Pennsylvania
Pension forfeiture expansion garners wave of support in Pa.
Current law mandates a pension be forfeited if a Pennsylvania state employee commits one of a list of specific crimes related to his or her job.
7 years ago
Philadelphia Boys Choir celebrates 50th year
The choir, recognized as one of the finest in the world, is in the midst of its busiest time of year.
7 years ago
Pa. Gambling expansion / Temple’s first Rhodes Scholar/ “Whataboutism”
Guests: Katie Meyer, Hazim Hardeman, Tom Nichols We begin today’s show with a conversation with WITF’s ...
Air Date: December 11, 2017
Listen 49:13End Citizens United announces $35M campaign for next year
The group End Citizens United says it will raise and spend $35 million to target 20 Republican candidates next year, including three from the Philadelphia region.
7 years ago
Lawmakers consider breaks for oil, gas in tax bills
As lawmakers hash out differences between the tax bills in front of Congress, they must decide whether to keep a proposed tax break for oil and gas investors.
7 years ago
New Medicaid feature to reduce future nursing home enrollees
Years in the making, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is rolling out a new Medicaid feature that's designed to reduce the future number of enrollees in nursing homes.
7 years ago
Trump administration coal plan could have big impact on Pennsylvania
7 years ago
Pa. auditor general says Chester Upland school district in ‘chaos’
When the district moved its administrative offices five years ago, it lost many of the school records. Those it retained were incomplete or disorganized.
7 years ago
New York’s heralded fracking ban isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
7 years ago
Deadly Chester County nursing home fire started on patio, investigators say
Last month's fire at the Barclay Friends in West Chester killed four and injured 27. Authorities now believe it ignited outside the nursing home on a covered patio.
7 years ago
Stable credit rating for Pennsylvania might not last
Fitch Ratings has taken the commonwealth off its rating watch negative list, but it still has a negative outlook.
7 years ago
Flu season strikes early in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
Flu season is off to an early start this year. Experts say it’s time to get a flu shot, if you haven’t already, because numbers could peak even more around the holidays.
7 years ago
Compelling closing arguments bring federal trial over Pa. gerrymandering to an end
The federal trial over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map wrapped up in a Philadelphia courtroom ...
7 years ago
Listen 5:09With ‘housing first’ initiative, N.J. cuts homeless rate by half in 10 years
HUD statistics show Pennsylvania, Delaware and particularly New Jersey are making headway in getting the homeless into permanent housing.
7 years ago
Ads target Philly-area federal lawmakers on taxes, health care
Ads by unions and progressive groups are targeting three Philadelphia-area congressmen, urging them to reject the GOP tax plan and preserve the health care mandate.
7 years ago