Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania ditches school scoring, but will parents?
Pa. wants to shed labels and reduce the importance of test scores with its new accountability tool. But will it alienate parents in the process?
5 years ago
Listen 5:56Pa. mulls more naloxone handouts after strong demand
Pennsylvania is considering holding more naloxone giveaways after finding even more demand than officials had planned for at a recent event.
5 years ago
Teen’s asthma frames town’s struggle with dirty air
Though it’s cleaner than in the 1970s, the plant is still one of the biggest sources of air pollution in all of Western Pennsylvania.
5 years ago
Four workers injured at gas plant blast near Pittsburgh
The blast happened shortly after 6 p.m. at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility at 800 Western Avenue in Chartiers Township.
5 years ago
Pa. offering paramedics wrong naloxone dose, health dept says
The Department of Health's policy directs the use of intravenous doses, not the nasal spray.
5 years ago
Prosecutors driving dip in Pa. death sentences, not moratorium
Pennsylvania has a moratorium on executions, but the report from the Death Penalty Information Center finds prosecutors are driving a drop in death sentences.
5 years ago
DEP unveils proposal to reduce emissions from existing oil, gas wells
Pennsylvania environmental officials have come out with a plan to reduce leaks from thousands of the state’s oil and gas wells.
5 years ago
Democrats moving into House breathe new life into Toomey’s gun bill
The Toomey-Manchin gun control bill that fell just a few votes shy of passage after the Sandy Hook shooting may get a fresh chance in 2019.
5 years ago
Listen 4:43Naloxone, just in case: Pennsylvania hands out thousands of overdose-reversal kits
More than 5,100 kits were made available at 80 health clinics, libraries and public spaces across Pennsylvania.
5 years ago
Asbestos discovery at Upper Bucks quarry halts operations
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, applauding the state government for ceasing operations at the site and asking for a “more thorough environmental review."
5 years ago
Listen 1:04Algorithm to reform criminal sentencing in Pa. faces deluge of criticism
The algorithm is supposed to make the criminal sentencing in Pa. fairer. Critics say it will exacerbate inequities.
5 years ago
Battle over school tax hike in wealthy Pa. district to be heard in state court
The case stems from the district's 2016 decision to boost taxes despite having cash reserves.
5 years ago
Holiday card campaign to Gov. Wolf calls for repeal of Pa.'s new prison mail policy
The new policy was put in place in August when staff and inmates fell ill after drug exposure. Mail now goes to a facility in Florida, and inmates receive a scanned copy.
5 years ago
Listen 1:37Cosby lawyers detail 11 alleged trial errors as they appeal
They've also asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this month to release the 81-year-old disgraced comedian from a state prison near Philadelphia while the appeal proceeds.
5 years ago
Judge denies emergency petition for Mariner East shutdown
A suit brought by seven residents fails on all four requirements.
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