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Pennsylvania

Shown is a paper ballot during a demonstration of the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Federal judge delays voting machine case against Pa. Department of State

Hearings were to begin in Philadelphia on whether the ExpressVote XL touchscreen tabulator violates a legal settlement that sets higher standards for election security.

6 years ago

Detailed view on the newly installed system to filter out PFAS Forever Chemicals at Well #2 of the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority facility in Horsham, Pa., on August 22, 2019
Science

PFAS chemicals found in drinking water nationwide, report says

In Philadelphia, the survey found two of the most commonly researched PFAS chemicals at levels far below the EPA’s recommended limit.

6 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain announces new indictments against members of the
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘Shocking and depraved:’ Alleged members of Berks County sex trafficking ring indicted

Thirteen alleged members of the “Sevens” gang have been charged with crimes including kidnapping, sex trafficking, child pornography and murder.

6 years ago

In this photo provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, federal agents from the HHS Office of Inspector General prepare for operations in the Atlanta region Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General / via AP)
Health

Deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in Pa. went unreported, says federal regulator

Thousands of unreported “critical incidents,” including two deaths and cases of abuse and neglect, were found in an audit of medical claims.

6 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

Pa. House may make it easier to terminate rapists’ parental rights

A bill that would change the process made it through a House committee unanimously and now goes to the full chamber for a vote.

6 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol is seen in this file photo. (Amy Sisk/WESA)
Courts & Law

Lawmakers, educators, prosecutors and more will study Pa.’s juvenile justice issues

Governor Tom Wolf says the goal is to make sure more young offenders leave the criminal system and stay out.

6 years ago

Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announces that Daman Smoot has admitted to the murder of Adam Brundage, closing a 16-year-old cold case. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

2004 cold case of missing Quakertown man solved with killer’s confession

Weintraub announced charges in the case Tuesday, less than 10 miles from a quarry in Hilltown Township, where Damon Smoot confessed to killing and burying Brundage in 2004.

6 years ago

In this photo made on Friday, May 24, 2019, Old Main is shown on the campus of Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pa. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Education

State university system to offer incentive to get more faculty to retire this year

The 14 Pennsylvania state universities hope to reduce the number of university faculty members by offering an incentive for professors eligible for retirement.

6 years ago

File photo: In the distance, construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline at Raystown Lake Recreation Area in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. (StateImpact Pennsylvania/Lindsay Lazarski)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco fined $2 million for Mariner East spills in Raystown Lake

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined Sunoco Pipeline almost $2 million for pollution releases into Raystown Lake during pipeline construction.

6 years ago

State Correctional Institution – Retreat in Hunlock Creek, Pa. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)
Courts & Law

Pa. governor to follow through on plan to close state prison

Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday that he will follow through on his plan to close another state prison, as a cost-cutting step amid a declining inmate population.

6 years ago

(Photo illustration by Dawn Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Youth groups are skirting background check law intended to protect children from abuse

Five years after the law took effect, there are signs it isn’t working as intended, and organizations are able to skirt the rules and face few, if any, consequences.

6 years ago

PFAS are toxic chemicals commonly found in clothing and non-stick cookware like teflon. (Wallace McKelvey/PennLive)
Health

Bucks-Montco group joins nationwide petition to designate PFAS as hazardous waste

The petition demands that EPA designate the chemicals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, to ensure strict storage, transfer and disposal.

6 years ago

(Bradley C Bower/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Community
Broke in Philly

One of the wealthiest counties in Pennsylvania says it’s finally close to ending homelessness

After a relationship ended three years ago, Michael Thomas had to move out. He found himself homeless for the first time in his life.

6 years ago

State Correctional Institution – Retreat in Hunlock Creek, Pa. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. moves to close another prison as incarceration rates drop

Crime in Pa. has been on the decline for two decades, and changing attitudes towards incarceration have dramatically lowered the state prison population.

6 years ago

House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, addresses the House chamber after taking the oath of office Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019 in Harrisburg. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Democrats say House speaker struck failed GOP votes from the record

Speaker Mike Turzai counters that he did so because of a routine parliamentary issue.

6 years ago

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