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Pennsylvania

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House moves Janus-enforcing bill, but a veto likely looms

State House Republicans are trying again to pass a bill that would require union employers to let new hires know they can opt out of collective bargaining.

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Education

Glen Mills abuse allegations

Glen Mills was once one of the most prestigious reform schools in the country. Now, students are being pulled out in waves following allegations of widespread abuse.

Air Date: March 19, 2019

Listen 49:46
The state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmaker facing sex assault claim quits House

A western Pennsylvania state lawmaker has resigned two months after being stripped of a chairmanship following allegations that he had sex with an incapacitated woman.

7 years ago

A logo sign on a Hyperloop test track outside of the headquarters of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX, in Hawthorne, California, on December 10, 2017. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP Images)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 3/18/19

In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.

Air Date: March 18, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
Kathryn Whitecotton covers her personal information as she shows her Pennsylvania drivers license and her address update card outside the Penndot Drivers License Center. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Federally approved Real ID driver’s licenses are now available in Pa.

Pennsylvania has beat the federal deadline to make available the new Real ID driver's licenses.

7 years ago

Until now, it has cost more than $60 to apply to have a conviction pardoned. (AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Come Monday, Pennsylvanians can apply for pardons for free

The commonwealth's Board of Pardons has voted unanimously to get rid of all application fees, starting March 18.

7 years ago

An entrance to Garden Spot High School is seen on March 14, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Education
PA Post

Pa. school may remodel locker rooms over transgender student access

The moves come after protests over how the Eastern Lancaster County School District is providing locker room and bathroom access for a transgender student.

7 years ago

Brad Moyer goes over the beginning steps of home brewing during a class at Shippensburg University.
(Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Education
PA Post

Shippensburg brews up courses to train Pa.’s craft beer workforce

In 2011, its economic impact on the state was just over $1 billion. By 2017, that figure grew to more than $6 billion.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale hosted a public hearing on how the state is responding to climate change on Penn State’s University Park campus on March 14, 2019. It’s the first of three hearings DePasquale plans. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. auditor general on climate change: Each disaster is ‘a hit to the state’s taxpayers’

Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale hosted a public hearing to gather input for a special report looking into the state’s response to climate change.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Corrections Department mail inspector Brian Strawser sorts inmate mail at Camp Hill state prison in Camp Hill, Pa.
Courts & Law
PA Post

ACLU blasts York County prison in for ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ legal mail policy

The ACLU says the York County Prison’s plan for keeping out drugs is a “cheap copy” of a maneuver for which the state prison system was already sued.

7 years ago

Bob Smith stands in the backyard of his home in Schuylkill County on March 11, 2019. ( Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Community
PA Post

Five reasons Pa.’s school property taxes are so hard to kill

A 66-year-old homeowner in Schuylkill County wanted to know what keeps these taxes in force. We looked into it.

7 years ago

In this April 12, 2016, file photo, Devon Still and his fiancee, Asha Joyce, pose with their daughter, Leah, then 5, in New York. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo, File)
Health

Devon Still remains focused on the fight against cancer

Leah Still is nearing four years in remission and her father has become an author, motivational speaker, and an inspiration.

7 years ago

A logo sign on a Hyperloop test track outside of the headquarters of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX, in Hawthorne, California, on December 10, 2017. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP Images)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

‘Hyperloop’ cargo from Philly to Pittsburgh? Officials say it’s not that far-fetched

State transportation officials are beginning to plan for a future that includes hyperloop trips at near supersonic speeds. Experts say the concept may never become a reality.

7 years ago

Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks with the media after a closed-door briefing for the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Senate backs Trump’s Philly-based appeals court nominee over home-state objections

The Senate voted 54-45 to approve Paul Matey to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, giving the court a majority of Republican appointees.

7 years ago

Computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. 2019 municipal primary: Key dates and what you need to know

This year, voters in Pennsylvania will elect judges, county commissioners, district attorneys, mayors, school board members and other local leaders.

7 years ago

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