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Pennsylvania

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati. (AP file Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Opening primaries in Pa. could boost turnout, but may be a tough sell

A proposal to open Pennsylvania's primaries to independent voters could boost turnout, but could be a tough sell with lawmakers.

7 years ago

Malcolm Kenyatta, who won the Democratic nod for the 181st district in the Pa. Legislature, cheers during the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Statehouse likely getting first openly gay lawmaker of color

The Pennsylvania Legislature is poised to soon make history as it welcomes its first openly gay lawmaker ...

7 years ago

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Students at an art class in Overbrook High School in Philadelphia in 2016. State Senator Vincent Hughes has cited Overbrook as an example of a school in need of repair. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. lawmakers want to reform school construction program, but funding remains a question

Pennsylvania’s ...

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Pa. DAs outline best practices, possible pitfalls for police body cameras

The guidelines lay out how long the footage should be stored but leave the question of when to activate cameras up to individual agencies.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania has a statewide average of 179 mental health care practitioners per 100,000 people. That's below the national average of 214 providers per 100,000. The counties shown in orange also lag below the statewide average. (Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania)
Health

Pa. ranks below national average for mental health care providers

Fifty-three of Pennsylvania's 67 counties lag below the statewide average.

7 years ago

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree changes are warranted when it comes to gun laws and school safety. However, they often disagree about the right course of action. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

As session resumes, Pa. state lawmakers inch toward gun reforms

With the state House and Senate both back in Harrisburg, lawmakers are turning their attention to a number of gun control and school safety bills.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson County (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP Senator pushes for redistricting, open primaries

Scarnati is throwing his weight behind a few measures that have been more commonly championed by Democrats.

7 years ago

The Harrisburg Incinerator on South 19th Street, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. suing firms, professionals involved in Harrisburg incinerator fiasco

Nearly a dozen capital-region firms and professionals are being sued over their involvement in financial ...

7 years ago

The U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Pa., N.J. Republicans fueling petition to bring DACA to House vote

A group of GOP lawmakers might force Congressional leadership's hand and bring a DACA bill to the floor.

7 years ago

Listen 4:37
Graterford Prison and SCI Phoenix Project
in Pennsylvania (https://goo.gl/maps/2iMTaZiqphH2)
Courts & Law

As Graterford inmates move to new prison, prospect of sharing cells worries some

Officials with Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections say more men will be doubling up in single cells at Phoenix, a 3,830-bed facility.

7 years ago

GOP Representative Nick Miccarelli has been called to resign from the House, among other things. But critics have urged House leaders to go further and forcibly remove him from office. (AP, file)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House Republicans grapple with harassment, point a finger at Dems

The Dauphin County district attorney is currently conducting a criminal investigation into the claims regarding state Rep. Nick Miccarelli, R-Delaware.

7 years ago

Clockwise from top left: Jess King (D), Madeleine Dean (D), Pearl Kim (R), Susan Wild (D), Chrissy Houlahan (D), Mary Gay Scanlon (D), Bibiana Boerio (D), and Susan Boser (D) won primary races for Pennsylvania congressional seats in the 2018 midterm. (Photos courtesy of campaigns, Emily Cohen/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. women poised to make history in congressional delegation after primary victories

For the past few years, only men have been in Pennsylvania’s 18 member congressional delegation, but after Tuesday's primary, that's almost guaranteed to change in 2019.

7 years ago

Listen 05:22
(From left) Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor John Fetterman; and GOP nominee for Pa. governor, Scott Wagner (WHYY file photos)
Politics & Policy

Gubernatorial candidates’ roots draw attention to York, Pennsylvania

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Ed Mahon, reporter for the York Daily Record, on the York connection of Gov. Tom Wolf and GOP challenger Scott Wagner.

7 years ago

Listen 4:42
(Tim Lambert/WITF)
Community

Labor shortages have Pa. farms turning to cumbersome visa program

Some farms are turning to the H-2A visa program, which allows foreign workers to come into the country for seasonal work.

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

Wolf, Wagner waste no time trading barbs post-Pa. primary

The race for Pennsylvania governor is only a few days in, but the negative ads are already starting.

7 years ago

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