Pennsylvania
A voter guide to Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial elections
Voters will elect a slew of judges to Pennsylvania’s three statewide appellate courts — judges who will shape important policy in the state for at least a decade.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania AG Shapiro abruptly halts pipeline probe announcement
AG Shapiro has abruptly canceled a news conference at which he was apparently poised to announce criminal charges against the developer of the troubled Mariner East pipeline.
3 years ago
Is the school bus driver shortage getting any better? With long wait times for testing and licenses, and more families driving kids to school every day - experts hope it is.
Air Date: October 4, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00With thousands of fewer child care spots for kids, many parents trying to rejoin the workforce or being pulled back to offices are being stymied.
3 years ago
Listen 3:23What is the Delco Bubble exactly? And does a weather-related truth lie within it?
Could it be that Delaware County sits in a meteorological zone of its own? A lot of people think so.
3 years ago
Listen 1:55Pennsylvania is among states and cities slow to spend federal pandemic aid
Many states and cities across the U.S. are getting off to a slow start in spending money from this year's coronavirus relief package.
3 years ago
Montco election officials say 16,000 defective ballots were mailed out
Residents who received ballots printed on only one side are urged to destroy them. Montgomery County will issue new ballots.
3 years ago
Delaware County Black Caucus calls for officers involved in fatal shooting of 8-year-old to be fired
Fanta Bility was shot after a football game at Academy Park High School on Aug. 27.
3 years ago
Pa. reformed ‘prison gerrymandering,’ but it likely won’t matter in congressional maps
State lawmakers may soon do something not seen in recent history: use two significantly different sets of data to draw state and federal election maps.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania recruiting school bus drivers, paying parents amid ongoing shortage
The number of licensed school bus drivers in the state has dropped 4% since 2017.
3 years ago
SEC’s probe of Pa. school pension fund examines staff gifts and trips from Wall Street firms
The SEC’s new 30-page subpoena comes six months after the U.S. Attorney’s office in Philadelphia and the FBI opened a criminal investigation.
3 years ago
The health team was at SEPTA’s Norristown Transportation Center, and Gov. Tom Wolf got a closer look.
3 years ago
Delco Jail Oversight Board recommends terminating $259M contract with prison operator GEO Group
The action sets the stage for a vote by the Delaware County Council next week that could return the only privately run prison in Pa. to county control.
3 years ago
DEP seeks public comment on plan to clean up decades-old contamination at Bishop Tube site
The agency proposed to address tainted soil, groundwater, and surface water at the East Whiteland Twp. site, plus affected drinking water supply.
3 years ago
What you need to know about Pennsylvania’s 2022 race for U.S. Senate
Cook Political Report, which is tracking Senate races around the country, says the outcome in Pennsylvania is genuinely unpredictable — but critically important.
3 years ago