
Pennsylvania
One bishop’s conscience: Why the Catholic Church is slow to change amid sex-abuse crisis
Erie Bishop Lawrence Persico has been outspoken about the sexual abuse scandals that have stained the Catholic Church. Even he is taking a wait-and-see approach.
Air Date: February 28, 2019
Listen 12:35Pa. GOP lawmakers soften opposition to minimum wage hike
One of Governor Tom Wolf’s perennially-unsuccessful policy suggestions may face better odds this year.
6 years ago
PennDOT: Turnpike could be headed for ‘catastrophic’ reckoning
The Turnpike Commission is behind on payments to the state amid a lawsuit over its rising tolls.
6 years ago
From Theatre Exile: Is ‘An Oak Tree’ real or artificial?
Gimmickry overtakes a play bombarded by on-stage directions and a prescribed lack of rehearsal.
6 years ago
Handling priority mail: Pennsylvania’s prison mail controversy
The controversy has raised the question of what takes precedent: the safety and security of prisons or the protection of attorney-client privilege?
Air Date: February 27, 2019
Listen 12:44Corrections Dept. says it has no plans to give inmates original copies of their mail
At an annual budget hearing in Harrisburg, Corrections Secretary John Wetzel reaffirmed the policy is staying put.
6 years ago
DA: Murder-suicide pact a ‘potentiality’ in Bucks quintuple homicide
Police found a Pennsylvania woman and her teenage daughter in an apartment with the bodies of five relatives they had killed, including three children.
6 years ago
Creating a paper trail: Why Pennsylvania is shelling out for new voting machines
The state says there's no evidence its voting machines have ever been hacked. So why is Pa. forcing all 67 counties to buy new ones to the tune of $120 million?
Air Date: February 26, 2019
Listen 12:47Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker opens door to minimum wage deal
In January, Wolf issued a new proposal to raise Pennsylvania's hourly minimum to $12 this year, making it one of the highest in the nation.
6 years ago
Energy Transfer CEO: ‘We’ve made mistakes’ in building Mariner East
Critics say promises won’t make the cross-state pipeline project any safer.
6 years ago
A $45,000 minimum salary for teachers, explained
The issue is expected to come up during education department budget hearings.
6 years ago
Could membranes at coal-fired power plants help stop climate change?
Pittsburgh researchers are working on potentially cheaper ways to capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.
6 years ago
Is 2019 the year Pa. gives LGBTQ+ people discrimination protection?
Pennsylvania's Human Relations Act grants certain groups of people extra legal protection against discrimination. One group it misses? LGBTQ+ people.
6 years ago
AG Shapiro investigating ‘environmental crimes’ in Pa.
The woman who sued natural gas driller Range Resources over alleged air and water contamination at her Mt. Pleasant, Pa. home, testified before an investigative grand jury.
6 years ago
Pa. Corrections Department settling lawsuit over contentious legal mail policy
The DOC has confirmed it will stop photocopying inmates’ legal mail and go back to giving them original copies.
6 years ago