alleges
Chesco Sheriff Carolyn ‘Bunny’ Welsh authorized over $67,000 in overtime to her boyfriend, according to a report by the county controller’s office.
6 years ago
How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’
Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.
6 years ago
Listen 4:48Embattled North Philly immigrant youth center can open, judge says
A Common Pleas court judge has cleared the way for a controversial facility to house immigrant minors to open in North Philadelphia.
6 years ago
U.S. Catholic Bishops approve measures to police themselves
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to implement several measures following last year's sweeping Pa. grand jury report on clergy sex abuse.
6 years ago
Bucks, Montco are ground zero for turnpike toll-dodgers
Drivers in Bucks and Montgomery counties account for $2 million in unpaid Pa. Turnpike tolls. The most egregious scofflaws could face criminal charges.
6 years ago
Catholic Church lobbying costs spiked in Pa. as statute of limitations debate raged
The Catholic Church spent more on lobbying efforts in Pennsylvania than in seven other northeastern U.S. states combined, according to a recent report covering 2011-2018.
6 years ago
Sexual harassment probe puts Daylin Leach at odds with Democratic leaders
State Sen. Daylin Leach says he’s been cleared of wrongdoing in a probe of sexual harassment allegations. Party leadership maintains that he should resign.
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