
Pennsylvania
Pa. counties fight plan to nix Medicaid behavioral health model
The plan would eliminate the state's $4 billion behavioral health program, merging it with the state's $12 billion physical health Medicaid program.
6 years ago
After 53-year fight, Pa. family of a black Vietnam veteran finally finds closure
On March 4, 1966, Reuben Garnett Jr. was killed by enemy fire while rushing to help his platoon leader.
6 years ago
Can a tax on natural gas drilling help fix Pa.’s infrastructure problem?
Wolf hopes to use a severance tax on natural gas drilling to fund broadband internet access, emergency infrastructure, and blight removal, among other things.
6 years ago
Brady aide Ken Smukler gets 18 months in prison, $75K fine for election law crimes
A jury found that Smukler helped arrange and cover up a $90,000 payoff to one of then U.S. Rep. Bob Brady’s opponents in the 2012 congressional election.
6 years ago
As March on Harrisburg approaches, lawmakers take stock of gift laws
Gift laws vary widely by state, but critics like March on Harrisburg deride Pennsylvania's as being one of the loosest in the country.
6 years ago
Dorney Park settles black patron’s racial profiling suit
The Allentown Morning Call reports Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom's parent company settled the suit for an undisclosed amount.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania grants $40M in competitive school safety grants
The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. These competitive grants are in addition to $25,000 that most districts received last year
6 years ago
Chester County state Rep. faces backlash for bringing Nazis into pipeline debate
In a now-deleted tweet, Friel Otten responded that “The Nazis were just doing their jobs too,” and linked a PBS article on coercion by people in power.
6 years ago
More than 100 Pa. businesses close for May Day to support immigrant and working communities
Pennsylvania rallies staged as part of International Workers’ Day call for raising the minimum wage and supporting immigrant communities.
6 years ago
Recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania: What should legalization look like?
Pa. is getting closer to legal recreational marijuana but policymakers still face tough questions about what this potentially multi-billion-dollar industry would look like.
6 years ago
Pa. Republicans move to pick judges by region, but clash on details
The merit selection concept has been around for years but this version added a provision in which judges are picked from three legislatively-drawn judicial districts.
6 years ago
Shapiro to appeal tossed conviction of Penn State’s former president
University's former leader, Graham Spanier, had been scheduled to begin serving two months in jail Wednesday in connection with the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
6 years ago
Drop-in centers are a key mental health resource, but some Pa. counties lack them
Some Pennsylvania counties are facing challenges to getting drop-in centers up and running and keeping them funded.
6 years ago
Pa.’s death penalty opposition gets a bipartisan push
Although Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has a moratorium on capital punishment, the commonwealth hasn't gotten close to a ban.
6 years ago
Judge throws out ex-Penn State president’s conviction
A federal judge threw out former Penn State President Graham Spanier's misdemeanor child-endangerment conviction on Tuesday.
6 years ago