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Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Trump endorses Barletta, but keeps spotlight on himself and media

Outside the rally, hundreds of anti-Trump protesters held signs and chanted.

7 years ago

Former President Barack Obama has endorsed 81 Democratic candidates for public office across the country — including seven from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Obama endorses a few candidates, leaves many others wondering

Former president endorses seven Democrats in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, dozens of others across the country.

7 years ago

Listen 1:58
Lynette Villano, a former Trump Delegate from Luzerne County, Pa., is excited for President Trump's visit to Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Aug. 2.
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Wilkes-Barre eager for Trump visit for GOP Senate candidate Barletta

Republicans in the small, working-class community say their support of the president has never wavered.

7 years ago

Listen 5:06
Gov. Tom Wolf (left) and Scott Wagner (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Wolf, Wagner spar over funding formula as education surges to center of Pa. governor’s race

Using the formula to dole out all state education funding would mean a massive redistribution that creates clear winners and losers.

7 years ago

Listen 4:56
The cast members of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Burning up ’42nd Street’ with tap shoes, at Bucks County Playhouse

They're dancing as fast as they can, then even faster.

7 years ago

The Most Rev. Ronald Gainer, the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., discusses child sexual abuse by clergy and a decision by the diocese to remove names of bishops going back to the 1940s after concluding they did not respond adequately to abuse allegations, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. (Mark Scolforo/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Diocese names 71 accused of child sex abuse, blames bishops

At a news conference to detail the church's actions, Harrisburg Bishop Ronald Gainer apologized to those who were abused.

7 years ago

Nurses crammed onto the Capitol rotunda steps for a rally aimed at convincing lawmakers to pass mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Health

Nurses push for staff changes, against wishes of nurse and hospital associations

More than 100 scrubs-clad nurses filled the Capitol rotunda Tuesday in an effort to convince lawmakers they're overworked, and the state needs to do something about it.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announces the formation of the Institute for the Contemporary African American Experience at Cheyney University. He is joined by (from left) Cheyney University President Aaron Walton and Charles S. Smith, Chairman of the Epcot Crenshaw Corporation, a partner in the Institute.
Education

Cheyney University launches two institutes as part of school’s reinvention

After facing several years of falling enrollment and financial instability, Cheyney University is looking to remake itself by playing to its strengths.

7 years ago

Representative Kevin Haggerty said he wants to drug test Protection from Abuse filers if they don't have
Politics & Policy

Rep. proposes drug testing potential abuse victims, draws condemnation

A Democratic state representative is circulating a proposal that has prompted some concern from domestic violence advocates.

7 years ago

building construction
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Housing boom in State College spurs debate over changing character of the town

The town that’s home to Penn State is growing. State College borough expects a 20 percent increase in housing units — mostly downtown student rentals. Not everyone is happy.

7 years ago

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Guy Wheeler (left) and Darryl Turpin are founders of H.E.A.T., a holistic and Afrocentric approach to help young black men stay out of the criminal justice system. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Tailored to young black men, program to cut recidivism rates may come to Pa.

The program, currently in 20 states, is looking to expand to Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

FILE – This Nov. 9, 2017, file photo shows Pennsylvania State University's shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in State College, Pa. Centre County, Pa.,(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Education

Penn State launching national database to help evaluate Greek organizations after hazing death

The scorecard will include grade point averages, sexual assaults, alcohol and hazing violations, and community service hours.

7 years ago

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline construction in Lancaster County. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf administration criticizes federal pipeline approval process

Tom Wolf’s administration is calling for more federal oversight on the buildout of new natural gas pipelines, including how they can facilitate greenhouse gas emissions.

7 years ago

A commission of Pennsylvania lawmakers and state officials is working in Harrisburg to come up with a plan to pay down the state's pension debt. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania looking for ways to reduce pension liability

Pennsylvania State Treasurer Joe Torsella has estimated that in the last 10 years, the state has wasted roughly $5.5 billion on payments to investment managers

7 years ago

Judge John Cleland arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for an appeals hearing for former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in Bellefonte, Pa. Friday, Aug. 12, 2016.
Courts & Law

Judge named to sort out redactions in clergy abuse report

The judge who presided over Jerry Sandusky's child molestation trial will determine what can be made public in a grand jury's report into child sexual abuse in 6 Pa. dioceses.

7 years ago

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