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Keystone Crossroads
Education

Lawsuit: Scranton school district knew about environmental contamination

It claims the district received test results from environmental studies, starting in at least 2016, that made officials aware of the issues, but they never informed students,

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Government watchdog group apologizes for violating Pa. lobbying law

Common Cause Pennsylvania was fined $19,900 in January by the state Ethics Commission for filing an expense report 112 days after the deadline last year.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf talks to Keystone Crossroads staff at WHYY in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf defends charter school cuts, doubles down on opposition to supervised injection sites

Wolf spoke with reporters as part of Keystone Crossroads' "Ask Governor Wolf" program, recorded live at WHYY just a few days after his 2020-21 budget address.

6 years ago

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FILE - In this July 14, 2018, file photo, computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state in Philadelphia. As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration’s response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Battleground 2020: Election reform in Pennsylvania

Changes in Pennsylvania's election processes go into effect by the April 28th primary. We'll talk about what it means for voters and the election outcome.

Air Date: February 7, 2020

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A coal refuse pile from the early 20th century in Fredericktown, Pa. (Reid R. Frazier)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Feds lower coal mine cleanup funding for Pa.

Declining coal production, end of one-time funding stream cause $20 million dropx

6 years ago

Local business owners at Gran Caffe L'Aquila (Laura Benshoff)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Pa. Italian food purveyors say more tariffs could be ‘devastating’

A potential round of new tariffs on European products is sparking fears of “fake parmesan” among Italian food purveyors in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale discussing one of the many audits he has conducted over the past several years. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy

State auditor says dog law enforcement needs more funding in Pa.

According to Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, the Dog Law Enforcement Bureau could be out of money by this summer.

6 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate Dems say they’re tired of some Republicans resisting pro-LGBTQ measures

Over the past three sessions, at least a dozen Democratic-sponsored resolutions related to honoring LGBTQ+ people have failed to pass the state House or Senate.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Champion of Pa. lobbying disclosure law was fined $19,900 for breaking it

Lobbying reports are one of the only ways the public can see how advocacy groups, special interests, and big businesses are attempting to influence lawmakers.

6 years ago

People wear face masks as they visit a shopping district in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. People wear face masks as they walk through a shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
The Why
Health

Caution or overreaction? The coronavirus outbreak and Philly

While there have been zero cases of coronavirus in Philly, the response has been swift. When does caution morph into paranoia — and why can it be tough to tell the difference?

Air Date: February 6, 2020

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(Joseph Darius Jaafari/PA Post)
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

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(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

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