Pennsylvania
PUC safety officials recommend restart of Mariner East 1 after inspection
Safety inspectors are recommending that Sunoco’s Mariner East 1 pipeline be restarted.
6 years ago
Does family tie bring super PAC too close to congressional candidate?
Congressional candidate gets help from super PAC funded by mom, raising questions of whether they're coordinating, a violation of campaign regulations.
6 years ago
Listen 4:35Bensalem mayor, public safety director send mixed signals on partnering with ICE
Under 287(g) agreements, ICE authorizes local police to do some of the work its agents usually do, such as verifying the immigration status of people they arrest.
6 years ago
Mango running hard for Pa. governor’s office
GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango hoping to win party's nomination on May 15.
6 years ago
Listen 6:00Scott Wagner: Blue-collar guy determined to change Harrisburg
Scott Wagner talks about his past and plans as he pursues the GOP nomination to run against incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf for Pennsylvania governor.
6 years ago
Listen 5:58As term wanes, Pa. House GOP leader plans to tackle redistricting
Currently, congressional redistricting is done by the Legislature, and the governor signs off on it.
6 years ago
Bucks Republicans clash over Russia, immigration in congressional debate
Incumbent Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick and Doylestown attorney Dean Malik debated the issues as the May 15 primary nears.
6 years ago
Residents urge DEP to deny Mariner East pipeline construction changes; unions argue for approval
Nearly all of the 33 speakers at the two-hour hearing argued that the natural gas liquids pipeline represents a risk to public safety.
6 years ago
Wolf, once again, pitches severance tax on natural gas
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are introducing legislation, again, to impose a severance tax on natural gas production.
6 years ago
PJM will study ‘fuel security’ of electric grid as natural gas use rises
The grid operator for 65 million customers in the mid-Atlantic says it will look at whether it’s becoming more susceptible to outages.
6 years ago
Pa. AG Shapiro drops manslaughter, assault in Penn State frat death case
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the decision Tuesday.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers divided over how to fix state universities
Fundamental differences remain.
6 years ago
Pa. House panel OKs bill to gut environmental standards for conventional drillers
The controversial bill would eliminate many environmental requirements for Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry.
6 years ago
Pa. GOP guts another independent redistricting commission bill
For the second time this month, a Pennsylvania state House panel has stripped a bill that would have established an independent redistricting commission.
6 years ago
As awareness of childhood trauma rises, new free therapy program launches for Philly students
6 years ago
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