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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.
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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Pennsylvania

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

(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 02/03/20

This week: an update on the Pa. Statehouse, fighting "dark money" in N.J., and Bucks County DA on why he's suing JUUL.

Air Date: February 3, 2020 10:00 am

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This rendering shows the double-deck passenger coach being built for use on SEPTA's Regional Rail system by CRRC Corporation Limited. (CRRC)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How do riders want SEPTA to spend its money? On ADA-compliant trolleys and trains past Elwyn, to name a few

The transportation authority invited the public to give input on a list of projects, to gauge what ought to be prioritized.

6 years ago

Groundhog Club co-handler Al Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 134th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. (Barry Reeger/AP Photo)
Community

Pennsylvania groundhog declares early spring ‘a certainty’

Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog on Sunday declared: “Spring will be early, it's a certainty.”

6 years ago

A stretch of natural gas pipeline.
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

Federal regulator supports gas pipeline builder in appeal to SCOTUS

PennEast’s plans had suffered a severe setback when a federal appeals court ruled the company lacked authority to seize state lands

6 years ago

For two decades, Pennsylvania State Police have dealt with spotty coverage on the radios they use to communicate. (Dan Gleiter / PennLive)
Politics & Policy

Auditor says after decades of frustration, Pa.’s statewide radio system may soon work properly

The old system was expensive, and its coverage was so spotty that police and other first responders couldn’t rely on it for communication.

6 years ago

Scranton School District Administration Building (Google Maps)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Lead, asbestos contamination shuts down three Scranton schools

Crews in the Scranton School District are conducting air quality tests and making emergency repairs Thursday.

6 years ago

A small creek runs through the Shirk family farm in Caenarvon Township, Lancaster County on Wednesday, Jan. 8. 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Community

What does the future of farming in Pa. look like? Who and where are the big questions

“It is something that is ever-present, this issue of transition.”

6 years ago

David Paar, owner of Arborescence in Montgomery County, hands out cards that help people spot the different stages of the spotted lanternfly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

New study shows economic toll of spotted lanternfly if allowed to spread across Pa.

The invasive insect is already costing Pennsylvania $50 million each year in damages, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

6 years ago

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