Margaret J. Krauss
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Pa. manufacturers group optimistic about Trump infrastructure proposal
With infrastructure investment, the state’s manufacturing sector could put the economy in high gear. President Donald Trump call ...
8 years ago
Pa. constituents call for town hall meetings with or without representatives
Pennsylvania’s congressmen and senators are home this week for the district work period — regularly scheduled days when they leave D. ...
8 years ago
Pennsylvania’s bridges are struggling with middle age
More than 3,000 bridges throughout the state have been deemed structurally deficient. Heart palpitations, sweating, dizziness. For ...
8 years ago
Some Pa. cities helping communities when immigration raids happen
In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Lancaster, city leaders reiterate their support for immigrant communities. Pennsylvania wasn’t ...
8 years ago
Costs and benefits of immigration
The effects of immigration on the U.S. economy have been hotly debated for more than a hundred years. Recent executive orders have return ...
8 years ago
ListenPa. water systems will fail. All systems do.
A water advisory in Pittsburgh raises questions about the state’s aging water infrastructure. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Aut ...
8 years ago
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
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
ListenFinding 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 ...
8 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 ...
8 years ago
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 ...
8 years ago
Trump proposes funding infrastructure with private money. Don’t we already do that?
How the president-elect’s plan really is different. Pennsylvania needs significant infrastructure updates. President-elect D ...
8 years ago