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Pennsylvania

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Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Youth groups are skirting background check law intended to protect children from abuse

Five years after the law took effect, there are signs it isn’t working as intended, and organizations are able to skirt the rules and face few, if any, consequences.

6 years ago

PFAS are toxic chemicals commonly found in clothing and non-stick cookware like teflon. (Wallace McKelvey/PennLive)
Health

Bucks-Montco group joins nationwide petition to designate PFAS as hazardous waste

The petition demands that EPA designate the chemicals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, to ensure strict storage, transfer and disposal.

6 years ago

(Bradley C Bower/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Community
Broke in Philly

One of the wealthiest counties in Pennsylvania says it’s finally close to ending homelessness

After a relationship ended three years ago, Michael Thomas had to move out. He found himself homeless for the first time in his life.

6 years ago

State Correctional Institution – Retreat in Hunlock Creek, Pa. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. moves to close another prison as incarceration rates drop

Crime in Pa. has been on the decline for two decades, and changing attitudes towards incarceration have dramatically lowered the state prison population.

6 years ago

House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, addresses the House chamber after taking the oath of office Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019 in Harrisburg. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Democrats say House speaker struck failed GOP votes from the record

Speaker Mike Turzai counters that he did so because of a routine parliamentary issue.

6 years ago

Parents and students rally outside Philadelphia School District headquarters. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. provides some of the worst opportunities for students of color, reports say

Students of color in Pa. are far less likely than their white peers to have access to small classes, certified teachers and advanced coursework, according to two studies.

6 years ago

Democratic Representatives Liz Hanbidge and Elizabeth Fiedler, of Montgomery County and Philadelphia, respectively, speak in support of their joint bill. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Two freshman Democrats are trying to guarantee medical consent in Pa.

Studies have shown that doctors at some hospitals routinely instruct medical students to perform practice exams on unconscious patients without their permission.

6 years ago

Hank Cisco puts on an appearance at a Norristown Bicentennial event in 2012. (Hank Cisco Facebook page)
Community

‘Wildcard’ Hank Cisco, Norristown’s very-own ambassador, dies at 96

The eccentric personality had a lifelong love affair with his adopted city.

6 years ago

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SEPTA control center - trolley lines
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

SEPTA unit chief promoted to top job amid FBI inquiry

The head of a SEPTA division that is currently the subject of a federal corruption probe has been promoted to one of the highest ranking positions in the transit agency.

6 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania House of Representatives chamber Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House moves to keep people convicted of gun crimes in jail longer

The chamber narrowly passed a measure that would require judges to issue consecutive sentences for multiple crimes involving guns.

6 years ago

Executive Director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Joe Arthur (center) speaks during a roundtable discussion on proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Harrisburg on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Wolf administration warns against proposed SNAP cuts

More than 1.7 million Pennsylvanians use SNAP and the program contributes $2.5 billion dollars to the state’s economy.

6 years ago

This March 23, 2018, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. (Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania cranks up PR campaign to boost census response

Pennsylvania's second lady, Giselle Fetterman, will help lead a campaign to encourage residents to respond to the census.

6 years ago

Commuters are shown exiting a SEPTA bus. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, file)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Dozens of managers exit troubled SEPTA office in wake of FBI probe

At least 34 managers within SEPTA’s facility management unit have left the public transit agency in the wake of a federal investigation.

6 years ago

The Pa. attorney general's office seal is posted at the Safe2Say Something crisis center Jan. 13, 2020. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Health

One year in, Pa. crisis center to stop school violence has fielded 40,000 tips

The partnership between Sandy Hook Promise and the state Attorney General's office aims to prevent mass shootings and help children dealing with problems.

6 years ago

Protesters gather at the corner of 4th and Market streets in Center City to rally against Philadelphia Family Court Judge Lyris F. Younge. (P.J. D’Annunzio/The Legal Intelligencer)
The Why
Courts & Law

Parents call Judge Lyris Younge a menace on the bench

Lyris Younge will stand trial before the Judicial Conduct Board. She's accused of violating parents due process rights in family court. Will she be removed?

Air Date: January 13, 2020

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