Pennsylvania
Pa. lawmakers take record before voters under new election rules
With less than two months to go, homebound voters may soon find candidates at their doorstep.
6 years ago
Harshmallow: Coronavirus prompts pause for Peeps holiday treats
Just Born Quality Confections says it won’t be producing Peeps for Halloween, Christmas or Valentine’s Day as the Bethlehem-based company prepares for next Easter.
6 years ago
From relief to despair, one Pa. family struggles with the ambiguity of federal eviction ban
In Pa., it’s up to individual courts in counties to decide how to interpret the federal order. With debts mounting, renters lives are in limbo, and relief is only temporary.
6 years ago
DEP orders Sunoco to reroute pipeline after Marsh Creek Lake spill
Mile-long alternative route will avoid area where 8,000 gallons of drilling mud escaped.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Remembering first responders, both on 9/11 and now
Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says health care providers, EMTs, National Guard members, firefighters and police again answer the call to save lives.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: International flights return to Philly
For the first time in five months, international flights from countries deemed high-risk will be allowed to resume at the Philadelphia International Airport on Monday.
6 years ago
Immigrant advocates sound alarm on PennDOT sharing drivers’ personal info
Personal data shared with PennDOT can wind up in the hands of federal law enforcement and private businesses without a driver’s knowledge.
6 years ago
‘We’re all very concerned’: Upper Bucks quarry proposal meets resistance
A construction materials firm wants a conditional zoning use for 196 acres of forest and wetlands in rural Springfield Twp. Residents say they’ll fight it.
6 years ago
Half of Pa. schools still don’t have a single teacher of color. These Black educators explain why
Although there are slightly more teachers of color in the profession since 2013, the rate of increase hasn’t kept up with changing student demographics.
6 years ago
Listen 5:12Pa. coronavirus recovery: Restaurants can increase indoor dining to 50% capacity on Sept. 21
Gov. Tom Wolf says Pennsylvania restaurants can increase their indoor dining capacity in two weeks — so long as they participate in a self-certification program.
6 years ago
Seeking COVID-19 vaccine trial participants from hard-hit communities of color
The coronavirus is disproportionately affecting African Americans and Latinos. Researchers aim to include groups they most want a vaccine to protect.
6 years ago
Listen 1:31In battleground states, absentee ballot rejections could triple
An AP analysis found the number of ballots that could go uncounted this year in some key battleground states could be up to three times higher than during the 2016 election.
6 years ago
Labor Day bringing Biden to Pa., Harris and Pence to Wis.
Labor Day typically marks the unofficial start to the fall campaign season. But Monday’s events are playing out this year against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
Pa. child care advocates fear new Gov. Wolf policy will break the industry
Pennsylvania officials have announced that, starting this month, child care providers will only be paid for current attendance, not pre-pandemic levels.
6 years ago
This Labor Day, unions face new pressures and possibilities due to COVID-19
The pandemic has sharpened conversations around workplace safety and workers’ rights, while also casting thousands of Pennsylvanians into financial trouble.
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