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Pennsylvania

Starr Cummin Bright, a gunshot survivor, speaks with state Sen. Tom Killion, R-Delaware/Chester, ahead of a panel discussion on Oct. 1, 2019, at the Chadds Ford Township Municipal Building. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

She was shot by a stranger in Chester County. She thinks a red flag law might have prevented it.

Gun removal laws take effect in three states next month. But those efforts have stalled in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

House members vote as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., stands on the dais, during a vote on article II of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

How every lawmaker from Pa. voted on Trump’s impeachment

It’s an ignominious first for an alum of a Philadelphia college.

6 years ago

A group of Democratic senators in the Pennsylvania Senate want to reform the largely-secret nomination process for filling judicial vacancies. (Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

State senators push to end secrecy in filling empty court seats as controversial pick is approved

Critics say applicants to fill judicial vacancies and their qualifications should be posted online for public review.

6 years ago

The effort involves people voluntarily turning in their firearms during times of personal crisis. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Community
PA Post

Two firearms safety instructors have a plan to prevent suicides among gun owners

The effort involves people voluntarily turning in their firearms during times of personal crisis.

6 years ago

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

Despite controversial amendments, Pa. House passes justice reinvestment bills

The measures now go back to the Senate, where members will vote to concur with, or reject the amendments.

6 years ago

Edie Weinstein gives out hugs at the Christmas Village in Center City. (Annette John-Hall/WHYY)
The Why
Lifestyle

She’s a ‘hug mobster,’ armed with love

Therapist Edie Weinstein gives away as many free hugs as she can. She's part of an international movement that connects with people through a shared hugging experience.

Air Date: December 18, 2019

Listen 10:55
The state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Pa. justices decline to restore cash payments to poor, people with disabilities

At issue is a Depression-era program, known as general assistance, that typically provided about 11,000 recipients with some $200 a month.

6 years ago

Philadelphians descended on Thomas Paine Plaza to rally for the impeachment and removal of President Trump. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Hundreds in Philly, tens of thousands across the nation rally to impeach Trump

The Philly rally was one of 600 protests across the U.S. on the eve of the U.S. House voting on impeachment.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella (AP file photo)
Courts & Law

Firms to pay $386 million to settle price-fixing allegations

Pennsylvania's lawsuit consolidated claims by various government agencies and labor unions.

6 years ago

The dome of the Capitol rotunda is seen Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Harrisburg, Pa.
(Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers move to change rule restricting local official training

A sponsor of the effort said some townships “didn’t realize that was a rule, to be honest.”

6 years ago

Guns, including ones made through DIY kits, are displayed on a table in the Governor's Reception Room of the state Capitol on Dec. 16, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
PA Post

Pa. attorney general targets illegal possession of kit guns

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is trying to crack down on the illegal possession of so-called ghost guns — a term used to refer to firearms made with DIY kits.

6 years ago

 City Councilmember Helen Gym (middle) stands next to the Sukwanputra daughters and their family attorney Chris Casazza. They are surrounded by friends and family who traveled to York, Pa., to show their support at the hearing. (Dale Mezzacappa/The Notebook)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
The Notebook

Indonesian parents arrested after two decades in Philly, freed on bond after ICE detention

They now likely have a legal path to staying in the U.S.

6 years ago

Nurdles on Ferrycraigs Beach on the Firth of Forth, Scotland. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Scotland is turning Pennsylvania shale gas into plastic. But what happens to it next?

Taxes and bans on single use plastics try to combat plastics in the oceans.

6 years ago

Rep. Conor Lamb (left) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (right). (Keith Srakocic and Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Super PACs pour money into Pa. ahead of divisive impeachment vote

Conservative and liberal groups are using the proceedings to spread negative messages about representatives in swing districts, with an eye to 2020.

6 years ago

Listen 3:06
John Harris High School. April 24, 2019. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Education
PA Post

‘We don’t believe in punishment’: Student-led youth court could come to Harrisburg school

The idea is that by following through with the plan laid out by the jury, the student would ideally come to understand the gravity of his actions.

6 years ago

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