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Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, May 6, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

A clash on cyber charters kicks off fall legislative session in Harrisburg

Amid a larger push by Governor Tom Wolf to reform charter school policy, bipartisan interest has grown to amend the rules and funding methods of cyber charters.

6 years ago

Joanne Schilk-Bierman holds framed photos from visits to her oldest brother Tom Schilk, who’s serving a life sentence in prison. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A chance of freedom? New bill could release 1,000 people sentenced to life in Pa. prisons

Under the bill, people convicted of first-degree murder — intentionally killing another person — would be eligible for parole after serving 35 years.

6 years ago

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Crews work at the site of a sinkhole along the Mariner East pipeline route near the Pennsylvania State Police barracks on Route 1 in Delaware County on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Pipeline builder Sunoco said no pipelines were exposed and that the sinkhole was contained. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC says no leak or damage after sinkhole along Mariner East 2 in Delaware County

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said heavy rain caused the hole, and that there was no contamination or environmental impact.

6 years ago

A crowd gathered to hear discussion about climate change adaptation, resilience, and social equity at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy on Thursday, Sept. 12 in Philadelphia. The event was produced by StateImpact Pennsylvania, WHYY and the Kleinman Center. (Scott Blanchard/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania’s forum on climate change adaptation, social equity

The conversation ranged from how to engage vulnerable populations, to the ways in which people of color are left out of climate conversations.

6 years ago

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Community

N.J. county approves armored vehicle purchase despite fears of ‘militarized’ policing

Critics say the $300,000 purchase will erode public trust in law enforcement, citing protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere.

6 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. on the Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf, Republicans resume tug-of-war over Medicaid work requirements

Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed two different bills. Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to send him a third.

6 years ago

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania sues Sackler family over role in opioid crisis

Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the sealed Commonwealth Court lawsuit on Thursday.

6 years ago

 (Photo via ShutterStock)
Courts & Law

Bucks County lawmaker sentenced for DUI

The April DUI was the second one for which Representative John Galloway, a Bucks County Democrat, had been convicted. He had a blood alcohol level of around .16.

6 years ago

Villanova University's campus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Education

How soon is too soon for campus shooter alerts?

After the university sent an alert based on an unverified report of a shooter, students understandably freaked out. Did Villanova jump the gun or follow best practices?

Air Date: September 12, 2019

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One of the Plastic Army Women that toy company BMC Toys will be introducing next year after a six-year-old girl from Arkansas wrote a letter to the company wondering why there were no female soldiers. (Courtesy of BMC Toys)
NPR
Community

Her own toy story: How a 6-year-old girl’s letter launched ‘Plastic Army Women’

The Green Army Women figurines will now be available by Christmas 2020 in four different military poses.

6 years ago

SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Is 50 years a de facto life sentence? Pa. Supreme Court will decide

Pennsylvania’s high court will consider whether it’s unconstitutional to sentence certain juveniles to 50 years behind bars.

6 years ago

In this Thursday, July 22, 2010 file photo, Hugh and Karen Hoffman of Wycombe, Pa. shop at a state wine and liquor store in New Hope, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Do Pa’s liquor laws rip off consumers? Lawmakers hear opposing arguments

The legislature is weighing a bill that would roll back the pricing flexibility it granted the PLCB three years ago.

6 years ago

Death row exonerees including Kwame Ajamu, (right), listens to speakers during a Witness to Innocence news conference marking the organization's 15th anniversary at the at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania high court asked to throw out death penalty

The Pa. Supreme Court will consider whether the state's death penalty statute amounts to cruel, arbitrary punishment that's too often reserved for black and poor defendants.

6 years ago

Naloxone
Health

Free overdose-reversing drug naloxone will be distributed in September across Pa.

The drug, which can save someone from an opioid overdose, will be available at 95 locations around Pa. Sept. 18 and 25.

6 years ago

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The Why
Health

Why vaccine exemptions for N.J. schoolkids are rising

Every school year, parents in all 50 states have to prove they've gotten their kids vaccinated — unless they get an exemption.

Air Date: September 11, 2019

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