
Pennsylvania
Wolf: Newly-bolstered reserve fund is ‘pathetic,’ but a big improvement
State leaders will transfer $317 million into the state's rainy day fund.
6 years ago
Despite GOP objections, Wolf moves to upgrade voting machines unilaterally
Governor Tom Wolf is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to funding upgrades for Pennsylvania's voting machines.
6 years ago
AG Shapiro distances himself from bill to override Philly DA Krasner on gun crimes
Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro pledged to continue collaborating with his Philadelphia counterpart to stem the rising tide of gun violence in the city.
6 years ago
Trespass charges dropped against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline protesters
A Lancaster County judge on Monday dismissed trespassing charges against seven protesters who blocked construction of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline.
6 years ago
Gerrymandering in Pa.: Why the risk is (still) real
Pennsylvania wasn't affected by the recent gerrymandering ruling regarding. But the decision is a reminder of the risks of skewed congressional district boundaries.
6 years ago
After veto, Wolf and Republicans appear split on voting machine money
A measure that county commissioners were counting on to fund voting machine upgrades recently met its end under Governor Tom Wolf's veto pen.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania orders stronger sex assault campus reporting
Pennsylvania's colleges and universities have a year to develop online, anonymous reporting systems to receive complaints about sexual assault from students and employees.
6 years ago
The Pa. Senate’s viral shouting match and the state of state politics
A dispute over a bill and a violation of rules in the Pa. Senate recently devolved into a brouhaha that went viral. What does it say about the state of state politics?
Air Date: July 9, 2019
Listen 13:01Bloomberg Philanthropies gives Pennsylvania $10 million to reduce overdose deaths
The state, where 5,400 people fatally overdosed in 2017, was chosen in hopes it could offer models for both hard-hit rural and urban regions.
6 years ago
On power, privacy, and gender politics: ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” runs July 10 through Aug. 4 as part of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
6 years ago
UNESCO adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings to World Heritage List
The new additions to the list were announced in Baku, Azerbaijan at UNESCO's annual conference.
6 years ago
Ten years later, is Chester better now with a soccer stadium?
In the decade since the Major League Soccer team first played there, how has this city and the community been affected?
6 years ago
Listen 6:01Erie coke plant to keep operating pending ruling on appeal
A company attorney said the failure to grant relief would impose "a corporate 'death penalty'" on the company by destroying its primary asset — two batteries of coke ovens.
6 years ago
Fracking in Ohio: Citizens stepped in to protect water when the state did not
Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pa., but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it.
6 years ago
Wolf vetoes voting machine funding bill, leaves counties in limbo
Many of the voting machines in Pennsylvania only record ballots electronically, which makes it almost impossible to double-check election results.
6 years ago