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Pennsylvania

SEC Building in Washington DC.
Money

Report: SEC seeks info on possible gifts to Pa. pension’s staff

The SEC has joined a federal probe of Pennsylvania’s largest pension fund and is seeking records to determine whether improper “compensation and gifts” may have been gifted.

4 years ago

NPR
Courts & Law

Most prisoners can’t vote, but they’re still counted in voting districts

11 states are trying to block what critics call "prison gerrymandering."

4 years ago

Vaccine welcome sign
Health

Pa. ‘prepared’ to have enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots

With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for every American who qualifies.

4 years ago

The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash from Delaware County, Philadelphia, New York City, in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Public pressure mounts against Chester incinerator as environmental racism claims pile up

Public pressure is mounting against the Covanta incinerator in Chester as the latest public hearing placed environmental justice concerns in the limelight.

4 years ago

On April 25, 1999, a memorial service for the victims of the Columbine High School shooting Littleton, Colo. (Eric Gay/AP)
Courts & Law

4 teens accused of plotting attack on Pennsylvania school

Authorities say four teenagers have been charged with a plot to attack a Pennsylvania high school in 2024 on the 25th anniversary of the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High

4 years ago

Pa. State Rep. Kevin Boyle speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

State Rep. Kevin Boyle arrested for violating protection from abuse order

The arrest comes days after his caucus leaders quietly stripped Boyle of his committee chairmanship and curtailed his access to the Capitol.

4 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Politics & Policy

State presses Philadelphia agency over elder abuse, neglect

Philadelphia has been one of the lowest-rated agencies in the department’s stoplight-colored rating system for grading county-based agencies.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Labor & Industry Building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Unemployment refunds going out to those Pa. overcharged five years after issue discovered

In all, the agency estimates it owes $19.4 million to tens of thousands of people who were erroneously charged an inflated interest rate between 2006 and 2016.

4 years ago

Charito Calvachi-Mateyko, who participated in Tuesday’s march in Washington, posed with two unidentified workers that day
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

400,000 immigrants in Pa., N.J., and Del. up for citizenship imperiled by setback in Congress

Despite steep odds, advocates are seizing the moment with urgency — fearing a window is closing to normalize the status of millions of immigrants.

4 years ago

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks at a press conference.
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania prosecutor sues to block GOP election subpoena

The lawsuit from state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, is the second thus far targeting a subpoena approved last week by the Republican-controlled Senate committee.

4 years ago

Gov. Wolf, Lawmakers Discuss Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Opportunity for PA Communities.
Politics & Policy

Wolf urges community groups to apply for anti-violence grants

The state of Pennsylvania has $30 million to spend on anti-violence programs, and this time around community groups are targeted for the money.

4 years ago

Vehicles are under water during flooding in Norristown
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. won’t hit climate goals without increasing efforts now, report says

The Wolf Administration says a new plan can help the commonwealth reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2050 and help avoid the worst effects of climate change.

4 years ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Politics & Policy

Pa. Turnpike’s $104M in unpaid tolls draws senators’ scrutiny

An internal report indicated that motorists who do not use E-ZPass have a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license plate camera system.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks a a press conference
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers know a dementia care crisis is coming. Will they agree on a response?

The Wolf administration is focused on general improvements to nursing homes, including increasing the amount of direct care residents get each day.

4 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, May 6, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

What you need to know about the 2022 Pa. governor’s race

Cook Political Report, which is tracking gubernatorial races around the country, has the race rated as one of the country’s few true toss-ups.

4 years ago

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