What connects Philadelphia with Pittsburgh? Altoona with Allegheny National Forest? Harrisburg with Happy Valley? Amish Country with Coal Country?
Quite a lot, actually.
While most media in the state focus locally, Keystone Crossroads explores the stories that matter across the commonwealth, reported with all Pennsylvanians in mind. Four public media newsrooms are collaborating on this project to create in-depth and insightful journalism on key topics that reverberate from the Statehouse to the streets and back again: government accountability, public education, changing communities, and criminal justice.
Recent Articles
Exonerated death-row inmates push Pa. to abolish capital punishment
Witness to Innocence, a national anti-death penalty organization based in Philadelphia, ...
3 days ago
Pennsylvania launches long-awaited school assessment site
The Future Ready PA Index has been a long time coming.
3 days ago
New lawsuit against Pa. Catholic dioceses demands more secrets be revealed
Two people who have accused priests of molestation in Philadelphia have filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and ...
4 days ago
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Should the accused Tree of Life shooter be executed? It depends on who you ask
The Tree of Life shooting, which left 11 Jewish worshippe ...
4 days ago
In Pa. coal country, debate flares over arming teachers to prevent school shootings
Nearly three hours into a special meeting about a policy that would ask some staff at the Tamaqua Area School District to carry guns, par ...
5 days ago
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Court mulls case that would make districts liable for ongoing harassment between students
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could set state precedent, holding school districts liable for ...
6 days ago
Clergy abuse victims fund launches in Philadelphia, other Pa. dioceses to come
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s new victim’s compensation program is up and running, less than a ...
6 days ago
Plaintiffs want schools to be liable for ongoing student bullying under Pa. anti-discrimination law
In a case with statewide implications, plaintiffs will argue before Pa. Commonwealth Court Tuesday that school districts should be subjec ...
6 days ago
Advocates hope Gov. Wolf uses decisive election victory to seek large school funding boost
Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf won a second term by defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner. ...
1 week ago
Dioceses’ compensation funds shouldn’t end Pa. victims’ right to sue, advocates say
Seven of Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses have announced plans to create funds to compensate those abused by priests as children, ...
1 week ago
Dorothy Johnson-Speight still holds the burden of a mother’s pain. ...
1 week ago
Philadelphia Archdiocese creates independent program to compensate sex abuse victims
The Philadelphia Archdiocese announced Thursday it is creating a program to compensate victims of clergy ...
2 weeks ago
Money flooded Pa. congressional races, but didn’t necessarily make the difference
Candidates for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate and congressional seats and their supporters spent $100.7 mil ...
2 weeks ago
Surge in Philly suburbs brings Democrats gains in Harrisburg, but GOP holds General Assembly
The wake of the blue wave that swept Democrats into control of the U.S. House of Representatives trickled down to Pennsylvania state legi ...
2 weeks ago
All boys club no more: Four women to represent Pa. in Congress
Pennsylvania didn't have a single woman representing the state in Washington. After this Election Day, four will head to Congress.
2 weeks ago
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