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A sign stands outside the Glen Mills Schools in Glen Mills, Pa.
Education

State revokes licenses of Glen Mills Schools amid abuse probes

State officials have revoked licenses for the oldest reform school in the country amid multiple state probes into allegations of child abuse at the Pennsylvania campus.

7 years ago

Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Formerly incarcerated legislative aide hired to lead Pennsylvania pardons board’s office

A former legislative aide who did prison time for drug and weapons offenses has taken over as secretary of the Pa. Board of Pardons to streamline the clemency process.

7 years ago

National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Photo Courtesy/Jeff Bogle)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

A colorful weekend escape to the National Cherry Blossom Festival

We have a lot in common with Washington D.C. For a decade, before the U.S. capital found its permanent home along the Potomac Rive ...

7 years ago

Margaret McGriff (center), widow of jazz organist Jimmy McGriff, shares her trove of papers from her husband's career with Jack McCarthy and Suzanne Cloud of the Philadelphia Jazz Project. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Knocking on doors in search of Philadelphia’s jazz history

A pair of historians are hunting for artifacts for an archive of Philadelphia’s jazz history. They’re holding a scanning party to digitize bits of music history.

7 years ago

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An employee at the Coco Thai Bistro lays out some of the shop's new biodegradable products.  (Xavier Lopez for WHYY)
Community

Narberth businesses nixing plastic bags, straws as ban kicks in

Narberth Borough’s ban on plastic straws, mandated fee for plastic bags kick in April 17. Businesses are on board, but will have to pay more for eco-friendly alternatives.

7 years ago

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State representatives joined real estate professionals and district officials at Ridley High School in Delaware County to discuss the findings of the new report
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Real estate agents join the push for education funding in Pa.

The fight to boost education funding brings lots of people together — teachers, superintendents, politi ...

7 years ago

A spotted lanternfly lands on tthe sidewalk in Allentown, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Science

Why the spotted lanternfly is invading the Philadelphia region

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species from Asia that recently showed up in New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, and poses big problems for farmers.

Air Date: April 8, 2019

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

Pa. Treasurer Torsella calls for embattled Sen. Leach’s resignation

In an unusual move, Pennsylvania's treasurer is calling on a state Senator to resign.

7 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works, near Pittsburgh. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Steel: Fire-damaged pollution controls at Clairton back on-line

U.S. Steel says the pollution controls at its Clairton Plant are fully operating again after a fire damaged them in December.

7 years ago

Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun Copeland speaks on behalf of a new
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers, activists urge passage of ‘red flag’ law following deadly Wawa shooting

The high-profile gun fatality spurred calls for Emergency Removal Protection Order laws similar to those on the books in more than a dozen other states.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania's congressional map as drawn in 2011. In 2018, it was deemed an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander by the Pa. Supreme Court (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Creating a fairer map: Pa. Redistricting Reform Commission kicks off public input tour

The first of nine meetings drew more than 50 people in Williamsport Thursday evening.

7 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Gov. Wolf touts success of opioid info sharing system after first year

Pennsylvania officials say a system that tracks overdoses and information about drug investigations has been widely adopted during its first year of use.

7 years ago

​​​​​​​​Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education includes 14 schools state-wide (Image via http://www.passhe.edu/)
Education

New Pa. policy gives state universities more power over tuition

A new policy will give Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities more of a say in what their students will pay in tuition.

7 years ago

Automobiles drive into the Fort Washington Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (AP, file)
Courts & Law

Judge rejects lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll hikes

A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increases that are financing payments to help fund transit agencies.

7 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

State Senate introduces a nuclear bailout bill, similar to $500 million proposal from House last month

Pennsylvania state Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) on Wednesday introduced a long-awaited bill aimed at preventing two of the state’s five nuclear plants from retiring early.

7 years ago

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