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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Online gambling in New Jersey, City Council term limits, nuclear power in Pa.

Regional Roundup: Should Philly's city council have term limits? A Trump administration rule change that could stymie legal sports betting in NJ. The future of nuclear in Pa.

Air Date: February 22, 2019

Listen 49:00
In this file photo, Pennsylvania State Police are seen in Philadelphia in  February 2018 (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. taxpayers continue funding state troopers in towns without cops after years of capitol debate

Republican leaders want to charge municipalities for state police service based on workload indicators like calls for service instead of the governor’s proposed population-dri

6 years ago

Listen 1:22
Pennsylvania's corrections system tightened its legal mail security in September. The ACLU and other civil rights groups are trying to prove the move wasn't warranted. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

The trial over Pa.’s prison mail policy may be heading toward a settlement

The unprecedented security measures at the center of this trial involved giving inmates photocopies of their mail, while the prison temporarily stored the originals.

6 years ago

Graham Spanier walks to the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, March 20, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Penn State ex-president Spanier’s request for appeal denied

Graham Spanier, 70, had argued the trial judge and a lower appeals court wrongly relied on a statute of limitations law that prosecutors never cited.

6 years ago

The control room at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station is seen on Feb. 19, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Science
PA Post

Inside Pa.’s Peach Bottom nuclear power plant

Three Mile Island might close down this year. But operators at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station hope to stay in business until at least 2053.

6 years ago

Students at Lansdale Catholic High School in a 2017 file photo. (Emily Cohen/for NewsWorks)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Boon or ‘black hole’? Pa. private school scholarship program considered for major expansion

A tax-break program that routes millions to Pennsylvania private schools could grow much larger if a new bill becomes law.

6 years ago

Listen 1:46
Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Daylin’s dilemma: Why Daylin Leach’s political career may be derailed by sexual misconduct charges

Gov. Tom Wolf and others have called for Daylin Leach to step down amidst sexual misconduct allegations — but the Pa. state senator is standing firm.

Air Date: February 21, 2019

Listen 16:31
Visitors wait to enter the Supreme Court as a winter snow storm hits the nation's capital making roads perilous and closing most Federal offices and all major public school districts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The Supreme Court is ruling unanimously that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

The end of civil asset forfeiture? U.S. Supreme Court ruling has advocates hopeful

The U.S. Supreme Court placed limits on the civil asset forfeiture, but Pennsylvania’s high court already reined in the program throughout the state.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Auditor general pushes to reduce gun deaths, focusing on mental health resources

The auditor general's report calls on the state "to expand access to mental health funding, especially in rural areas." It's one of 12 recommendations included in the report.

6 years ago

Corrections officers arrive for a shift at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. (Marc Levy/AP)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Trial slated to begin today over mail policy in state prisons

Corrections maintains the retained letters are kept secure, but the ACLU argues they can't be sure the letters aren't tampered with.

6 years ago

Critics of the law that is meant to stop witness intimidation, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, have called it redundant,  “excessively broad,” and potentially unconstitutional.(Junial/Bigstock)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

New law to curb witness intimidation in Pa. is criticized by watchdogs

Critics call the law redundant, “excessively broad,” and potentially unconstitutional.

6 years ago

A sinkhole that opened up in January outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, is surrounded by orange plastic fencing.(Eric Friedman)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Drilling on shaky ground: Why Chesco’s DA is investigating the Mariner East pipeline project

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline has been plagued by mishaps and delays. Now, the Chester County District Attorney has launched a criminal investigation.

Air Date: February 19, 2019

Listen 14:10
Kristin Shaffer, 12, of Port Trevorton, Pa., cleans her brown Swiss dairy cow during the 103rd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Finding younger farmers: Gov. Wolf proposes tax breaks, loans in new Pa. Farm Bill

The agriculture industry is facing a workforce shortage and Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration hopes to address it with the Pennsylvania Farm Bill.

6 years ago

Inside a courtroom at the Cumberland County courthouse. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
Courts & Law

Legal resident sues central Pa. judge over wedding day detainment

The ACLU said Pennsylvania Judge Elizabeth Beckley violated Alexander Parker's civil rights with unlawful detention, interfering with the right to marry, and discrimination.

6 years ago

An ambulance arrives at the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Health

Proposals call for more resources for emergency responders in Pa.

Two legislative efforts at the state Capitol aim to add resources for paramedics and EMTs including those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

6 years ago

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