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Pennsylvania

In a Friday, June 28, 2019 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. Wolf says four children in his state were recently separated from their parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and he’s demanding a stop to the practice until there’s a plan to ensure children’s welfare. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Governor wants answers on 4 kids separated from families

Pennsylvania's governor says at least four children from his state were recently separated from their parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

7 years ago

A man wears a 'Don't Tread On My 2nd Amendment Rights' hat in the state Capitol during a rally on May 6, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Courts & Law
PA Post

How a ‘red flag’ law could work in Pa. — and what stands in its way

The ACLU of PA dropped its opposition. The NRA hasn't.

7 years ago

Then-candidate Chrissy Houlahan during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Politics & Policy

Sentries, not ‘squad’: Moderate Dems ones to watch for 2020

This is a story about a different kind of squad.

7 years ago

Lehigh Valley Airport (Google Maps/NBC10)
Community
NBC10

2 hurt in helicopter crash near Lehigh Valley International Airport

Two people were hospitalized after a helicopter crashed near the Lehigh Valley International Airport Sunday afternoon.

7 years ago

The PLCB launched its flexible pricing after the legislature approved it in 2016. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Foreign spirits producers say Pa. liquor pricing violates international law

Pennsylvania's state-run wine and liquor industry may have run afoul of international trade law.

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)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The consequences of US Immigration policies on children

We'll get an update on child separations at the border, discuss the immigrant detention facility right here in Pa., and talk about the psychological consequences these have.

Air Date: August 13, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
A sinkhole that opened up in January was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County DA files charges against two Sunoco security guards

Chester County DA Thomas Hogan says constables overstepped their bounds when patrolling a suburban development.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump tosses a hat during a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pa., Monday, May 20, 2019. (Matt Rourke / The Associated Press)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Poll: Half of Pa. voters plan to vote against Trump in 2020

"It's a surprise given the economy. You would expect a sitting president to be in a much better position."

7 years ago

Demonstrators and students gather during a rally against gun violence on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, June 11, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

64 percent of Pa. respondents to a new poll support more gun restrictions

The majority of people gave the opinion before mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

7 years ago

Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

‘Sesame Place Sallie’: White woman tells Black woman at Sesame Place to ‘go back where you came from’

A white woman was recorded using racist language, cursing at and raising her middle finger toward a Black woman at Sesame Place in Bucks County on Monday.

7 years ago

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP file photo)
Courts & Law

Jerry Sandusky to be resentenced next month in molestation case

Judge John Foradora filed an order Wednesday that scheduled the proceeding for Sept. 23.

7 years ago

Sunoco's Boot Road station, site of what the company called a 'backfire on a flare stack' Aug. 5 that residents said sounded like an explosion. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pipeline experts say vapor buildup likely led to explosion at Chester County pump station

For now, independent pipeline experts say the blast appears to have been caused by the relighting of a pilot light.

7 years ago

State Sen. Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, speaks at a rally to change Pennsylvania’s gun laws at the statehouse in Harrisburg Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (Emily Previti/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. lawmakers, gun control advocates rally to change state firearms laws

Pennsylvania lawmakers and gun control advocates rallied at the statehouse Wednesday evening just a few days after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

7 years ago

Belmont Charter School lobbied for the innovation schools law and intends to apply for the designation. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Public schools, charter schools and…innovation schools? Why a new category of school in Pa.?

Without much fanfare, Pa. lawmakers created a new category of schools this year called “innovation schools.” Was it real reform or a political favor?

7 years ago

Listen 1:35
Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP)
Politics & Policy

Fellow Pa. Dems challenging Leach promise similar policies, but a change in culture

With eight months to go before his primary election, Leach already has three challengers.

7 years ago

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