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Law

 McKeesport is one of few municipalities that have used Act 12, a law that offers a different way to privatize water systems in Pennsylvania. (Image courtesy of the Municipal Authority of the City of McKeesport website)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Act 12, explained: Customers more likely to see rates rise with Pa.’s new water privatization process

Pennsylvania is already known among water companies and their shareholders as being a good state for doing business. And now, it ...

8 years ago

 David Desper, 28, of Trainer, Pa., and the truck he was driving during the shooting (West Goshen PD)
Courts & Law

Suspect in fatal Pa. road rage shooting waives preliminary hearing

A man charged with fatally shooting a recent high school graduate in the head during a road rage confrontation waived his preliminary cou ...

8 years ago

 A South Seaside Park dune in 2015. (Justin Auciello for NewsWorks)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

Judge rules against oceanfront homeowners in dune battle

A judge has ruled against a wealthy New Jersey shore enclave’s attempt to opt out of a protective sand dune plan. In a 52-pa ...

8 years ago

The Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Worker says warning about elevator risk before paralyzing Philly crash cost him his job

Was a former employee of the private company that oversees elevator maintenance at Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center a public ...

8 years ago

 Sen. David Argall, at work in the Pennsylvania Senate, is mulling a run for lieutenant governor. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Potential GOP candidate for Pa. lieutenant governor contrasts himself with Stack

A longtime state lawmaker is seriously exploring a bid for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor. Sen. David Argall, R-Schuylkill, said ...

8 years ago

White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

When do words become hate speech?

When it comes to race, words matter. In the wake of the violence this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave H ...

8 years ago

Listen 4:38
 Angela Agrusa, attorney for entertainer Bill Cosby, who is accused of sexual assault by Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion more than 40 years ago, speaks outside Los Angeles Superior Court after a hearing, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Santa Monica, Calif.  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Courts & Law

2nd defense attorney wants off Bill Cosby’s sex assault case

A second lawyer who defended Bill Cosby in his sex assault trial that ended with a deadlocked jury wants off the case before the start of ...

8 years ago

 (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Money

Gov. Carney signs economic development legislation

Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, signed legislation Monday that revamps the state’s economic development practices. The move create ...

8 years ago

Middle school students change classes (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New Pa. plan could help 220k students attend private school, putting a fifth of the state public school budget at risk

A powerful coalition of Pennsylvania lawmakers is promoting a forthcoming education savings account (ESA) bill that would allow hundreds ...

8 years ago

 Two Pennsylvania lawmakers have initiated the  process involved with holding a constitutional convention. The process would take at least two years. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Courts & Law

Lawmakers file memos to initiate a Pennsylvania constitutional convention

Two lawmakers are looking to introduce legislation that would force Pennsylvania to re-evaluate its constitution. The process is k ...

8 years ago

(Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Legal scholars to explore the future direction of the U.S. Supreme Court

Turns out the dog days of summer are a perfect time for Supreme Court aficionados to learn more about the nation’s highest court. & ...

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Ending stigma of opioid addiction behind major N.J. agency overhaul

Gov. Chris Christie wants to transfer responsibility for New Jersey’s four state psychiatric hospitals, community-based mental health a ...

8 years ago

 This Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 file photo shows speed cameras aimed at U.S. Route 127, in New Miami, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

New York City reports speed enforcement cameras are ‘very effective’

What can Philadelphia learn from New York’s automated speed enforcement camera program? Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia ...

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has locked horns with Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto over the Garden State's new spending plan. (AP photo/Mel Evans)
NewsWorks Tonight
Money

Hours before deadline, lawmakers in Pa., N.J. and Del. still at work on budgets

The 2018 fiscal year begins Saturday, July 1, for most states, which means budgets must be set by midnight. But Pennsylvania, New Jersey, ...

8 years ago

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(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

How gerrymandering can make your vote worthless

When voters cast ballots for state representatives last fall, millions of Americans essentially had no choice: In 42 percent of all such ...

8 years ago

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