Pennsylvania

MSNBC host and correspondent Ali Velshi joins us to talk about his new memoir about his family history and how it was shaped by ideas of social justice and democracy.

A pipeline that would move natural gas through the state and to N.Y. has been killed. But another plan to transport liquefied gas from Pa. by tanker truck is moving forward.

The Chester Housing Authority’s designation is due to “poor physical conditions.” Meanwhile, a federal probe into bribery and fraud recently delivered a trio of guilty pleas.

The youth vote made a difference in the 2020 presidential election, and Democrats hope that issues like reproductive rights will bring them out again.

The secrecy leaves taxpayers in the dark about who underwrites the outings and what interests they may have in state government policy.

The county’s Office of Public Health will use survey results to shape priorities for the upcoming Community Health Improvement Plan.

Pennsylvania is just one of more than a dozen states that have recently banned — or want to ban — the ornamental tree.

Municipalities and utilities are required to create an inventory of lead pipes by October.

The FRA officially deemed the cause of the 2023 CSX train derailment to be a sinkhole. The agency decided not to conduct an in-depth investigation.

The bill passed on party lines, 102-99, as Democrats backed it and Republicans opposed it. It faces long odds in the Republican-controlled chamber.

A federal court decision that protects the constitutional rights of homeless Pottstown residents could be overruled by the high court this summer.

Since the escape and manhunt of convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, Howard Holland has been tasked with improving prison safety and community connections.

Protests over the war in Gaza have erupted at colleges and universities in our region. We talk with a student newspaper reporter about what activists on both sides are saying.

A Tyson Foods plant in Lancaster County is one of several Tyson plants that researchers say discharged pollutants by piping wastewater into waterways.

Roots told WHYY News that Fred Green and Portia West have two options: Step down from the stormwater authority board or resign from City Council.