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NewsWorks Tonight, June 20, 2018

President Donald Trump called for detaining parents and children who cross the U.S. border without authorization as a family, but some ki ...

Air Date: June 20, 2018

Listen 16:59
Six redistricting measures now await House floor consideration — though Pennsylvania GOP Leader Dave Reed said the most likely bill will be one the Senate passed last week.
(AP, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. House moves redistricting bill, uncertain about making deadline

If lawmakers don’t pass the amendment in time, the next year it would have an impact is 2030.

7 years ago

Sandra Thompson (left) and Carolyn Dow said they felt they were targeted because of their race and gender while playing a round at the Grandview Golf Club in York County, Pennsylvania.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Golfers alleging racial discrimination at York County club hopeful ahead of state hearing

Hearings begin Thursday in what’s described as a fact-finding mission to ensure equity on all sides.

7 years ago

Listen 4:33
Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, speaks at a rally in Pennsylvania's Capitol to support legislation he has written to lift time limits for authorities to pursue charges of child sexual abuse, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

With major church sex-abuse report looming, lawmaker renews push for more rights for Pa. victims

State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, is pushing to end the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases and give victims abused long ago another chance to file a claim.

7 years ago

Listen 1:42
Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers say they can finish state budget in short order

Pennsylvania might have its state budget—or at least part of it—done by the end of this week.

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

Pa. congressional map unaffected by U.S. Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering

The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to make a defining decision on extreme partisan gerrymandering this t ...

7 years ago

In this Friday, May 18, 2018 photo, A2 milk is displayed on the shelf at The Fresh Market in Latham, N.Y. So-called A2 milk is showing up on more supermarket shelves. (Michael Hill/AP Photo)
Community

Struggling Pa. dairy farmers producing alternative milk

A2 milk, named for the remaining A2 protein, is becoming more mainstream even as scientists debate its claims.

7 years ago

(YouTube)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

The only guy who can get a tie on Fetterman

Clever Wolf campaign video shows the governor taking John Fetterman, his running mate, shopping for a tie.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf calls for looser professional licensing laws in Pa.

Pennsylvania is home to 29 boards and commissions that regulate 255 kinds of licenses.

7 years ago

Senate GOP leaders speak to reporters after introducing an amendment to change how the commonwealth elects judges. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Plan to elect Pa. judges by regional district has less precedent than suggested by Senate GOP

GOP supporters of the measure say it would make courts fairer by evening out regional representation.

7 years ago

Highlights from the 10th Annual Juneteenth Festival. (Photo Courtesy/Tieshka Smith for the Johnson House Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA)
Philly Parenting
Community

Celebrating Juneteenth at Philadelphia’s Johnson House

Just over a month ago, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum opened in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to the victims of white supremacy in the Unit

7 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state's Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn't threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

PUC keeps lid on Mariner East 2 work, but allows ME1 to re-start

In a split decision, the PUC found no evidence that Mariner East 1 poses a public safety threat but orders Sunoco to comply with judge's orders on Mariner East 2.

7 years ago

According to a new poll, Gov. Tom Wolf (right), a Democrat, has the edge over GOP challenger Scott Wagner in the leadup to Pennsylvania's gubernatorial election. (WITF, file)
Politics & Policy

It’s still early, but poll finds Wolf has edge in Pa. gubernatorial race

Asked how they’d vote if the election were today, 48 percent of respondents picked the Democratic incumbent — a 19-point margin over GOP challenger Scott Wagner.

7 years ago

Ryan Burke, one of the former fraternity members charged in the hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza, pleaded guilty Wednesday. (Min Xian/ WPSU)
Courts & Law

First defendant pleads guilty in fatal Penn State hazing

Ryan Burke is accepting responsibility and didn’t ask for a plea agreement, his attorney said.

7 years ago

The Senate Judiciary Committee debated Turzai's Down syndrome abortion bill on Wednesday. It ultimately passed along party lines. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

After some backroom maneuvers, abortion-restricting bill progresses in Pa.

A Pennsylvania Senate committee has kicked forward a bill that would make it illegal to abort a fetus because of a Down syndrome diagnosis.

7 years ago

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