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Politics & Policy
StateImpact PA

Peach Bottom nuclear plant gets 20-year license extension

Peach Bottom nuclear power plant can operate into the middle of this century, federal regulators say.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a primary election night rally Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden’s big wins also were big for his Pennsylvania backers

His longstanding relationships with Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania have made him their favorite candidate to beat President Donald Trump in the battleground state.

6 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Kalim A. Bhatti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. House drops ‘legislative privilege,’ will release lawmaker spending details

After shielding spending details for months, leaders in the Pennsylvania House are reversing course and will publicly disclose why lawmakers spend millions in taxpayer money.

6 years ago

Jen Swails, Pennsylvania budget secretary, testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on March 5, 2020, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Money
PA Post

GOP lawmakers criticize overspending for Pa.’s medical assistance programs

Budget hearings concluded this week in Harrisburg and showed how far apart Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled General Assembly are on agreeing to a spending plan.

6 years ago

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is sworn in by Judge, Deborah Kunselman, during a Ceremony in the senate chambers at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.Tuesday, January 15, 2019. JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Senate officials scrub details from financial records, raising alarm among open records advocates

In documents turned over to The Caucus and Spotlight PA, Senate officials edited out spending information, making it appear as though it never existed

6 years ago

State Police salute in Johnstown. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania State Police loosens ban on trooper arm tattoos

Before Wednesday's announcement, troopers could have tattoos, as long as they were not visible to the public.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. officials warn CBD still largely unregulated despite popularity of creams, oils, candies, and more

While proponents claim CBD derived from hemp can help ease chronic pain and anxiety, the federal government says there is little research into its benefits or potential harms.

6 years ago

A closeup of a spotted lanternfly
Science

Pennsylvania adds 12 counties to lanternfly quarantine zone

The invasive spotted lanternfly is continuing its westward march across Pa., with state agriculture officials nearly doubling the number of counties in a quarantine zone.

6 years ago

State System of Higher Education Chancellor Daniel Greenstein testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on March 3, 2020, in the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

State university system leader says cost of higher ed is driving enrollment decline

The decline is largest among students from families with less than $110,000 in annual income.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Science

Pa. state lab can now test for coronavirus, but its capability is limited

Pa.'s Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said getting test results from the state-run lab in Exton is reducing the turn-around time significantly.

6 years ago

The set up on Stone Mountain consists of a radio tower, solar panels and an equipment room and is key to how the Rural Broadband Cooperative is delivering broadband internet to its users. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Lifestyle

This rag-tag group of DIYers has an answer for rural Pa.’s internet problem

Companies have long complained that providing service to rural areas is a money-losing business. This is a cheaper alternative.

6 years ago

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Jerry Solomon, of West Lampeter Township, rolls the stone slab that covers his private well water pump at the back of his home on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Can your well water make you sick? No testing is required in Pennsylvania.

Shirley and Bob Redcay, of Denver, were sure their home was getting clean drinking water from the brand-new well on their property.

6 years ago

City council person Mark Squilla speaks at a press conference with other local officials about Senate Bill 933 which would prohibit supervised infection sites unless they are authorized by local governments. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Two bills in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites

Two separate efforts progressing in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites, including a complete ban.

6 years ago

The NAACP has filed suit on behalf of Robert Holbrook (left) and other currently and formerly incarcerated people whose Census numbers apply to the community where they are incarcerated rather than where they live. Holbrook spoke during a press conference at City Hall, accompanied by Philadelphia NAACP President Rodney Muhammad (right). (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Courts & Law

Former prisoners sue to end ‘prison gerrymandering’ in Pa.

People in Pa. prisons are counted as residents of where they're incarcerated instead of where they lived, leading to shifts in political power. Can a new lawsuit change that?

Air Date: March 2, 2020

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President Donald Trump gestures as he walks offstage after speaking at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump to make first visit of 2020 to Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump is making his first visit this year to the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, in a town hall-style event hosted by Fox News in Scranton .

6 years ago

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