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Courts & Law
PA Post

In Pa. jails, women are paying more than double for the same tampons they’d get on the outside

A PA Post analysis found that the private companies in charge of providing goods to inmates are price-gouging items. But their contracts say that’s not allowed.

6 years ago

(NBC10)
Courts & Law

‘Straw Hat Bandit’ gets 71-year sentence for Philly suburb bank robberies

Richard Boyle, 60, of Plumstead, was sentenced Wednesday to 71 years in prison for the most recent robberies he committed.

6 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence, center, arrives with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, before President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.  (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Pence stops by Pa. in hopes of rallying the Trump vote

At a Women for Trump event in Camp Hill, the vice president touched on education, veterans’ issues, abortion, undocumented immigrants and 'socialism' in the Democratic party.

6 years ago

Longer working hours, longer commutes and the rise of dual-income households have left less time for volunteer firefighting. (Bas Slabbers for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘So tragic’: Volunteer firefighter shortage threatens Pa. traditions and public safety

Mike Kitsock never thought he’d still be fighting fires as a sexagenarian. ...

6 years ago

Listen 5:19
(Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. will expand insurance coverage of innovative treatments for advanced cancers

Patients in Pennsylvania facing the most serious stage of cancer will no longer be forced to try cheaper drugs before their insurance covers other, more expensive treatments.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf listens during a discussion at Carlisle High School in Cumberland County on Feb. 5, 2020. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Wolf pushes back on Trump’s State of the Union criticism: ‘There was some posturing going on there’

Wolf defended his record, saying he approved increases for private school tuition tax credits.

6 years ago

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stands and applauds as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reacts to President Donald Trump as he delivers his State of the Union address. (REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Trump, Pence put Pennsylvania at the center of their school-choice push

Trump and his allies are pushing hard for programs that divert tax dollars to private schools. And they’re centering the argument in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

State Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh, addresses reporters after Gov. Tom Wolf's budget address Tuesday. (Brett Sholtis/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Counties don’t see election reform money in Wolf’s proposed budget

Voting machine reimbursement is in the FY2021 fiscal plan, but not direct funding for Act 77.

6 years ago

Lisa Mankiewicz sits in the audience during a training session for Women for Trump, An Evening to Empower, in Troy, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

As Vice President Pence comes to central Pa. for Women for Trump event, GOP faces a gender gap

The Women for Trump event illustrates the campaign’s efforts to energize women voters.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf proposes boosting staff at depts. of environmental protection, conservation and natural resources

In his annual budget address, Gov. Tom Wolf talked about the need for pipeline reform.

6 years ago

To Honor and Serve, right, with jockey Jose Lezcano aboard, heads to the finish line during the running of the Pennsylvania Derby horse race at Parx Racing, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in Bensalem, Pa. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Woah, Nellie Bly — new scholarship program for Pa. college students could mean end of state horse racing industry

Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to tackle college debt in this year’s budget hinges on a massive new scholarship program

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his 2020-21 budget address in the House of Representatives as Speaker Mike Turzai, left, and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman look on, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Joe Hermitt/PennLive/The Patriot-News via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘Fronts for private management:’ Wolf takes aim at charter schools in state budget

The governor spent years largely ducking Pennsylvania’s charter school debate. Now he’s ruffling feathers with a new proposal on how they’re funded.

6 years ago

The Lebanon County and City Building is seen on Aug. 29, 2019. (Ian Sterling for WITF)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Family says daughter sentenced to jail still hasn’t received cancer treatment

Ashley Menser was transferred to a state prison on Monday, 12 days after being taken into custody in Lebanon County

6 years ago

Martha Stringer holds a photo of her daughter, Kim, from when she was in high school. Kim lives with a serious mental illness. Her parents have struggled to get Kim help, because Kim often refuses treatment. (Brett Sholtis / Transforming Health)
Politics & Policy

This mental health law passed with broad support. Why aren’t counties using it?

One county mental health administrator said the way the law was written makes it 'impossible' for counties to take advantage of it.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf hosted a roundtable discussion in Beaver County in 2016 to tout the benefits of the ethane cracker plant Shell is planning to build. (Reid R. Frazier / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf’s support for petrochemicals raises climate worries as Pennsylvania tries to cut carbon emissions

Plastics build-out could conflict with governor's climate goals

6 years ago

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