Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania will stop keeping death-row inmates in indefinite solitary confinement
They’ll now get at least 42½ hours per week out of their cell, and will be allowed to eat and attend religious services with other inmates.
6 years ago
Treating drug overdoses as homicides in Pa.
Pa. leads the nation in prosecuting drug overdose deaths as homicides. Why it may not be doing much to help stop the opioid epidemic.
Air Date: November 18, 2019
Listen 13:28Bucks football team gives special needs athletes ‘a chance to play’ with friends to help
The Bucks County Challenger Flag Football program has paired young people with special needs with local high school athletes for 13 seasons.
6 years ago
Listen 3:09GOP leaders want to pilot private school vouchers in Harrisburg
The law itself would only apply to parents in Harrisburg. But one of Pa.’s most powerful legislators calls it a “pilot” program for school vouchers.
6 years ago
Native American comic artists tell story of 1763 massacre of Conestoga tribe in Lancaster, Pa.
“Ghost River,” commissioned by the Library Company of Philadelphia, tells the story of the 1763 slaughter of Conestoga from the perspective of the tribe.
6 years ago
"Our priority remains finding pathways for Pennsylvanians to earn far beyond the minimum.”
6 years ago
Series of webinars aims to give Pa. dairy producers more tools for success
Low milk prices have made the past few years tough for Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers.
6 years ago
Kratz guilty in gruesome 2017 slaying of three men at Bucks County farm
A Bucks County jury has reached a mixed verdict in the case of Sean Kratz, convicting him of first- and second-degree murder, and finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
6 years ago
When the rules for treating transgender inmates aren’t followed
The federal government has guidelines for how imprisoned transgender inmates should be treated. But a recent Philadelphia case shows those rules aren’t always followed.
Air Date: November 14, 2019
Listen 14:55PNC customers frustrated over restricted access to third party payment apps
For months, PNC Bank customers have complained online that they’re having trouble using third party payment apps like Venmo.
6 years ago
Half a billion dollars: Pa. medical marijuana sales skyrocket 500% in year two
Nearly 150,000 Pennsylvanians are now certified to buy weed.
6 years ago
State Auditor General: Climate change could be costing Pa. hundreds of millions
Pa. Auditor General DePasqule wants lawmakers to come up with a more comprehensive plan to improve infrastructure, and hopefully prevent future damage from severe weather.
6 years ago
Timeline: Mariner East 2 pipeline project’s permit problems and investigations
Explore this timeline to see how the story of problems and investigations has unfolded.
6 years ago
Wolf says he’s unaware of any wrongdoing in Mariner East pipeline permitting process
Wolf said he was surprised when he began hearing reports of an FBI corruption investigation into permits his administration issued for a major natural gas pipeline.
6 years ago
First day of jury deliberations in Bucks murder trial ends without a verdict for Sean Kratz
The jury deliberated for more than six hours, returning to the Doylestown courtroom after nearly three hours with a series of questions for the judge.
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