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Pennsylvania

Houses are pictured on North 9th Street in Reading, Pa
Politics & Policy

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf urges state lawmakers to suspend evictions

Wolf said state law prevents him from continuing a now-expired suspension of evictions and foreclosures without legislative support.

6 years ago

Letter carrier Henrietta Dixon
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers urge Trump’s postmaster to return sorting machines

The partisan fight over postal service is casting a shadow over the coming presidential election, with millions in Pennsylvania expected to vote by mail amid the pandemic.

6 years ago

Becky Ansel marches at a protest demanding the extension of unemployment benefits for out of work musicians, stagehands and other out of work entertainment professionals. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

The long road back for the longterm unemployed

While some businesses open back up, other workers are reckoning with the uncertainty of whether their jobs will ever come back. Here's how some people are coping.

Air Date: August 31, 2020

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(Kat Wawrykow / Getty Images)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Highway ‘stop-and-frisk’: How Pennsylvania state troopers conduct illegal traffic searches

A common tactic in highway interdiction is the use of pretextual stops, in which officers pull over motorists for alleged traffic violations.

6 years ago

A person receives a flu shot
Health

‘It’s not just about COVID’: Get ready for the fall with a flu shot, doctors urge

Decreasing the chance of someone getting the flu allows health officials to focus on the coronavirus until there are approved vaccines for it.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Surge in mail-in ballots could delay election results, so Wolf wants to change the rules

While 1.5 million people in Pennsylvania voted by mail this June, experts are anticipating that number to rise amid concerns about COVID-19.

6 years ago

Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Community

Pa. coronavirus recovery: No Eagles fans at the Linc ‘until further notice’

In a statement to season ticket holders, an Eagles spokesperson said while the organization is “disappointed” in the outcome, it respects the state and city’s verdict.

6 years ago

Cheyenne Snow
Community
Spotlight PA

A vital rental assistance program is riddled with problems as Pa. prepares to resume evictions

A Spotlight PA review found many landlords have refused to participate, and lawmakers have failed to take action despite warnings the program is failing.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Thomas Saylor. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Chief justice says ethics board sent him ‘letter of inquiry’

The probe apparently concerns allegations that Chief Justice Thomas Saylor may have improperly interfered in disciplinary matters involving former Justice Cynthia Baldwin.

6 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Health

Justice Department asks N.J., Pa. for data on nursing home coronavirus policies

The Justice Department is asking whether policies “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.”

6 years ago

Salon Vizions stylist Michaela Slayton colors Paulette Fultz hair with Personal Protection Equipment on and Fultz wears a mask with a disposable gown on in Johnstown, Pa, Friday, June 5, 2020. (Todd Berkey/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Courts & Law
Broke in Philly

Pa. court says you can’t deny cosmetology license based on ‘moral character’

There’s a growing consensus in Pennsylvania that laws allowing professional license denials based on “moral character” are useless. A court has concurred.

6 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

‘You’ve got to do something’: Pa. rehabs buckle, begin to close under COVID-19 strain

In a hearing before lawmakers Tuesday, treatment providers, advocates, and state officials warned that the industry has not received dedicated coronavirus relief funding

6 years ago

Las Madres de Berks
Community

Las Madres de Berks: Stories of detained immigrant families — and the fight to shutter Pa.’s oldest family prison

Filmmaker Michelle Ortiz produced Las Madres de Berks to share the stories of detained immigrant families and the fight to close down the state’s oldest family prison.

6 years ago

Chambersburg, Pa. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Republican DA who supported George Floyd protesters censured by local GOP

In a letter to Franklin County’s Republican DA, the county GOP committee said the party was formally withdrawing support for future elections.

6 years ago

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Thwarted at every turn, Pa. GOP lawmakers hatch new plan to undermine Wolf’s emergency powers

Republicans in the legislature unhappy with Gov. Tom Wolf’s response to the coronavirus pandemic are plotting two new efforts to curtail his emergency powers.

6 years ago

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