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Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline construction on Pennell Road in Middletown Township. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC ordered Sunoco to produce its calculations on Mariner East blast zones

The regulator demanded information on how the local population would be affected by any pipeline failure.

6 years ago

This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a meal pin on a Boy Scout's uniform in Irving, Texas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)
The Why
Courts & Law

Could alleged Boy Scout victims in Pa. get justice years later?

Forty people in Pennsylvania have alleged they were sexually abused when they were in the Boy Scouts. Some allegations go back decades, but accusers may still be able to sue.

Air Date: August 15, 2019

Listen 12:46
Sister Mary Scullion, executive director of Project HOME, said the termination of General Assistance is 'unconscionable.' (Inquirer)
Money
Broke in Philly

With General Assistance now gone in Pa., how will people cope?

General Assistance was eliminated in 2012. The Pa. Supreme Court reversed the move last summer and Gov. Wolf reinstated it, only to have Republican lawmakers end it again.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks in the Capitol rotunda in June 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

After years of gridlock, Wolf plans executive action on charter school reform

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Tuesday he would use his executive power to hold charters to “the same ethical and transparency standards of public schools.”

6 years ago

Listen 1:49
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale file photo taken June 12, 2015. (Dan Gleiter / PennLive)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Pa. Auditor General calls for more training, closer scrutiny of district judges

"No defendant should ever wind up with a criminal record because a judge for whatever reason handed out the wrong complaint form."

6 years ago

The Bucks County Playhouse was once a working mill but was converted into a summer theater in the 1930s. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Bucks County Playhouse is looking for its history — and needs your help

As it celebrates its 80th anniversary, the Bucks County Playhouse is looking for everything from posters to playbills to piece together its missing history.

6 years ago

A shale gas drilling rig in Washington, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Poll: Broad support for Wolf’s plan to tax Pa. gas drillers to pay for infrastructure upgrades

A new poll from Franklin and Marshall College finds widespread support among Pennsylvania voters for Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

6 years ago

Owen Wagner, (left), smiles as he plays Mario Kart next to his mom, Gerren Wagner. Beginning in mid-August, Owen will lose his behavioral services through WellSpan. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

WellSpan Philhaven closure leaves autistic children without care

WellSpan says it's helping families find new service providers, but with a shortage of certified therapists in the region, some families say no one is available fill the gap.

6 years ago

In a Friday, June 28, 2019 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. Wolf says four children in his state were recently separated from their parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and he’s demanding a stop to the practice until there’s a plan to ensure children’s welfare. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Governor wants answers on 4 kids separated from families

Pennsylvania's governor says at least four children from his state were recently separated from their parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

6 years ago

A man wears a 'Don't Tread On My 2nd Amendment Rights' hat in the state Capitol during a rally on May 6, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Courts & Law
PA Post

How a ‘red flag’ law could work in Pa. — and what stands in its way

The ACLU of PA dropped its opposition. The NRA hasn't.

6 years ago

Then-candidate Chrissy Houlahan during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Politics & Policy

Sentries, not ‘squad’: Moderate Dems ones to watch for 2020

This is a story about a different kind of squad.

6 years ago

Lehigh Valley Airport (Google Maps/NBC10)
Community
NBC10

2 hurt in helicopter crash near Lehigh Valley International Airport

Two people were hospitalized after a helicopter crashed near the Lehigh Valley International Airport Sunday afternoon.

6 years ago

The PLCB launched its flexible pricing after the legislature approved it in 2016. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Foreign spirits producers say Pa. liquor pricing violates international law

Pennsylvania's state-run wine and liquor industry may have run afoul of international trade law.

6 years ago

Activists have been calling for the Berks Center to be shut down for years. Tuesday, a county commissioner announced he agrees.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The consequences of US Immigration policies on children

We'll get an update on child separations at the border, discuss the immigrant detention facility right here in Pa., and talk about the psychological consequences these have.

Air Date: August 13, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
A sinkhole that opened up in January was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County DA files charges against two Sunoco security guards

Chester County DA Thomas Hogan says constables overstepped their bounds when patrolling a suburban development.

6 years ago

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