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Pennsylvania

Marijuana-related arrests in New Jersey jumped about 35% over a four-year period. (Andy Colwell for Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Half a billion dollars: Pa. medical marijuana sales skyrocket 500% in year two

Nearly 150,000 Pennsylvanians are now certified to buy weed.

7 years ago

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the state capitol in Harrisburg to demand action on climate change on Friday, September 20, 2019. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Money

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.

7 years ago

The Andover estate in Thornbury Township, Delaware County, along the route of the Mariner East 2 pipeline which began operating on Dec. 29. A valve site for the pipeline is in the center of the picture. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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.

7 years ago

Wolf speaks to reporters after an event in Camp Hill on Nov. 13. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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.

7 years ago

An officer walks up a blocked off drive way, in, Solebury, Pa., as the search continues Wednesday, July 12, 2017, for four missing young Pennsylvania men feared to be the victims of foul play. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

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.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, Army drill sergeants stand over recruits during a live-fire marksmanship training course at Fort Jackson, S.C. Under the gun to increase the size of the force, the Army is pouring an extra $200 million into bonuses this year to attract and retain soldiers, and has approved more drug use and conduct waivers for recruits in order to build the ranks. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Education
PA Post

Retired military leaders say Pa. schools need more money

A group of retired military leaders says too many young Pennsylvanians don’t meet standard eligibility requirements for serving in the armed forces.

7 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. couldn’t process unemployment for four days. Now 2,500 people may get late checks.

It’s unclear exactly what went wrong with the commonwealth’s dated system, but from Thursday to Sunday, a crash kept unemployed people from filing claims.

7 years ago

Emily Cutaiar, 8,  (left) and her sister Jessica, 9, know not to drink water from the tap in their Sellersville home. Their well was found to be contaminated with PFAS. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

DEP names Bergey’s Tires as source of PFAS contamination in Bucks County private wells

The Pa. DEP determined Bergey’s was the source and “potentially responsible entity” of the contamination involved 14 private wells in Bucks County.

7 years ago

With help from the Defender Association of Philadelphia, Alaya Tyler, 24, petitioned to be released early from a probation term that was set to continue until she was 31 years old. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Why
Courts & Law

On a judge’s whim, probation can become a trap

Why a system that's supposed to keep people out of jail putting so many people at risk of incarceration in Pennsylvania.

Air Date: November 12, 2019

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In this Oct. 22, 2019 file photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

FBI opens corruption investigation into Pa.’s approval process of Mariner East pipeline

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project and the construction permits.

7 years ago

In this historical photo from May 31, 1889, survivors stand by homes destroyed when the South Fork Dam collapsed in Johnstown, Pa. As officials prepare to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the enormous Johnstown Flood of 1889 that killed 2,209 people, new research has helped explain why the deluge was so deadly. (AP Photo)
Community

Report flags 145 of Pennsylvania’s dams as dangerous

Pennsylvania is home to a lot of old dams—many of which are privately owned. The state agency that regulates those dams says it has serious concerns about 145 of them.

7 years ago

Sharif El-Mekki left his job as a principal in Southwest Philadelphia to start an organization which aims to recruit more African Americans into the teaching profession. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Revolutionary’ principal goes all-in on quest for more black teachers

As the son of Black Panthers, Sharif El-Mekki grew up in West Philadelphia enraged at the injustice he saw all around him, including in education.

7 years ago

School buses are seen in a file photo.
Education

Pennsylvania schools struggling with bus driver shortage

A decline in the number of licensed school bus drivers statewide has some districts scrambling to get students to and from school.

7 years ago

In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, officials look at damage to Heller Dam at Hagerman's Reservoir near South Williamsport, Pa. Pennsylvanians who live downstream from its many dams may not often think about what could happen, but inspectors know there are potential threats to life and property along the state's 86,000 miles of streams and rivers. (Mark Nance/Sun-Gazette via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

High risk dams pose upstream danger for many Pennsylvanians

A group of 145 dams are rated, in data supplied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as both high-hazard and in either poor or unsatisfactory condition.

7 years ago

Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean wants to address a growing complaint among service members about aggressive debt collectors. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Community

Dean bill aims to curb aggressive debt collection tactics targeting military service members

Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean wants to address a growing complaint among service members about aggressive debt collectors.

7 years ago

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