Pennsylvania
Democratic legislators say fixing school funding is a moral imperative
The opportunity gaps in Pennsylvania between rich and poor, black and white, are among the highest in the nation.
7 years ago
Lt. Gov. Fetterman plans to tour Pa. to talk about pot
Fetterman said his multi-month, statewide project won't necessarily result in concrete policy changes--though it might. And he said it's not about his own opinions.
7 years ago
Food stamp crisis looming in Pa. because of government shutdown
The partial federal government shutdown is threatening food stamp benefits beyond February. Pennsylvania officials see a crisis coming in the next few weeks.
7 years ago
Pa. plans to open industrial hemp program to commercial growers
Pennsylvania's Agriculture Department is opening up its hemp program, pending approval from the federal government.
7 years ago
Activists want a new panel to regulate the chemicals in the absence of federal standards.
7 years ago
University of Penn poet Charles Bernstein wins major literary prize
The award, which comes with a $165,000 purse, is given every two years from Yale University to an American poet for lifetime achievement on the event of a new publication.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers try out new way of assessing impact of state dollars
Pennsylvania's Independent Fiscal Office is now required to periodically create what are known as performance-based budget reports on state agencies.
7 years ago
There’s new blood leading Pennsylvania’s House and Senate Education Committees. Both chairmen talked about the upcoming legislative session.
7 years ago
Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford of Pa. dies at 92
Harris Wofford, the former Pennsylvania U.S. senator and lifelong advocate for civil rights, social justice and expanded health care, has died at age 92.
7 years ago
Harris Wofford, activist who served in Senate, dies at 92
Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania, a civil rights activist who staged an upset Senate win in 1991, has died. He was 92.
7 years ago
After racist taunts, Quakertown students hold first MLK Day of service
Last year, Quakertown students taunted and threw rocks at students from the majority-black Cheltenham district. As a response, the district held its first MLK Day of Service.
7 years ago
Mariner East pipelines: New sinkhole opens at Chester County site; Sunoco shuts line
A new sinkhole appeared late Sunday at a Sunoco pipeline site in Chester Co. where several earlier sinkholes led officials to halt construction because of safety concerns.
7 years ago
Central Pa. Food Bank feeding hundreds of furloughed federal workers
Hundreds of furloughed federal workers are turning to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to help make ends meet as the partial federal government shutdown drags on.
7 years ago
Pittsburgh-area legislators want hearing on Clairton Coke Works
Officials want answers on Allegheny County’s response to pollution at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works after a Christmas Eve fire damaged air pollution controls at the plant.
7 years ago
Congressman who worked on Trump’s Pa. campaign is resigning
Tom Marino, a five-term Republican congressman who helped steer Donald Trump's successful presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, said Thursday that he is resigning.
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