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FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, walks down a corridor at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, June 28, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

House Speaker Turzai accepted $11K flight from businessman with fracking-related companies

Turzai accepted an $11,000 plane ride last year from a Pittsburgh-area businessman involved in two fracking-related companies.

5 years ago

Joe Gale protest
Community

Hundreds rally in Montco to demand Commissioner Joe Gale’s resignation

In social media posts earlier this week, the Republican official referred to Black Lives Matter as a radical left-wing hate group.

5 years ago

File photo: George Floyd mural painted on South Street in Philadelphia. (Elisabeth Perez-Luna/WHYY)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Will there be police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s killing?

With so many incidences of police violence against Black Americans, many are asking why are we here again?

Air Date: June 4, 2020

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Protestors gathered peacefully at City Hall’s Octavius Catto statue
PlanPhilly
Community

Do Black lives matter to Mayor Jim Kenney?

Police brutality brought protesters into the streets. But the city’s "inadequate" response to COVID-19 contributes to anger, writes Rev. Malcolm Byrd.

5 years ago

Pastor Jeanette Brewer carries a sign for her brother, Terrence Brewer, who is in custody in New Jersey and has been hospitalized for COVID-19. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Say their names!’: Families protest mounting COVID-19 deaths in N.J. prisons

The perceived failure of the Murphy administration to keep incarcerated people safe is also the subject of an ongoing court battle.

5 years ago

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Candidates for Pennsylvania Auditor General, clockwise from Top L: Nina Ahmad (D), Scott Conklin (D), Rosie Davis (D), Michael Lamb (D), Christina Hartman (D), Tracie Fountain (D), and Timothy DeFoor (R). (Courtesy of candidate campaigns)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Six Democrats, one Republican vie to succeed DePasquale as auditor general

The candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general suggest the office has a significant role in oversight of the state's coronavirus response.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a May 4, 2020, press conference on Pa.'s June 2 primary election. (Courtesy Gov. Wolf livestream)
Health
PA Post

As coronavirus restrictions continue to ease, Wolf says he’ll meet face-to-face with press starting Friday

Agencies based in Dauphin County should also process Right-to-Know requests as they normally would, an independent office says.

5 years ago

(Kalim A. Bhatti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Facing nearly $5 billion shortfall, Pa. lawmakers plan to pass short-term budget

The plan will allow officials to get a clearer picture of the strain placed on Pennsylvania’s finances by efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

5 years ago

House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R- Lancaster), seated at right, accused the governor of bypassing the legislative process. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Clash between Gov. Wolf, GOP legislature hinges on different understandings of power under the Pa. Constitution

What the governor’s powers are and how they interact with those of the legislature are complex questions and the answers may depend upon who exactly you ask.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the food supply chain amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Science

Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him

Twice this week, Trump has not only dismissed the findings of studies but suggested — without evidence — that their authors were motivated by politics and out to undermine him

5 years ago

Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services/Natalie Kolb)
Health

Pa.’s coronavirus data collection raises eyebrows

Pa.'s Department of Health confirmed reporting by The Atlantic magazine, that the state includes results of both viral and antibody tests in its total coronavirus case count.

5 years ago

State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) speaks during a House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee on April 27, 2020. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. House Republican: It’s an ‘open question’ whether Wolf could veto resolution to end coronavirus emergency

Republicans in the Pa. House are moving forward with legislation to end the disaster emergency declaration Gov. Tom Wolf issued on March 6 in response to the spread of covid

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. health officials quietly alter erroneous nursing home case, death counts as providers cry foul

Provider associations said publishing erroneous data has sewn panic and anger among family members, distrust among nursing home staff, and frustration for providers.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

AP fact check: Trump’s false ‘Choice’ on vets’ health care

President Trump is putting forth a false “Choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steering more patients to the private sector.

5 years ago

The Susquehanna River in Harrisburg as seen on Aug. 19, 2019. The river is the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. (Ian Sterling for WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

As states plan to sue EPA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup, agency promises modest funds to help efforts

The Environmental Protection Agency said it is sending $6 million to bay states to help them reduce nitrogen runoff from farms.

5 years ago

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