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Pennsylvania

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Reform of secrecy law for Pa. utilities faces long odds despite agreement that it’s a problem

Lawmakers in both parties acknowledge the measure impedes government transparency and public safety, but powerful special interests stand in the way of any major changes.

6 years ago

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Money

Pennsylvania’s jobless rate falls again, dips below US rate

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell for a seventh straight month in November, dipping below the national rate.

6 years ago

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Health

‘Your feelings are valid’: Pa. officials offer resources for anxiety, depression amid holiday season

Whether residents are having these feelings for the first time, or are well acquainted with depression and anxiety, there are free resources available to help.

6 years ago

People line up outside a community center to take a free COVID-19 test
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Levine says commonwealth has hit COVID ‘plateau’

While the trend is encouraging, officials fear holiday travel could lead to another coronavirus surge.

6 years ago

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Health
StateImapct Pennsylvania

Study: Pa. heart failure patients near fracking were more likely to be hospitalized

Researchers don't know what part of fracking could be causing the problem. A cardiologist said that's important to find out, given the role fracking plays in Pa.'s economy.

6 years ago

Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia, raises her fist as demonstrators call for all votes be counted during a rally outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

History will remember 2020. Here’s four ways it will shape Pa. politics moving forward

Historians, public health experts, and grassroots activists told us these 2020 themes were most significant and will most clearly shape what the road ahead holds for Pa.

6 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Trump wants Supreme Court to overturn Pa. election results

President Trump’s campaign says it has filed a new petition with the Supreme Court as it continues its unprecedented efforts to overturn the results of the election.

6 years ago

Delaware County Council Vice Chair Dr. Monica Taylor (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

A new Yeadon wellness center will eventually serve as Delco Health Department hub

Starting Jan. 15, the Delaware County site will host COVID-19 response efforts. Once the newly created health department is running, this will be its base.

6 years ago

Jeweler Bob Strehlau holds an ink drawing by Vincent Van Gogh
Arts & Entertainment

Original works by Picasso, van Gogh, and more on display in Kennett Square jewelry store

Hanging on the wall behind the glass cases are 48 pieces of art by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Salvador Dalí, and more.

6 years ago

Gilero employee Anne-Marie Dutch assembles a face shield in Pittsboro, N.C., as Gov. Roy Cooper tours the facility Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. The medical device manufacturer began producing face shields when the pandemic started and also produces swabs for rapid tests in addition to self contained oxygenated negative pressure environments. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania spent $35M on plastic face shields in early 2020

In part, the state spent so much money on face shields because that’s what was available amid the national rush to find medical equipment, officials said.

6 years ago

(Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

Pa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act

Pa. tenants and homeowners missed out on roughly $108M of $175M in federal coronavirus relief because state programs distributing the funding made it too hard to access.

6 years ago

A health care worker wears personal protective equipment as she speaks with a patient at a mobile testing location
Health

Bucks County struggles to enforce new Pa. COVID-19 guidelines

Officials in Bucks County say they’re struggling to enforce new state COVID-19 guidelines as some businesses continue to flout the new restrictions.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/ Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

An incarcerated man died of the coronavirus, but Pa. corrections never told his family

State corrections officials say they are following the law in protecting medical information, but family and advocates contend they could do more when prisoners get sick.

6 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa.’s free pre-K program provides a meaningful math and language boost, says new study

Those results were consistent across the state, in urban and rural areas alike. And they remained evident in the second half of kindergarten.

6 years ago

Protesters exchange points of view outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes were being counted, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Keystone Crossroads
Community
America Amplified

Trump, Biden, COVID: Perfect recipe for a deeply divided family Christmas

As the pandemic surges and the hyper-polarization of the election has yet to wane, preparing for the holidays this year is causing many families to navigate deep divides.

6 years ago

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