Pennsylvania
Pa. requested $340 million in emergency contracts in 2020 with little oversight
Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.
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Explainer: Will Pennsylvania evictions spike despite rental help?
As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they face eviction in the next two months. Here’s the situation in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania’s overdose deaths rose in 2020, CDC says
The CDC reported 5,172 overdose deaths in Pennsylvania last year, a jump of 16% from 4,444 in 2019.
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Pa. Republicans are taking election ‘audits’ seriously. Here’s what to know about their plan
Behind-the-scenes talks are ongoing in Harrisburg to figure out how to proceed with Mastriano’s election fraud claims, GOP Senate sources confirmed to WHYY News.
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PFAS report identifies hundreds of Pa. manufacturing sites
The sites may be at risk for leaching a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS into drinking water supplies.
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Rescue group returns home after digging through rubble of Florida condo collapse
A southeast Pennsylvania-based urban rescue team returns after working in Surfside collapse.
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Pa. cracking down on unemployment comp fraud with new ID verification measures
The Department of Labor and Industry announced it had contracted with identity verification service ID.me to screen new applicants.
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Biden administration officials eye more money for land restoration projects in Pennsylvania
Federal investment in the cleanup of abandoned mines and wells will boost local economies, they say.
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As delta variant spreads in U.S., Pennsylvania COVID-19 vaccinations stall
More than half of Pennsylvanians are not immunized.
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Tenants at Regina Rose Apartments were displaced in late June. Differing views of progress on repairs depend on who you ask.
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Pa. county won’t offer up voting machines to Mastriano ‘election audit’
The commissioners' chairman, Roger Bunn, said the county had audited the 2020 presidential election, according to requirements in state law, and had found no problems with it.
3 years ago
After a Spotlight PA investigation, the Dept. of Labor and Industry admitted that it had erroneously charged hundreds of thousands of people an inflated interest rate.
3 years ago
McSwain seeks Trump backing in Pennsylvania governor’s race
William McSwain's letter, dated Friday, was released Monday night by Trump even before McSwain has publicly declared his candidacy.
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Pa. updated its unemployment compensation system. Then cyber fraud spiked
Unemployment benefits fraud is on the rise after Pennsylvania unveiled a new online filing system.
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Pa. private schools saw enrollment dip during pandemic, despite in-person options
Area private schools swung open their doors last school year. But that didn’t draw droves of families, data shows.
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