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Pennsylvania

Members of the Cheyney University marching band play in the stands during a football game against Lincoln University. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
The Why
Education

Cheyney University’s survival plan

For years, Cheyney University's been on life support. Now, with a balanced budget & infusion of funds, America's first historically black university could be turning a corner.

Air Date: July 18, 2019

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The standardized tests scores of chronically absent students will no longer count against teachers, schools, and the state. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Will this tweak in Pa. law send student test scores soaring?

The standardized tests scores of chronically absent students will no longer count against teachers, schools, and the state.

7 years ago

MRI scan or magnetic resonance image of head and brain scan. Close up view
Health

New clinic plans to treat resistant PTSD with psychedelic drug

The Landing, which plans to open in Wyndmoor in the fall, hopes to get FDA approval to offer psychotherapy assisted by MDMA, also known as ecstacy.

7 years ago

The exterior of the state Capitol building
Politics & Policy

Bipartisan pair looks to take Pa. Clean Slate a step further

Philadelphia Democrat Sharif Street and Beaver County Republican Camera Bartolotta think the new law should go a little further.

7 years ago

Activists have been calling for the Berks Center to be shut down for years. Tuesday, a county commissioner announced he agrees.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Courts & Law

In a change of heart, Berks County commissioner moves to oust ICE

Kevin Barnhardt, a Democrat, had previously defended the Berks County Residential Center.

7 years ago

Ed Mahon, PA Post
Politics & Policy
PA Post

5 things that didn’t make it into Pennsylvania’s $34 billion budget package

Pennsylvania has a new spending plan worth nearly $34 billion. In this video, PA Post reporter Ed Mahon explains what didn’t make into the details — and why.

7 years ago

A spotted lanternfly nymph. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

State officials ask for public’s help combating spotted lanternfly

Pennsylvania state officials are asking for the public’s help in controlling the spotted lanternfly — an invasive insect that is both a nuisance and a threat to crops.

7 years ago

Trump supporters sing the
Politics & Policy

Hundreds of Pa., N.J. women tout Trump’s presidency, vow to support him in 2020

Trump won Pennsylvania in '16 despite losing the five county Philly region. It’s again considered a crucial national battleground where suburban women could hold much sway.

7 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner held a press conference with faith leaders arguing that the Pa. death penalty is unconstitutional. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly’s top prosecutor calls for end of death penalty in Pennsylvania

Krasner filed a motion arguing the state has used the death penalty arbitrarily, thus violating protections against cruel punishments.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Dems, some in GOP criticize Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets

Most Democratic House members from Pennsylvania were quick to publicly condemn President Donald Trump’s statements. Meanwhile, Republicans offered a variety of reactions.

7 years ago

Comfort and Tabas embrace, to applause from the crowd. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

At election for Pa. GOP chair, candidates call a truce

In the days ahead of the state GOP leadership election, the party was braced for an ugly battle.

7 years ago

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler represents Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional district.
(Sarah Kovash/90.5 WESA)
Health

Congress passes bill providing mental health resources for local law enforcement

Law-enforcement agencies across the country would be able to get funding for mental health resources, under legislation passed by Congress this week.

7 years ago

A billboard in York city, seen on July 10, 2019, highlights a change in Pennsylvania that made consumer fireworks legal for Pennsylvania residents. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

‘It sounds like a war zone’: Why a Bucks County fire chief and lawmaker want more restrictions on Pa. fireworks

Lawmakers expanded options for Pa. residents who want to buy fireworks two years ago. Now, some local government leaders say the changes have created too many problems.

7 years ago

Immigrant checked before board
Community

Unclear if ICE raids will impact Pa., but advocates say they breed fear regardless

Undocumented immigrants and organizations that assist them are bracing for potential raids this weekend by the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

7 years ago

Martha Stringer holds a photo of her daughter, Kim, from when she was in high school. Kim is 27 now. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Health

Praying for involuntary commitment: One family struggles to help their bipolar daughter

On a rainy day in June, Kim stood in her house in Levittown. The room was unlit, smelled of rotting food and was cluttered with things Kim had collected.

7 years ago

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