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Pennsylvania

At the kitchen table Summer Mills goes over documents accumulated in the past months while dealing with dental issues, on April 12, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
The Why
Health

For low-income Pennsylvanians, dental care can be a nightmare

More than 1 million adults on Medicaid in Pennsylvania have only bare bones coverage. Why is getting dental care so hard for these patients?

Air Date: August 20, 2019

Listen 12:04
President Donald Trump speaks while on a tour of Shell's soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in Beaver County, Pa. on Tuesday. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pa. workers forced to choose between watching Trump, no pay or using paid time off

Missing a day of work could amount to $700 in pay, benefits and a per diem payment that out-of-town workers receive, a union leader told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

7 years ago

Centre County introduced new ES&S voting machines in the primary on May 21, 2019. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Study: Pa. counties spend double when they pick touch-screen voting machines

Costs per voter work out to $12.51 for hand-marked ballot systems versus $23.35 for ballot-marking devices, or BMDs, according to the analysis.

7 years ago

Browne Hall on the quad at Cheyney University
Money
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cheyney officials say budget will have surplus, accreditation status still unknown

Cheyney University is expected to take in $26 million in revenue this year with a $2.1 million surplus.

7 years ago

Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey walks across the stage to speak during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Why a former Philly police star is back to lead state anti-violence efforts

Charles Ramsey was known for for his tough-on-crime mantra.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf unveils gun violence effort, days after Philly shooting

Wolf is setting up a new Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the state commission on crime and delinquency.

7 years ago

Bishop Ronald Gainer celebrates Easter mass at the Cathedral Parish of St. Patrick in Harrisburg on Sunday, April 21, 2019. (Vicki Vellios Briner/Special to PennLive)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Diocese of Harrisburg pays out $12 million to victims of clergy sex abuse

The diocese launched its compensation program in February. Those wishing to apply had to do so by mid-May.

7 years ago

Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline construction on Pennell Road in Middletown Township. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC ordered Sunoco to produce its calculations on Mariner East blast zones

The regulator demanded information on how the local population would be affected by any pipeline failure.

7 years ago

This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a meal pin on a Boy Scout's uniform in Irving, Texas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)
The Why
Courts & Law

Could alleged Boy Scout victims in Pa. get justice years later?

Forty people in Pennsylvania have alleged they were sexually abused when they were in the Boy Scouts. Some allegations go back decades, but accusers may still be able to sue.

Air Date: August 15, 2019

Listen 12:46
Sister Mary Scullion, executive director of Project HOME, said the termination of General Assistance is 'unconscionable.' (Inquirer)
Money
Broke in Philly

With General Assistance now gone in Pa., how will people cope?

General Assistance was eliminated in 2012. The Pa. Supreme Court reversed the move last summer and Gov. Wolf reinstated it, only to have Republican lawmakers end it again.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks in the Capitol rotunda in June 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

After years of gridlock, Wolf plans executive action on charter school reform

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Tuesday he would use his executive power to hold charters to “the same ethical and transparency standards of public schools.”

7 years ago

Listen 1:49
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale file photo taken June 12, 2015. (Dan Gleiter / PennLive)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Pa. Auditor General calls for more training, closer scrutiny of district judges

"No defendant should ever wind up with a criminal record because a judge for whatever reason handed out the wrong complaint form."

7 years ago

The Bucks County Playhouse was once a working mill but was converted into a summer theater in the 1930s. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Bucks County Playhouse is looking for its history — and needs your help

As it celebrates its 80th anniversary, the Bucks County Playhouse is looking for everything from posters to playbills to piece together its missing history.

7 years ago

A shale gas drilling rig in Washington, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Poll: Broad support for Wolf’s plan to tax Pa. gas drillers to pay for infrastructure upgrades

A new poll from Franklin and Marshall College finds widespread support among Pennsylvania voters for Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

7 years ago

Owen Wagner, (left), smiles as he plays Mario Kart next to his mom, Gerren Wagner. Beginning in mid-August, Owen will lose his behavioral services through WellSpan. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

WellSpan Philhaven closure leaves autistic children without care

WellSpan says it's helping families find new service providers, but with a shortage of certified therapists in the region, some families say no one is available fill the gap.

7 years ago

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