Pennsylvania
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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.”
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Listen 5:20Company says prolonged pause at West Whiteland will harm public interest.
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