Pennsylvania
Pa.’s largest community college eliminates campus mental health counseling for 17K students
College health experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.
6 years ago
Pa. tries a new tactic to help people navigate its professional license system
The acting Department of State secretary says the legacy system doesn’t make it easy for applicants to tell how long the process will take.
6 years ago
Tower Health slashes jobs at Chestnut Hill, Pottstown Hospitals
Weeks after getting the green light to buy St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital out of bankruptcy, Tower Health will trim positions at two other locations.
6 years ago
The changing face of refugees in Pa. as Trump cuts arrivals
The face of refugees coming to the U.S. is changing. The places they're going is changing, too. Why is that happening and what does it look like in Pennsylvania?
Air Date: October 16, 2019
Listen 13:15British family detained in Pa. by ICE: ‘We will be traumatized for the rest of our lives’
The family says the Berks County-run facility is not equipped to care for a baby. Facilities are cold and normal caretaking items have been confiscated.
6 years ago
Listen 1:01Pa. lawmakers may let officials in small municipalities have higher salaries
If the bills pass, it will be the first time the legislature has raised municipal salary caps since 1995.
6 years ago
DEP, CNX reach $1.48 M settlement on abandoned wells in Pa.
The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties.
6 years ago
The Navy is naming a boat after Pennsylvania’s capital
The USS Harrisburg will eventually be tasked with amphibious warfare and humanitarian relief missions.
6 years ago
ACLU files last-minute suit arguing Pa.’s Marsy’s Law amendment is unconstitutional
Marsy’s Law would insert a bill of rights for crime victims in Pennsylvania’s constitution. The ACLU thinks it’s too sweeping and would need to be broken into parts.
6 years ago
Changing climate means Pa. and N.J. state birds could disappear from the region
A new report from the National Audubon Society says Pa.'s ruffed grouse and N.J.'s American goldfinch could disappear.
6 years ago
One of Pa.’s prison units is about to go Scandinavian
The change, which will involve new furniture and roomier cells, will test whether a less punitive prison environment will yield better-behaved inmates.
6 years ago
A bill expanding healthcare access for working disabled people may see Pa. Senate action
The measure has high-ranking co-sponsors from both parties, making it a rare healthcare bill that may not divide the chamber on party lines.
6 years ago
Survey: Most Pa. voters support independent redistricting commission
Redistricting reform is a top goal for many good government supporters in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
As Pa. compensation programs end, church victims wrestle with the price put on abuse
Some victims have used the program to put their fight with the church behind them. Others scoffed at the pricetag put on their trauma.
6 years ago
Listen 4:56State universities’ enrollment shows decline for the ninth consecutive year; Cheyney on the rise
Enrollment at Pennsylvania’s state universities once again took a downward tumble for the ninth consecutive year, dropping by 2.6% from last year.
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