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Pennsylvania

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Courts & Law

Pennsylvania aims to move election fight to state high court

In many ways, the Democratic Party's lawsuit is asking state courts to rule the opposite of what President Donald Trump's campaign and GOP are seeking in federal court.

6 years ago

A group of children walk with their caregivers on Vine Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

New study says Pennsylvania’s child care industry needs millions more in aid to survive

The Penn State study found federal aid has kept the sector afloat during COVID-19, but without more funding, hundreds of providers could close for good.

6 years ago

This 2007 photo provided by the Kamala Harris campaign shows her with her mother, Shyamala, at a Chinese New Year parade. (Kamala Harris campaign via AP)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Kamala Harris could help Dems court Philly’s large Indian American community

With both parties actively courting South Asian American voters, Harris' presence on the Democratic ticket could have an impact in a critical swing state like Pa.

Air Date: August 17, 2020

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Coronavirus testing
Health

Pennsylvania prepares to launch virus-tracing app next month

The app is designed to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing
Health
Spotlight PA

Are antigen tests the silver bullet to Pa.‘s coronavirus testing delays? Not so fast.

Here's everything you need to know about the different coronavirus tests and what they can — and can't — tell you.

6 years ago

School buses
Education

Pa. private, charter schools worry bus cuts will strand students

Some districts say they’ll continue to take these students to school, as usual, even though their own campuses are closed, while other districts plan to cancel bus service.

6 years ago

School hallway
Education

Pa. schools get state guidance about handling COVID-19 outbreaks

The state’s largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association, urged schools to follow the guidelines but said they need more teeth.

6 years ago

Bucks County town hall on police reform proposals
Courts & Law

Bucks County residents show bipartisan support for police reforms, including chokehold ban

All the proposals were drawn from the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the U.S. House and awaits deliberation in the Senate.

6 years ago

Abolition Hall in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
Community

K. Hovnanian drops plan to build 67 townhouses by Underground Railroad site

The homebuilding company did not say why it was no longer considering the Plymouth Meeting location, which includes three historic structures and wetlands.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Lebanon County to get its $12.8M in CARES Act funds

In May and June, the Pennsylvania Health Department did inspections, mostly following up on complaints about COVID-19. The data has just been released.

6 years ago

Rep. Stephen Kinsey, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus speaking about efforts to remove Joe Gale. (Courtesy of PA Women Rise)
Politics & Policy

Coalition calls on Montco Commissioner Gale to resign or be removed from office

If he won’t quit, the groups are backing a novel legislative effort to have him impeached. Bills have been introduced in the State House and Senate.

6 years ago

A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) heavily infected with particles (orange) from the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient sample. (NIAID)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Tracing and testing delays in Philadelphia

Of the positive cases interviewed by contact-tracers, more than 40% believed they knew the person who they got the infection from, usually a household member.

6 years ago

A sign warns visitors,
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Paddle protest at Marsh Creek Lake calls for Mariner East shutdown

DEP: No fish-kills or known impacts to drinking water.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State University. (Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Education
Spotlight PA

Penn State reverses course, plans to provide modified COVID-19 agreement for students

The original agreement required students to “assume any and all risk” of COVID-19, which some said amounted to a liability waiver.

6 years ago

(Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

Inside some Pennsylvania rehabs, ‘it’s like COVID doesn’t exist’

When treatment facilities ignore coronavirus protocols, patients are forced to choose between recovery and safety.

6 years ago

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