Pennsylvania
PFAS chemicals have contaminated 17 sites in Pennsylvania, data show
Mapping of public data shows PFAS-contaminated sites exist across the country.
7 years ago
West Chester professor wants to be a voice (coach) for teachers
More than half of teachers say they’ve had some sort of voice disorder during their career. A West Chester professor is working to help them.
7 years ago
Listen 2:33Pressure grows to loosen party grip on Pennsylvania primary
Pennsylvania: Land of Disenfranchisement? It's not the state slogan, but Pennsylvania is in the minority of states with closed primary elections.
7 years ago
Rocked by gay clergy issues, closures and mergers, the United Methodist Church is ‘in turmoil’
Across the country, some of the largest UMC communities teeter on dissolution amid a raging debate over the church’s ban of LGBT clergy.
7 years ago
Pa. counties fight plan to nix Medicaid behavioral health model
The plan would eliminate the state's $4 billion behavioral health program, merging it with the state's $12 billion physical health Medicaid program.
7 years ago
After 53-year fight, Pa. family of a black Vietnam veteran finally finds closure
On March 4, 1966, Reuben Garnett Jr. was killed by enemy fire while rushing to help his platoon leader.
7 years ago
Can a tax on natural gas drilling help fix Pa.’s infrastructure problem?
Wolf hopes to use a severance tax on natural gas drilling to fund broadband internet access, emergency infrastructure, and blight removal, among other things.
7 years ago
Brady aide Ken Smukler gets 18 months in prison, $75K fine for election law crimes
A jury found that Smukler helped arrange and cover up a $90,000 payoff to one of then U.S. Rep. Bob Brady’s opponents in the 2012 congressional election.
7 years ago
As March on Harrisburg approaches, lawmakers take stock of gift laws
Gift laws vary widely by state, but critics like March on Harrisburg deride Pennsylvania's as being one of the loosest in the country.
7 years ago
Dorney Park settles black patron’s racial profiling suit
The Allentown Morning Call reports Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom's parent company settled the suit for an undisclosed amount.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania grants $40M in competitive school safety grants
The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. These competitive grants are in addition to $25,000 that most districts received last year
7 years ago
Chester County state Rep. faces backlash for bringing Nazis into pipeline debate
In a now-deleted tweet, Friel Otten responded that “The Nazis were just doing their jobs too,” and linked a PBS article on coercion by people in power.
7 years ago
More than 100 Pa. businesses close for May Day to support immigrant and working communities
Pennsylvania rallies staged as part of International Workers’ Day call for raising the minimum wage and supporting immigrant communities.
7 years ago
Recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania: What should legalization look like?
Pa. is getting closer to legal recreational marijuana but policymakers still face tough questions about what this potentially multi-billion-dollar industry would look like.
7 years ago
Pa. Republicans move to pick judges by region, but clash on details
The merit selection concept has been around for years but this version added a provision in which judges are picked from three legislatively-drawn judicial districts.
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