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Pennsylvania

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

Some farmers are having trouble budgeting money from a new state grant

Pa.'s Agriculture Secretary says several grant recipients were taken by surprise that they had to pay contracted workers prevailing wages.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep Mary Gay Scanlon and U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick. (WHYY file photos)
Politics & Policy

2020 could be a headache for Congress members from Philly region

After passing many large bills at the end of 2019, members of Congress from Pa., N.J. and Del. are hopeful 2020 won’t be full of gridlock.

7 years ago

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State Rep. Scott Conklin is seeking a Democratic nomination to run for the open state auditor general’s office in 2020. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmaker joins Democratic primary field for auditor general

A seven-term state lawmaker from central Pennsylvania said Monday that he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the open state auditor general's office this year.

7 years ago

Conor Lamb, center, then a Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, and former Vice President Joe Biden, right, pose for a selfie with a supporter during a rally at the Carpenter's Training Center in Collier, Pa., Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Citing unity, Lamb and Houlahan endorse Biden for president

The freshmen congressional members join a growing number of Pennsylvania politicians throwing support behind the former vice president.

7 years ago

Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Michelle Kichline, took their official oath of office on January 2, 2020. (Chesco.org)
Politics & Policy

Taking on the minority-commissioner role in Bucks and Chester counties

Two Republican commissioners take their seats in Bucks and Chester county government, set to work with new Democratic majorities in former GOP strongholds.

7 years ago

Tricia Reedy Jones (center) is a Partnership Specialist for Philadelphia Regional Census Center. She came to Royersford for a recruitment information session for census takers on Jan. 4, 2020. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

‘I don’t need the job’: Is $27/hr enough to entice workers for census in places like Montco?

A Royersford recruitment event suggested that could be hard. Potential employees asked about aspects of the gig like data and personal security, and ICE.

7 years ago

Exelon Corporation Three Mile Island nuclear generating station Unit 1 cooling towers in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, PA. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Community
PA Post

Three Mile Island wants to end siren tests, radiation monitoring as part of reduced emergency planning role

If the request is granted, the 10-mile evacuation zone surrounding TMI would cease to exist.

7 years ago

Workers in vests near a crashed FedEx truck after a fatal accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (NBC Philadelphia)
Community

5 dead, 60 hospitalized in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash

Five people were killed and about 60 were injured on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Sunday morning, when a loaded bus went out of control on a hill and rolled over.

7 years ago

A sign describes the governor's
Health

Governor Wolf promises action on mental health, but doesn’t say how it will be funded

The governor's office says the plan is "aimed at expanding resources" as well as fighting stigma, but said it's too early to talk funding or structure.

7 years ago

The site of an explosion of the Energy Transfer Partners Revolution Pipeline, Center Township, Beaver County. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

State levels record $30M fine against pipeline company responsible for Beaver County blast

Agreement lifts permit freeze for Energy Transfer's Mariner East

7 years ago

In one year, vaping has increased nearly 80% among high school students and almost 50% among middle schoolers. (Nery Zarate/Unsplash)
Health

Vaping and vaccines to forefront in 2019 healthcare debates

Enduring opioid epidemic, rising cost of prescription drugs and of health care overall are set to remain big issues for patients, providers and state officials.

7 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Despite GOP’s attempts to compromise, Wolf says he’s not abandoning overtime plan

The governor wants to require that time-and-a-half be paid to anyone who makes $45,000 or less and works more than 40 hours in a week.

7 years ago

Corn grows in front of a barn carrying a large Trump sign in rural Ashland, Neb., Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will provide $12 billion in emergency relief to ease the pain of American farmers slammed by President Donald Trump's escalating trade disputes with China and other countries. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Battleground 2020: How Pennsylvania turned red

In the first edition of our series, Battleground 2020, we take a look back at the last presidential election and the factors that led to Trump's victory in the commonwealth.

Air Date: January 3, 2020 10:00 am

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Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding pal it up with Butter Gritty
Community
Billy Penn

Butter Gritty exists because of lobbying by PA’s tattooed lieutenant governor

What better way to represent the beloved mascot than 400 lbs. of grease?

7 years ago

Montgomery County is investing in trails to connect the region. (Montgomery County)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

$18M grant for Circuit Trails project will help connect cyclists in Montco to the Morris Arboretum

An $18M grant for Circuit Trails project will help connect cyclists in Montco to the Morris Arboretum.

7 years ago

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