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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is pictured in the District Attorney's Office in Center City on Friday February 1, 2019. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

After year one, Philly DA Larry Krasner earns praise from reformers, scorn from victim advocates

After a year in office, Larry Krasner, considered one of the most progressive district attorneys in the nation, sees himself as orchestrating his own movement.

7 years ago

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A state trooper pulled over Rebecca Castro, a US citizen, and questioned her passengers about their legal status. That behavior is now forbidden in Pennsylvania, according to new regulations aimed at halting unlawful searches and detentions. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
ProPublica

Pa. State Police now limited in flagging undocumented immigrants to ICE

The state police just implemented a policy banning some of the most egregious behavior exposed in an investigation last year.

7 years ago

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a hearing about his appeal on his child sex-abuse conviction in Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 29, 2015. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Former Penn State coach, sex offender Sandusky gets new sentencing

Jerry Sandusky, 75, was sentenced in 2012 to 30 to 60 years, but a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel said that included the improper application of mandatory minimums.

7 years ago

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. (Joanne Cassaro/WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers seek support for nuclear bailout bill

Pennsylvania lawmakers are taking the first steps toward introducing legislation aimed at bailing out Pennsylvania’s nuclear power industry.

7 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, left, delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, is at the center, and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is at the right.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Gov. Wolf calls for salary boost for rural teachers in new budget

Wolf wants to boost the minimum teacher salary from $18,500 to $45,000, a move that mostly affects Pennsylvania's rural school districts.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania candidates in Philadelphia, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Wolf delivers 2019 budget address

Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his first second-term budget proposal to a joint session of the Legislature, with the Democrat promising a strong commitment to education.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law
Transforming Health

Pa. trial lawyers and doctors clash over planned medical malpractice rule change

The debate is pitting doctors and health systems against personal injury trial lawyers and the state Supreme Court.

7 years ago

In this map showing the results of 2018 election, blue indicates congressional districts that went to Democrats and red shows districts that went to republicans. (Keystone Crossroads)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Gerry-meandering: Why the outcome of Pa.’s 2018 midterms was about more than a map

Why a new analysis finds Pa. Democrats would have made gains even under the state's old congressional map, which had been ruled a partisan gerrymander.

Air Date: February 5, 2019

Listen 15:29
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf puts on a Philadelphia Eagles hat to celebrate their Super Bowl win before he gives his budget address at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy
PA Post

In budget address, how ambitious will Gov. Tom Wolf be?

What to know and what to watch for on Tuesday

7 years ago

National Constitution Center photo credit/Big Stock
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Sensory-friendly museum days in Philly

The US Constitution Center joins a group of Philadelphia museums that offer programs for people with sensory sensitivities

7 years ago

Tamaqua parent Rebecca Kowalski supports the school board's new policy that would authorize the training and arming of some teachers and staff. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
The Why
Community

Why a Pa. community where guns are common is divided over arming teachers

Tamaqua became the first school district in Pa. to sanction armed teachers. Now, a legal battle is underway over whether the district can make such a policy.

Air Date: February 4, 2019

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Crews worked on Monday Jan. 21 to stabilize a new sinkhole that opened up at Lisa Drive, a suburban development in West Whiteland Township, Chester County where Sunoco operates its Mariner East pipelines. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC seeks school evacuation drills on Mariner pipeline route

The PUC has asked Sunoco to work with Chester County emergency officials and some school districts to plan evacuation drills in case of a leak.

7 years ago

Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths, (left), holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 133rd celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Community

Punxsutawney Phil doesn't see his shadow, predicting early spring

Just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow in Pennsylvania at sunrise and didn't see his shadow.

7 years ago

Evelyn Piazza, seated with her husband James, and son Michael, speaks during an interview on Monday May 15, 2017, in New York. The Piazza's talked about Timothy Piazza, 19, a brother, son and Penn State sophomore who died in February after he was put through a hazing ritual at his fraternity house and forced to drink dangerous amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Parents of Penn State pledge sue frat members over his death

Lawyers for Tim Piazza's parents announced the federal wrongful death lawsuit Friday and also disclosed they have reached a confidential monetary settlement with Penn State.

7 years ago

Ray Kemble of Dimock, displays a jug of what he identifies as his contaminated well water in this August 2013 file photo (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gas driller Cabot wants Dimock man thrown in jail for contempt

A gas driller is escalating its campaign against a Pennsylvania homeowner who’s long accused the company of polluting his water, demanding that he be thrown in jail over his f

7 years ago

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