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Pennsylvania

Cheyney University President Aaron Walton speaks at the 2019 Philadelphia UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball. The embattled university recently received $60,000 in grants from the UNCF. (Ronald Gray/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Tribune

Lawsuit: Cheyney raided, misused scholarship funds as accreditation decision looms

If Cheyney loses its accreditation, it will not be allowed participate in federal aid programs, which means it will lose millions of dollars in federal funding.

7 years ago

A Neumann University student videographer was surprised during a live newscast with color-corrective glasses purchased by his classmates. (Courtesy of Neumann Media)
Community

Colorblind videographer surprised on air with color-corrective glasses

A Neumann University student videographer was surprised during a live newscast with color-corrective glasses purchased by his classmates.

7 years ago

Listen 2:11
TMI supporters gathered Friday to lament the plant's closure, and the loss of jobs for the area. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

With TMI closed, nuclear advocates’ concern shifts to Pa.’s other plants

Those who support nuclear worry that without tax breaks, the plants will be shut out of a competitive energy market.

7 years ago

Stickers are placed out for voters at a polling place on Nov. 6, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Legality of using bonds for election machines questioned by Pa. board

Officials in charge of the funding to reimburse counties for voting machine expenses say they have serious concerns about going through with the plan.

7 years ago

A bartender pours a cocktail into glasses with ice cubes. (iStock)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Liquor Control Board’s refusal to share records with state lawmaker sparks court battle

Act 39 of 2016 authorized the liquor control board to auction all expired or rescinded restaurant licenses since the year 2000.

7 years ago

Three Mile Island
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

As Three Mile Island stops producing electricity, one local community braces for change

For those who live nearby, the possibility of the plant’s closure loomed for years.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate Dems, again, call for Leach to resign. He doesn’t plan to.

The caucus has released a final report about sexual misconduct allegations against Leach. It found “unprofessional” behavior, but no sexual harassment.

7 years ago

(Mark Henninger for Billy Penn)
Money
Broke in Philly

PUC votes to make utility bills more affordable for low-income Pennsylvanians

In a 3-2 vote, Pa.’s Public Utility Commission amended its policy statement to reduce the burden on low-income customers in assistance programs.

7 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant’s shutdown is imminent

The shutdown of Three Mile Island, site of the United States' worst commercial nuclear power accident, is imminent.

7 years ago

House Republicans assembled Wednesday to announce plans for a concerted push to pass a package of pro-energy industry bills.
(Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP members begin moving priority, pro-natural gas package

The raft of proposals serves as a rejection of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s own energy plan.

7 years ago

A 2017 file photo of Republican state Sen. Mike Folmer. He was arrested September 17 and charged with possession of child pornography. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pa. lawmakers reel after state Sen. Folmer’s ouster

The top Republican, arrested on child pornography charges, was heavily involved in efforts to overhaul redistricting and elections laws.

7 years ago

Clarence Smoyer stands outside Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg at a book signing event. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
Community

96-year-old Army veteran from Allentown awarded Bronze Star in surprise ceremony at WWII Memorial

The "hero of Cologne" was denied the award nearly 75 years ago "over a stick of gum," according to author Adam Makos.

7 years ago

(Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Environmentalists pressure Wolf to act faster on methane emissions

Their call for action comes as the Trump administration works to loosen federal regulations on the powerful greenhouse gas.

7 years ago

State Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery, speaks in the state Capitol on Sept. 17, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Community
PA Post

As lawmakers return to Harrisburg, activists focus on ‘red flag’ gun bill

Both sides will keep a close eye on Senate hearings next week.

7 years ago

Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in his office in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Amid criticism, Pa. law enforcement confiscated $15 million in property in FY 18

This controversial legal mechanism allows police departments and district attorney offices to profit from property seized during arrests, even if a suspect is never convicted

7 years ago

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