Pennsylvania
Pa. House passes ‘clean’ CHIP renewal, without ban on transgender coverage
The routine bill became controversial this year, because the Senate inserted language that would have prohibited CHIP from covering transgender kids' transition surgeries.
7 years ago
Overwhelmed on the front lines of opioid crisis in Congressman Tom Marino’s backyard
Like many places in Pennsylvania and across the country, Lycoming County has been stung by the opioid epidemic. A watershed moment came over the summer.
7 years ago
Listen 4:27After recent Mariner East 2 spills, DEP mulls ‘additional enforcement’
7 years ago
Lawmakers edge closer to agreement on Pa. jobless system funding
A new plan passed through the House Labor and Industry Committee on Monday would give the unemployment compensation program $115.2 million, which would be gradually phased out
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers battle sexual misconduct with bill to ban settlement secrecy
Pa. Sen. Judy Schwank, D-Reading, has introduced a bill to ban nondisclosure agreements in sexual misconduct settlements.
7 years ago
Community pitches in to support victims at Pa. senior living community
On Sunday, volunteers at the Good Will Volunteer Fire Company in West Chester sorted through large piles of donations for the roughly 160 residents displaced.
7 years ago
Wolf starting to look like ‘two-term Tom’ as 2018 approaches
Gov. Tom Wolf now heads into the 2018 election year with political winds at his back.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania wrestles with uncertainty over children’s health insurance funding
The Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, provides health coverage to millions of kids nationwide. But lawmakers have yet to reauthorize it.
7 years ago
Cheyney University gets one-year reprieve
The nation’s oldest historically black college will remain accredited after a state commission decide ...
7 years ago
Next year’s Pa. budget projected to have $1 billion hole
Pennsylvania is already on track to have a significant budget gap to fill next year.
7 years ago
27 injured in fire at Pennsylvania senior living community
Officials say 27 people were treated for injuries after a fire ripped through a large nursing home complex in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Thursday night.
7 years ago
Listen 2:25Johnstown residents bristle over town’s portrayal in recent viral article on Trump supporters
A widely shared article used Johnstown, Pennsylvania as a lens to showcase the loyalty of President Trump’s supporters. But local residents are balking at the portrait.
7 years ago
Push for Pa. graduation standard delayed once again
Supporters of the Keystone Exams are grappling with the prospect that mandated statewide graduation standards are not to be.
7 years ago
Lost Rodin bust finds a home in Philadelphia
A forgotten bust by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, hiding in plain sight in a small New Jersey town for 80 years, is now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
7 years ago
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