Pennsylvania
New Pa. GOP leader pushes transparency reforms despite party’s past reluctance, obstruction
Sen. Jake Corman wants to enact new transparency measures to restore trust in the legislature. But skeptics counter that the GOP has for years allowed reform efforts to fail.
6 years ago
Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots
The Republican Party is losing voters, including in Pa., as it's pulled in opposite directions after the attack on Congress by Trump loyalists.
6 years ago
Police move to increase security at Pennsylvania Capitol
Police who guard the Pennsylvania Capitol are working to be more visible and have been coordinating plans with other agencies to secure the building.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Vaccination pace slow, improvements promised
Pennsylvania has received 827,300 vaccine doses and has given out 285,671. More than 48,000 nursing home residents and staff are among the recipients.
6 years ago
Delco leaders mull an appeal after judge upholds $276.5 million DELCORA deal
The pending sale of the county wastewater system to Aqua Pennsylvania is at the center of a long-running, will-they-won’t-they political feud.
6 years ago
Delaware County paid $25,000 in ransom during cyberattack
The county government’s network was accessed through a phishing email received in September, and ransomware was activated, a December memo says.
6 years ago
GOP state senator at Capitol during attack urged to resign
Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, said Sen. Doug Mastriano's words and actions since November encouraged a coup attempt and inspired the people behind it.
6 years ago
‘Numb,’ ‘disappointed,’ and divided: Pa. voters say insurrection at Capitol was a turning point
Much of the reaction among Biden and Trump supporters caused reactions that broke along existing political fault lines.
6 years ago
Listen 4:34‘Wrecking ball to the American political structure’: Insurrection in D.C. further divides Pa. pols
Less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated, fractures in Pa.’s evenly split congressional delegation have widened.
6 years ago
Montco, Delco elected leaders react to violent insurrection at the Capitol Building
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners virtual meeting turned into a heated exchange about racism after Capitol insurrection and summer protests.
6 years ago
Harrisburg’s political tensions demonstrated in chaos at the Capitol
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer about how Pa.’s political disarray stoked tensions in D.C. this week.
6 years ago
Listen 5:41‘Woefully unprepared:’ U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean on living through Capitol attack
Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean spoke with Morning Edition’s Jennifer Lynn the morning after the attack at the U.S. Capitol.
6 years ago
Listen 5:57Pa. man arrested during Capitol insurrection unrepentant: ‘The doors were open.’
A Pa. Trump supporter was one of the few insurrectionists arrested Wednesday for storming the nation’s capital in an attempt to disrupt the 2020 election.
6 years ago
Pa. pushes schools to reopen; new COVID-19 variant detected in commonwealth
Someone in Dauphin County tested positive for the variant “after known international exposure,” the Department of Health said in a news release.
6 years ago
‘Today we take the fight to the virus’: Montco opens first COVID vaccine clinic
Phase 1A health care workers who live or work in Montgomery County were inoculated by appointment only at the community college in Blue Bell.
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