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Pennsylvania

(From left) WITF Smart Talk host Scott LaMar speaks with Gov. Tom Wolf and first lady Frances Wolf during a live broadcast from the Governors Residence in Harrisburg on Dec. 7, 2018. (Lisa Wardle/WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf on climate change: ‘We are having real problems’

Wolf spoke Friday morning at the Governor’s Residence with Scott LaMar, host of WITF’s Smart Talk.

7 years ago

Traffic on I-95 heads south toward Center City.
Science

Philly affirms commitment to slashing emissions as study shows global increase

Philadelphia officials say they are committed to a goal of reducing emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

7 years ago

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Wolf makes a speech in front of the Capitol Christmas tree as protesters display a banner telling him not to be a grinch. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Inmate advocates interrupt Wolf’s holiday speech, plead for looser prison mail policy

At the top of the rotunda stairs they unfurled a banner that read, "Wolf, don't be a grinch, end cruel mail policies."

7 years ago

(AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Compared nationally, state and local tax burden on Pa. residents ranks average

Pa. residents pay a larger share of income to gambling, liquor and cigarette taxes.

7 years ago

The grand jury report named hundreds of “predator priests” and enablers. But ahead of its publication, 11 sued, arguing that being identified would violate their right to a good reputation since they aren’t being charged with any crime. (AnnekaS/Bigstock)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Ruling on naming priests in abuse report may change Pa. grand jury process

The report named hundreds of “predator priests” and enablers. But 11 sued, saying being identified would violate their right to a good reputation since they weren't charged.

7 years ago

In this photo from May 2018, pipeline workers probe the ground on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township where sinkholes have developed as a result of the Mariner East 2 construction. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delco study: Pipeline blast could be devastating, but risk is low

A flammable vapor cloud could spread as far as 1.3 miles downwind of a rupture, a consultant says.

7 years ago

Jeff Sterner adjusts a flower display on his son Joshua’s grave. Josh was 19 in 2012 when he died by suicide. (Brett Sholtis / Transforming Health)
Health

‘There are no answers’: One family pushes forward after losing teenager to suicide

Josh Sterner had good psychiatric care, a therapist and access to medication. None of that prevented his death.

7 years ago

Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane leaves court in handcuffs after her sentencing at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. Kane was sentenced to 10-to-23 months in county jail and 8 years probation. In August 2016, Kane was found guilty of felony perjury and an assortment of misdemeanors related to a leak of secret grand jury materials. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP, Pool)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Porn, leaks, and petty politics: What led to Kathleen Kane’s downfall

A look at one of the messiest political scandals in Pennsylvania history as the former state Attorney General begins her jail sentence.

Air Date: December 5, 2018

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Students walk to school in Philadelphia. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennsylvania pressing schools to ensure special-ed students aren’t on their own

Pennsylvania is issuing instructions to all school districts after two special-education students in Philadelphia without guardians did not have one appointed for them.

7 years ago

Corrections officers arrive for a shift at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pa. touted as criminal justice reform model, but officials say there’s more to do

As Washington lawmakers debate a proposal to ease harsh federal sentencing guidelines, Pennsylvania is being cited as a role model.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, a Republican from Central Pennsylvania, is part of the tea party-aligned House Freedom Caucus. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Could Pa.’s Congressman Scott Perry lead the Freedom Caucus?

During his re-election campaign, Perry frequently defended his role in the Freedom Caucus. Now, according to a report from The Hill, he could soon lead the group.

7 years ago

The new legislative session will officially start in 2019. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers circulate memos in anticipation of new redistricting battle

Though the new state legislative session hasn't technically started, lawmakers are already filing memos for the bills they plan to sponsor.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale  (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s top fiscal watchdog to look at state response to climate change

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is planning a special report examining Pennsylvania’s response to climate change.

7 years ago

At Congregation Beth Shalom in Pittsburgh, families across the Jewish community will gather at the annual
NPR
Community

A grieving Pittsburgh focuses on community and light in Hanukkah celebrations

Since the shooting, there have been youth-led events like rallies and prayer services.

7 years ago

Migrants run from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid photojournalists covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Tears in Jamestown: A Pennsylvania company’s role in the global tear gas trade

Why a western Pa. company that's become a major player in the global tear gas trade is also embroiled in a legal battle with neighbors of its manufacturing facilities.

Air Date: December 3, 2018

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