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Pennsylvania

Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean wants to address a growing complaint among service members about aggressive debt collectors. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Community

Dean bill aims to curb aggressive debt collection tactics targeting military service members

Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean wants to address a growing complaint among service members about aggressive debt collectors.

6 years ago

Wine
Money

Pennsylvania’s liquor board is posting record profits. That worries some lawmakers.

Republicans in the state legislature have long pushed to privatize the commonwealth’s state-run liquor industry.

6 years ago

Sen. Pat Toomey speaks in Harrisburg on Nov. 8, 2019. He sponsored a bill aimed at barring future presidents from banning fracking. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Toomey takes preventative measures as Dems call for fracking bans

Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senator introduced a resolution he hopes will enable Congress to defeat future presidents’ fracking bans in court.

6 years ago

George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Google Maps)
Courts & Law

Better prison oversight overdue, Delco Dems say, as superintendent faces accusations of misconduct

An Inquirer/The Caucus investigation detailed abuses of power by Superintendent John Reilly. A new oversight board hopes to prevent future impropriety.

6 years ago

Lead plaintiff David Schaszberger speaks at a Capitol press conference, flanked by one of his attorneys and Mark Janus, the Illinois plaintiff at the heart of the Janus decision that stopped public sector unions from collecting dues from non-members. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Money

Seven Pa. workers want their union dues back

The suit was filed by the same nonprofits who brought last year’s Janus case, in which SCOTUS ruled public sector unions can’t take dues from non-members.

6 years ago

Bags for ballots sit in the York County elections office on Nov. 6, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

7 solutions for Pennsylvania’s problems at the polls

Lessons from this year’s election in Pennsylvania could avoid a mess in 2020.

6 years ago

Mail-in ballots are already used in California and several other states (Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

A fix for long lines at the polls? Pa.’s getting mail-in voting for 2020

You’ll have 50 days before the election to finish and submit your ballot.

6 years ago

Elaine Paul Schaefer (left center), Christine Reuther, and Monica Taylor celebrate their historic win for the three open seats on the Delaware County Council. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

What led to the blue wave in the Philly suburbs? Demographics, strong candidates and Donald Trump

Historic elections in 3 of Philadelphia’s 4 collar counties led to a Democratic takeover, driven by demographic shifts and disaffection with the president.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police officers walk up a driveway, Friday, July 14, 2017, in Solebury, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors, defense debate Sean Kratz’s role in brutal 2017 Bucks County murders

Kratz is accused of murdering a young man on a Bucks County farm and helping his cousin burn and bury two more. He faces life in prison if convicted.

6 years ago

Investigators walk up a blocked off drive way, in, Solebury Township, Pa., on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

What you need to know ahead of Sean Kratz’s trial in the Bucks County killings

Kratz is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He rejected a plea deal that resulted in cousin Cosmo DiNardo serving four life sentences.

6 years ago

Stickers are placed out for voters at a polling place on Nov. 6, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

2019 Pennsylvania general election results

The polls have closed in Pennsylvania. Check here for live updates on election results.

6 years ago

In this Friday, June 15, 2018 file photo, UnitedHealthcare cards and forms are shown in Doral, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Health

Pa. Insurance Department fines UnitedHealthCare for failing to cover mental health, substance abuse claims

United failed to accurately calculate peoples’ total out-of-pocket costs, delayed payment and delayed responses to complaints, said Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman.

6 years ago

Shown is a paper ballot during a demonstration of the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Election Day 2019: Some issues with Philly’s new voting machines; will Delco flip?

From Pennsylvania’s controversial new voting machines to all 80 seats open in New Jersey’s General Assembly — here’s what you need to know for today.

6 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

State Supreme Court confirms, Marsy’s Law votes won’t be certified

Voters can cast ballots on the proposed amendment, but the state won’t do an official count until courts decide whether the victims’ rights proposal is constitutional.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Senate President Joe Scarnati led the state in lavish campaign spending, according to an investigation by The Caucus and Spotlight PA. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
The Why
Politics & Policy

A dog urine detector? How Pa. lawmakers spent millions in campaign cash

A country club membership, California wines, a dog urine detector — all paid for with campaign cash. Why are Pennsylvania candidates allowed to spend donors' money this way?

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