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Pennsylvania

File photo: Pennsylvania state Rep. Margo Davidson during a press conference in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Delco Rep. Margo Davidson resigns after being charged with stealing from state

Davidson’s alleged theft centers on one of the most maligned systems in Pennsylvania government: legislative per diems.

4 years ago

Alison Beam wears a mask while speaking from a podium.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Nursing homes would provide more direct care to residents under proposed Pa. rule

The state currently requires nursing homes to provide residents with 2.7 hours of direct care each day, despite a much higher federal recommendation.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Republicans are bringing their election bill back after Gov. Tom Wolf said he’s open to voter ID changes

Wolf had said changes to the state’s voter ID rules were a nonstarter. But he shifted that position this week after vetoing the Republican-passed bill.

4 years ago

Houses are pictured amid heavy floodwaters.
Weather

‘It’s honestly devastating’: Bucks County dries off and starts to repair after 100-year flood

Officials put more than $1.2 million from the Bucks Emergency Rental Assistance program into the Bucks County Opportunity Council and the local chapter of the YWCA.

4 years ago

Workers with the Philadelphia City Commissioners office sort election materials
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania decertifies county’s voting system after ‘audit’

The action by Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid almost certainly means that Fulton County will have to buy new voting machines or lease new ones.

4 years ago

Clouds are lit by the rising sun over St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Pa. justices deal blow to outdated claims of child sexual abuse

The 5-2 decision ended plaintiff Renee Rice's legal effort to recover damages from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown for allegedly covering up and facilitating sex abuse.

4 years ago

Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility
Politics & Policy

AG Shapiro back in court to ‘keep the pressure’ on DeJoy, USPS for mail delays

Shapiro spoke briefly before the press right before he was set to give oral arguments in support of his motion to block “illegal conduct” by the United States Postal Service.

4 years ago

Chris Pieretti holds up a compost bucket on the sidewalk
Community

‘Gotta get a bucket’: Media Borough debuts municipal-wide composting program

The borough hopes the program will reduce household waste up to 30%, create nutrient-rich soil, and lower the carbon footprint.

4 years ago

Libby Madarasz, a resident of Meadowbrook Manor, surveys the damage caused by Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline construction. (Susan Phillips / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County Commissioners urge PUC to act as Mariner East pipeline construction causes more sinkholes

At DEP's request, Sunoco has halted work on a section of line.

4 years ago

Desks are arranged in a classroom at Panther Valley Elementary School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. education leaders call on schools to boost teacher diversity with stimulus funds

Educators, administrators, and advocates across Pa. said districts need to use some of the $4.5 billion in stimulus funding for schools to recruit and retain teachers of color

4 years ago

An illustration features the Pennsylvania Capitol Building and a web of emergency contracts.
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Housing activists erect a
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Photographs and words of recovery hang near Trinity Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh as part of a remembrance of victims during Overdose Awareness Day
Health

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.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Detailed view on the newly instaled system to filter out PFAS Forever Chemicals at Well #2 of the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority facility in Horsham, Pa., on August 22, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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.

4 years ago

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