Pennsylvania
No bipartisan fix to Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting in sight
Republican state Senate leaders introduced legislation that Democrats quickly opposed as restricting access to voting.
6 years ago
Peaceful civil rights marchers shot at in Pa. while on trek from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C.
A white Bedford County man shot into a crowd of about 50 peaceful civil rights marchers who were crossing through Pennsylvania during a pilgrimage from Milwaukee to D.C.
6 years ago
Wolf: Pennsylvania eviction moratorium to lapse Aug. 31
The Democrat called on state lawmakers in the Republican-controlled General Assembly to pass legislation to extend the statewide moratorium.
6 years ago
Wolf asks lawmakers to legalize pot, spend coronavirus funds
Pennsylvania's governor is urging lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana and spend down the remaining $1.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds.
6 years ago
Battleground 2020: Mail-in voting
Pennsylvania's battle with the USPS, Joe Biden's narrow lead in the state, and the ins and outs of voting this November.
Air Date: August 25, 2020
Listen 49:30Locked out of the economy: Unemployed workers face mounting fiscal, emotional stress
For families, a financial freeze is the first fallout from being out of work for months, but the effects can go deeper. There is also “an emotional crisis.”
6 years ago
Listen 5:20Company says prolonged pause at West Whiteland will harm public interest.
6 years ago
Gray area of mail-in voting law up to Pennsylvania court
The state Supreme Court could decide as early as Monday whether to take over a lawsuit that would order counties to count mail-in ballots without secrecy envelopes.
6 years ago
After Spotlight PA report on campus racism, lawmaker tells state system to take action
Pa. Sen. Judy Schwank (D., Berks) is calling on Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities not to forget another critical issue amidst confronting COVID: racial equity.
6 years ago
Federal judge stays Trump campaign lawsuit over Pa. voting rules
U.S District Court Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan's order says the federal case won’t move forward pending the conclusion or delay of similar lawsuits in Pennsylvania state courts.
6 years ago
Pa. offering ‘safe return’ to some parolees who have violated supervision rules
Nearly 2,000 state parolees have “absconded” from their supervision. The state is giving them a chance to get back into compliance without going back to prison.
6 years ago
Unionville High School’s team name is likely to be retired
A recommendation to abandon Native American iconography will go before the school board Monday. Resistance has been less vocal than in other districts.
6 years ago
Review of COVID-19’s effect on communities of color largely ignores those incarcerated in Pa.
A state task force is calling on the legislature to give corrections and parole officials greater flexibility to release incarcerated people during declared disasters.
6 years ago
Fines for 2018-2019 violations come less than two weeks after spill in Chester County.
6 years ago
A town hall update on Delco’s move toward a health department all its own
Highlighted at the virtual session, attended by 200-plus, was a Johns Hopkins report assessing the public health profile and availability of resources.
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