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Think is a national call-in radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a
Politics & Policy

A few politicians touch down at White House for alternative Eagles event

Others, mostly Democrats, call President Donald Trump's treatment of Super Bowl winners out of bounds.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner, who is running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination next year, has been urging fellow Republicans not to support a natural gas severance tax — in part because he thinks it would help Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf politically. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Wagner won’t be replaced, but Pa. Senate GOP supermajority remains intact

Lt. Gov. Mike Stack won't call a special election to fill a Pennsylvania Senate vacancy left by former York County Republican Scott Wagner who is running for governor.

7 years ago

Scott Wagner has resigned his Senate seat early to devote more time to running for governor. (AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Scott Wagner gives conciliatory farewell speech, departs Pa. Senate

The now-former York County lawmaker sent leadership his resignation last week, saying he wants to devote more time to running against incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf.

7 years ago

Ashley Oleson, with the League of Women Voters of Maryland, carries signs of the state's districts, before oral arguments in the Supreme Court in March.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

On heels of Pa. congressional map changes, U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gerrymandering

This month the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver two highly anticipated decisions on cases involving partisan gerrymandering.

7 years ago

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Kevin Cruz-Cuebas, 19, of York, was found guilty of drug delivery resulting in death and related offenses (Provided)
Courts & Law

Pa. prosecutors focus on charging dealers who sell fatal doses of heroin

Lancaster County DA Craig Stedman said some counties view the stricter interpretation of the state law as one more way to combat the opioid crisis.

7 years ago

An unconventional drilling site is prepared in Butler County, Pennsylvania in the winter of 2014. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Study finds health threats from oil and gas wastewater spread on roads

Pennsylvania stopped the practice after a lawsuit alleging pollution.

7 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said last week that the agency “will take the next step under the Safe Drinking Water Act process to evaluate the need of a maximum contaminant level for PFOA and PFOS. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Rep. Fitzpatrick: ‘Unacceptable’ for Pruitt to say he can’t release chemical study

The Republican says the public should know if health risk from PFAS is bigger than EPA has stated.

7 years ago

The Environmental Protection Agency (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Feds charge 5 with scheme to get around Clean Air Act

They allegedly tampered with diesel trucks.

7 years ago

Source: Pennsylvania State Data Center
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa.’s population increase in 2017 was the most dramatic in five years

Pennsylvania’s population is on the rise again, after declining in 2016 — but growth remains concentrated in certain spots, and m ...

7 years ago

Scott Wagner hosted a town hall on Thursday night in Cumberland County. (Marc Levy/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

Scott Wagner exiting Senate to focus on gubernatorial bid

Wagner will give a farewell address Monday on the Senate floor.

7 years ago

In this April 14, 2016, file photo, union organizers, students, and supporters for a $15 an hour wage march through the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo, File)
Money

Despite lack of progress, higher minimum wage advocates see some bright spots

Several groups intent on raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage are rallying in Harrisburg Thursday.

7 years ago

The expansion includes five new mini-casinos, online betting, gambling at truck stops and airports, and more. (AP)
Money

Pa. takes first steps toward regulating legal sports betting

Lawmakers already legalized sports betting in Pennsylvania last year in anticipation of the court’s decision.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., ushered a crackdown on undocumented immigrants. while he was mayor of Hazleton. (AP photo/Matt Slocum)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Examining political strategy of ‘divide and conquer’ in Hazleton, Pa.

Professor and author Jamie Longazel joins NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller to discuss the legacy of the Illegal Immigration Relief Act on the community of Hazleton, Pa.

7 years ago

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The Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg  (AP Photo)
Money

Despite differences, Dems and GOP both say they expect quick budget talks

With the commonwealth's budget deadline a month away, negotiations haven't begun in earnest.

7 years ago

Gerald Gordon, owner of the General Store and
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Photos document how history lives on in river town of Lumberville

'River Town Portraits' is a visual love poem to quaint Bucks County village.

7 years ago

Listen 5:26
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