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Pennsylvania

A sign for Roundtop Mountain Resort is posted along the road in Lewsiberry, York County, Oct. 1, 2019. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Money

Five Pa. ski resorts sold amid Purdue Pharma bankruptcy

The Sackler family was a majority owner in Peak Resorts, which sold its 17 properties to Vail Resorts in a $264 million cash deal.

7 years ago

In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. (left) and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The Why
Politics & Policy

The fate of Sen. Toomey’s background checks bill

Pa. Sen. Pat Toomey is a rare Republican interested in some form of bipartisan gun control, but thinks are looking bleak for the bill he's tried, and tried, and tried to pass.

Air Date: October 2, 2019

Listen 12:06
Diane Duffin learns how to use a voting machine with the help of Michelle Montalvo of the City Commissioners Office. Duffin registered to vote for the first time after learning that a conviction did not prevent her from voting in Pennsylvania. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Our voice still matters’: Philly looks to register people on probation and parole to vote

In Pa., people with felony convictions can vote following the completion of their sentence, even if they’re on probation or parole. But many don’t know it.

7 years ago

 The sun sets behind the cross atop the dome of the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

As window for claims closes, Archdiocese of Philadelphia to pay $32M to abuse victims

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has offered over $32 million to victims of sexual abuse so far — a number that’s likely to go up.

7 years ago

Rosh Hashanah begins on Sunday and marks the first High Holiday since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last October.(Katie Blackley / WESA)
Community

Security at Pittsburgh area synagogues expected to be strict this year

Rosh Hashanah begins Sunday evening and security for Pittsburgh area Jewish New Year celebrations are expected to be greater than previous years.

7 years ago

Rezwan Natiq, from Kabul, Afghanistan, is a refugee living in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

As Trump slashes refugee arrivals, a look at who has been resettling in Pa.

Those fleeing religious persecution and those who helped the U.S. in Iraq or Afghanistan are common among current refugees settling in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

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The site of the Revolution Pipeline explosion that occurred in September 2018. (Marcellus Air)
The Why
Politics & Policy

The Chester County DA vs. the Mariner East pipeline

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan is threatening to sue Sunoco on behalf of residents afraid of sinkholes along the Mariner East 2 pipeline route.

Air Date: September 30, 2019

Listen 12:02
Clergy attended a mass in September 2018 at the Basillica of Saints Peter and Paul for a night of prayer and reflection following revelations of wide spread sexual abuse by priests across the state. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

New chapter opens in Pennsylvania in fight over suing church

On Monday, victim compensation funds in Philadelphia, Allentown, Scranton and Pittsburgh will close to applications.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf's spokesman said this week that the governor believes Cheyney is
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Wolf, state senators continue to back Cheyney despite struggles

As financial and legal troubles batter Cheyney University, the school continues to have friends in high places.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania high court passes on death penalty review

The Pa. Supreme Court has declined a special petition to review the constitutionality of the death penalty but says it will still consider the fairness of individual cases.

7 years ago

Some of Rob Fulper's dairy cows peek out over a fence. (Katie Colaneri/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Study recommends better marketing, new regulations to aid Pa. dairy farmers

A new study details the challenges facing Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and offers recommendations to help it.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 1, 2018 photo weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained PFAS. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science

Temple researchers will look at link between PFAS and cancer

University researchers will examine possible associations between PFAS-contaminated drinking water and cancer as part of a federally funded health study.

7 years ago

Matt Brouillette, a conservative activist and well-known Harrisburg figure, is running for state Senate. (Courtesy of Matt Brouillette)
Politics & Policy

Longtime conservative activist to run for vacant Folmer seat

Pa. State Senator Mike Folmer abruptly resigned over a child porn charge. Matt Brouillette says he’s running on a school choice platform.

7 years ago

Senators listen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 25, 2019, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Key state senator voices doubts about gun safety bill in Pennsylvania

The Senate Judiciary Committee finished two days of hearings about guns, mental health and the Second Amendment.

7 years ago

In this 2015 photo, several brands of cigarettes are on display. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers open up to raising tobacco purchase age

A bill that would raise Pennsylvania’s tobacco-buying age from 18 to 21 has breezed through the state Senate — and there’s evidence it’ll get a warm reception in the House, to

7 years ago

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