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Pennsylvania

A woman who did not want to be identified holds a memorial display with a drawing of Antwon Rose II in front of the court house on the first day of the trial for Michael Rosfeld, a former police officer in East Pittsburgh, last month. Rosfeld was acquitted in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Legislative Black Caucus wants to improve police, community relations

State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Philadelphia Democrat, says measures promoted by the Black Caucus aim to make sure bias — racial or otherwise — doesn’t bleed into police work.

6 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Air pollution problems from steel industry prompt two Pa. lawsuits

Emissions from coke ovens can cause cancer, and they sometimes escape through leaky doors and other parts of plants.

6 years ago

In the 1930s, Pennsylvania made it illegal to play baseball and other sports at certain times on Sundays. (AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pa. lawmakers cleaning up old laws on Sunday baseball, public music

The retired statutes are prime examples of the 'blue laws' that once aimed to restrict activities on Sundays.

6 years ago

Jody Gary teaches sixth grade for the Turkeyfoot School District. He has started there in 1992 with a salary of $18,500. (Dani Fresh/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Equity advocates criticize Wolf’s plan to boost teacher salaries in Pa.

The proposed funding is not tied directly to objective measures of student need, nor to a teacher's cost of living.

6 years ago

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Patience Bulus speaks with Professor Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob in his office at Dickinson College. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Education
PA Post

Boko Haram stalled her education. Five years later, she’s starting over in central Pa.

"Whenever I find something is going to discourage me, I would just pray, and then believe that everything is going to be all right."

6 years ago

Talen Energy's Brunner Island plant in York County. (Marie Cusick/ StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Citizen climate petition to cap greenhouse gases takes next step in Pa.

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted Tuesday to advance a citizen climate petition aimed at dramatically cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

6 years ago

An unidentified woman makes her way to the base of a waterfall
Community

Pennsylvania to close popular hiking trail, citing safety

Glen Onoko has been the scene of dozens of serious accidents over the years, and several deaths, straining the region's all-volunteer fire departments.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Courts & Law

How to reduce Medicaid fraud? A Pa. grand jury has some ideas.

After an 18-month investigation into Medicaid fraud in Pa., a grand jury panel suggests that state lawmakers make changes to disrupt "systemic" malfeasance.

6 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Courts & Law

Cosby’s insurer settles L.A. accuser’s suit before deposition

Bill Cosby says his insurance company is settling another accuser's lawsuit without his permission, a week before his scheduled deposition.

6 years ago

U.S. Steel's Clairton Plant, the largest coke works in North America, in Clairton, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘Razorblades and feathers in my throat’: A fire at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh made a major polluter even worse

The country's largest coke plant was without pollution controls for over three months.

6 years ago

Representatives from the state's PFAS Action Team updated people on plans for water testing during a meeting in Abington, Pa, on April 15, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Science
StateImpact PA

Wolf’s PFAS Action Team gives update on water-testing plans to frustrated Pa. residents

Water sources will be tested for PFAS contamination, and sampling will begin of urine, dust, and water from residents whose blood was already tested.

6 years ago

Ballerina shoes (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

In living color

It is always a joy taking Dahlia to school, but one morning was extra special. While she was working on her morning math worksheet, her t ...

6 years ago

The Tree of Life synagogue is inviting young people worldwide to submit artwork in an art project called
Community

Stricken Pittsburgh synagogue calls for art to cover fencing

Organizers said that Tree of Life synagogue is looking for "original, uplifting images and graphics" to be printed on windscreens that will cover the temporary fencing.

6 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP to begin statewide sampling for six PFAS chemicals

The year-long program will focus on sources of likely contamination including military bases and airports.

6 years ago

Dogs waiting for adoption leap and lean against the clear doors of their kennels
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 04/15/19

First, how the "democratic machine" intentionally confuses voters in Camden County. Then, the backlog of untested rape kits in Pa. Last, new bill seeks to end "puppy mills."

Air Date: April 22, 2019 10:00 am

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