
Pennsylvania
Pa. lawmakers debate plan to consolidate state universities
Democrats are skeptical of the projected savings and worry about job loss. PASSHE leaders say inaction will lead to “worse outcomes.”
4 years ago
One ritzy fundraiser shows how tough selling lobbying reform in Pa. will be
A campaign event for Jake Corman, the top Republican in the state Senate, is being organized by a company that has cornered the market on a political practice he wants to end.
4 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court picks former Pitt chancellor to chair powerful redistricting commission
The Pa. Supreme Court announced that it had appointed Mark Nordenberg to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
4 years ago
Are Pa.’s state House and Senate maps gerrymandered? Depends on how you measure them
While a court declared Pennsylvania's previous congressional map was drawn to benefit Republicans, the current legislative maps have not faced the same level of scrutiny.
4 years ago
No prizes, few rules. To Crush the Commonwealth, just ‘ride yer damn bike’ across Pa.
Follow the brave souls who biked 380.3 miles across Pennsylvania, from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, for the 2021 Crush the Commonwealth ride.
4 years ago
Listen 4:42The concepts in this ballot question aren't debatable, but they're not yet formally enshrined at a state level.
4 years ago
Should Pennsylvania strip the governor’s disaster declaration powers? (ballot question)
Republicans in the state legislature pushed for this ballot measure after being stymied in other efforts to roll back Wolf’s emergency COVID order.
4 years ago
Since last year, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has defended the executive actions his administration took to limit the coronavirus’ spread.
4 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court will pick chair of powerful state redistricting panel
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will pick the chair of a powerful redistricting panel after the General Assembly’s top leaders failed to agree.
4 years ago
Oversight of Pa. recovery homes stalls as officials, advocates disagree on best approach
A state department said a licensing program with financial and safety requirements for recovery homes will save lives, but advocates are pushing back on the added costs.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Levine says Philly FEMA clinics offering ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
Pa.’s former Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine, who now serves in that role at the federal level, visited the FEMA vaccination clinic in Center City.
4 years ago
SCOTUS hears arguments in eminent domain case involving PennEast pipeline project
The 116-mile pipeline would ship Marcellus Shale gas from Luzerne County in Northeast Pennsylvania across the Delaware River to Mercer County, New Jersey.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Montco cases on the decline, vaccine clinic locations shuffle
With the Johnson & Johnson vaccine back online, Montgomery County is changing some COVID-19 vaccination sites.
4 years ago
Pa. moves forward on plan to merge 6 state universities into 2
The plan calls for three universities in the northeastern part of the state to merge, as well as three schools in the west.
4 years ago
Internet gambling, sports betting and addiction
Online gambling and sports betting are booming and you can now play 24/7 from any device. But all this access and convenience has some worried about a rise in addiction.
Air Date: April 21, 2021 10:00 am
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