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Pennsylvania

 A transgender flag at City Hall in Philadelphia welcomed the recent Trans Health Conference. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Harrisburg celebrates Transgender Day of Remembrance, calls for legislative action

It's a time to honor the trans people killed every year, often in hate crimes. 

7 years ago

Scene from Theater Horizon’s production of The Color Purple. (Photo Courtesy/Alex Medvick)
Lifestyle

The joy of sharing “The Color Purple” with my teen

Recently I had the amazing opportunity to see Theater Horizon’s staging of the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says more charges await following an investigation into decades of cases of the Catholic clergy sexually abusing children.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

AG urges Pa. lawmakers to allow suits in old clergy abuse cases, hints at more charges

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Monday more is to come from his office’s investigation into abuse within the Catholic C ...

7 years ago

Election workers pore over Pennsylvania Senate's 6th District race in the Bucks County Courthouse. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Tina Davis, down 72 votes, files suit over Bucks County Senate race

Though Pennsylvania’s state legislative elections are over and done, one Senate race is still under contention.

7 years ago

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A deer carcass on the side of Interstate 95 in Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Why is this deer still here? And other things on I-95

Whose job is it clean up public roads in Philadelphia?

7 years ago

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

Science, technology, math, engineering and now Congress

Chrissy Houlahan has done a lot with her industrial engineering degree over the last 30 years.

7 years ago

Midterm voter turnout increased up statewide in Pennsylvania from 43 percent in 2014 to 58 percent this year. (Emily Previti)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Voter turnout up in every Pa. county compared to 2014 midterm

Pennsylvania's turnout jumped from 43 percent in 2014 to 58 percent in this year’s midterm.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pa. auditor general to investigate nursing homes, citing staffing issues

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene Depasquale plans to conduct follow-up audits of nursing homes.

7 years ago

(AP Photo)
Money

State IFO projects Pa.’s smooth budget year is coming to an end

Pennsylvania's revenue watchdog is predicting state lawmakers will have to fill a sizable budget hole for the next fiscal year.

7 years ago

One analysis has found that joining the nation’s separate power grids could have significant benefits. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf joins governors calling for unified, national power grid

A bipartisan group of governors, including Pennsylvania’s Tom Wolf, is calling on federal regulators to look at unifying the nation’s power grids.

7 years ago

Solar panels
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New plan calls for 10 percent solar power in Pa. by 2030

Pennsylvania could lower its greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs, and improve public health if it got more power from the sun. That’s ...

7 years ago

Ebony Pullum as Shug Avery and Jessica M. Johnson as Celie in Theatre Horizon's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Color Purple,’ going straight for your heart at Theatre Horizon

The musical, in a sterling production, does justice to Alice Walker's book.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones has introduced a bill that would regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in his district — including the Overbrook Farm and Roxborough neighborhoods — as well as across the city. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

‘NIMBY does apply sometimes,’ says Philly councilman Jones on cannabis dispensaries

In parts of Pennsylvania, local politicians and community groups have been extracting donations in exchange for zoning changes.

7 years ago

At the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Thursday, the national anti-death penalty organization Witness to Innocence calls for Pennsylvania to abolish the death penalty. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Exonerated death-row inmates push Pa. to abolish capital punishment

Witness to Innocence, a national anti-death penalty organization based in Philadelphia, ...

7 years ago

The Future Ready PA Index assesses schools by several discrete standards, instead of assigning a single number grade. (Carolyn Thompson/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennsylvania launches long-awaited school assessment site

The Future Ready PA Index has been a long time coming.

7 years ago

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