
Pennsylvania
Hate dies in the light of exposure
This weekend, when I learned that someone had walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, I thought of my Jewish friend, Susan Jacobs.
7 years ago
Suspect due in court as harrowing synagogue tales emerge
As Barry Werber walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue, he passed a cart carrying glassware and whiskey meant for the baby-naming ceremony scheduled at Dor Hadash
7 years ago
Wolf signs 88 end-of-session bills — vetoes four, including Medicaid work requirements
The highest profile veto was a bid to create work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients that Wolf has long opposed.
7 years ago
Pa. Senate Dems are using a stalled sex abuse bill in campaign ads. Will it help them?
The new commercial is running in competitive districts in suburban Philadelphia.
7 years ago
A Pennsylvania case that got to the Supreme Court in 1992 could have spelled the end for Roe vs. Wade.
Air Date: October 29, 2018
Listen 14:19Even if a blue wave hits, Republican lawmakers favored to keep control in Harrisburg
No neutral observer thinks Democrats can retake either chamber of the state legislature this year.
7 years ago
Listen 4:44Philly-area GOP congressmen trying to keep distance from President Trump
While one prominent U.S. representative from South Jersey is running on the Trump record, most of the GOP members of Congress are distancing themselves from the president.
7 years ago
Listen 5:18Victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting ID’ed, including brothers, married couple
Officials released the names of all 11 victims during a news conference Sunday, all of them middle-aged or elderly.
7 years ago
So far, Pa.’s absentee ballot returns point to high-turnout midterm
The DOS said as of Friday, the total number of absentee ballots requested is approaching 200,000.
7 years ago
Harrisburg looks to condemn — but not-ban — conversion therapy
It's the latest Pennsylvania city to address conversion therapy — but it's not going as far as others.
7 years ago
Hundreds hold vigil in Philadelphia for synagogue shooting victims
A few hundred people held a candlelight vigil in Rittenhouse Square to mourn those killed in Pittsburgh Saturday.
7 years ago
11 killed, 6 injured in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting; FBI investigating as hate crime
A law enforcement official has identified the suspect in a shooting Saturday at a Pittsburgh synagogue as Robert Bowers.
7 years ago
Pre-existing conditions shape election debate over health care
Republican U.S. Representative Scott Perry took to Facebook Live last Thursday to talk pre-existing conditions.
7 years ago
EPA head says rollbacks will keep environment clean, economy up
Wheeler: Fed action not needed to lower CO2
7 years ago
Pa., N.J., and Del. upgrading voting machines — not in time for midterms
The three states use electronic voting machines that can be hacked, and don’t have a paper trail to facilitate vote audits.
7 years ago