
Pennsylvania
US Steel avoids potential shutdown order by restoring pollution controls after fire
US Steel has put its pollution controls back online at its Clairton Coke Works and avoided a potential shutdown order, the Allegheny County Health Department said Tuesday.
6 years ago
Pa. congressmen bring their milk crusade to Harrisburg
The dairy industry is struggling, and its plight has only gotten worse in the last year.
6 years ago
Governor vetoes $100M private schools bill in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf is vetoing budget-season legislation to substantially ramp up taxpayer support for private and religious schools in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
After Senate passage, Pa. justice reinvestment bills face House skepticism
The measures are part of the second phase of Pennsylvania's Justice Reinvestment Initiative — or JRI.
6 years ago
Old enough to marry? Or buy cigarettes? Age matters in bills before Pa. lawmakers
Lawmakers are weighing different bills that would require Pennsylvanians to wait until age 18 – or 21 – before making some major life decisions.
6 years ago
US Steel’s Clairton plant pollution controls knocked out again by another fire
The second fire at US Steel's Clairton plant in six months could send SO2 levels up again.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania has a surplus, and lots of budget patches, too
The rage in the state Capitol right now is the surplus that state government rolled up in the almost-ended fiscal year, helped by strong corporate and sales tax collections.
6 years ago
Pa. Lyme disease bill would change coverage amid controversy over ‘chronic’ condition
House Bill 629 passed the house and currently sits in the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee, where past versions of this bill have all stalled.
6 years ago
PUC launches review of safety regulations on hazardous liquids pipelines
After criticism of its handling of Mariner East, the commission said the ‘time is ripe’ to enhance rules.
6 years ago
Pa. senate Republicans still don’t want to fund Wolf’s voting machine upgrades
Many of Pennsylvania's voting machines only record votes electronically.
6 years ago
Wolf meets with protesters outside his home to talk General Assistance
The General Assistance program gives small sums of cash — roughly $200 a month — to the poorest people in Pa. who don't have dependents and don't qualify for other assistance.
6 years ago
Judge who presided over notorious ‘kids for cash’ case dies
A retired federal judge best known for sending two corrupt judges to prison for their role in a notorious Pennsylvania juvenile justice scandal has died.
6 years ago
Bucks, Montco are ground zero for turnpike toll-dodgers
Drivers in Bucks and Montgomery counties account for $2 million in unpaid Pa. Turnpike tolls. The most egregious scofflaws could face criminal charges.
6 years ago
Pa. House passes charter school package, but funding conundrum remains
Public school advocates argue overall, charter schools route too much money from traditional districts.
6 years ago
New court ruling may help older clergy abuse claims proceed
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an evolving legal landscape means a woman can pursue her lawsuit claiming church officials worked to conceal her alleged molestation.
6 years ago