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Pennsylvania

This combination of October 2017 file photos shows Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf, (left), and Republican Scott Wagner. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In Pennsylvania’s lopsided gubernatorial race, a study in contrasts

With under a month until the general election, Democratic Governor Tom Wolf and his Republican challenger Scott Wagner appear to be locked in an uneven contest.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican, listens to his Democratic challenger in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, Scott Wallace, during a debate at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

In Bucks County debate, Fitzpatrick and Wallace spar over who’s the real centrist

The two candidates in the nationally watched congressional race in Bucks County met for a sharply contested and substantive debate Friday ...

8 years ago

Ronald Lewis’ criminal record will be sealed in 2020 thanks to a state law supported by both candidates for Pennsylvania governor. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

One thing Pa. gubernatorial candidates agree on: Criminal justice system needs change

Seven nights a week, Ronald Lewis drives from Germantown to South Philadelphia to watch over a hulking boiler inside a chemical plant as ...

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Pivotal Bucks County congressional race draws national attention

There's an interesting race between Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, and Democrat is Scott Wallace.

8 years ago

Listen 5:29
In this Aug. 22, 2018 photo, April Box poses for a photo at her home in Spokane, Wash. Box is a healthcare advocate and runs a website to help guide people through major surgeries and other aspects of the healthcare system.  (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
Money

2019 ACA rates to decrease for first time in Pennsylvania

What people will end up paying, as in previous years, varies by age and county.

8 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state's Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn't threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco: Mariner East 2 delayed to 2020, so company will join three pipes as substitute

Company did not immediately say when natural gas liquids would begin moving through the lines.

8 years ago

Carolyn Fortney, a survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of her family's Roman Catholic parish priest as a child, awaits legislation in the Pennsylvania Capitol to respond to a landmark state grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Justice Department investigating sex abuse of kids in Pa.’s Catholic Church

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of child sexual abuse inside the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

Women gather for a rally and march at Grant Park on Saturday in Chicago to urge voter turnout ahead of the midterm elections. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Voter turnout could hit 50-year record for midterm elections

The 2018 elections could see the highest turnout for a midterm since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.

8 years ago

Teddy bear covering eyes. (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Good grief

When I was five years old, my pet guinea pig died.

8 years ago

FILE - In this July 14, 2018, file photo, computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state in Philadelphia. As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration’s response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Voting: redistricting and restricting

Guests: Carol Kuniholm, Ari Berman How democratic is our democracy? As the 2018 midterms approach, a number of ef ...

Air Date: October 18, 2018 12:00 am

Listen 48:57
Browne Hall on the quad at Cheyney University
Education

As enrollment declines at Pa. state universities, Cheyney’s plummets 38 percent

The system’s enrollment decreased by 4 percent since last year.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Frustration, anger as clergy abuse bill stalls in Pa. Senate

The House and Senate have no more scheduled session days before the election.

8 years ago

Survivors of child sexual abuse hug in the Pennsylvania Capitol while awaiting legislation to respond to a landmark state grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, Wednesday, in Harrisburg. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Time is running out for Pa. clergy abuse measure

At issue is a provision that would give now-adult victims of child sexual abuse a two-year reprieve from time limits in state law that otherwise bar them from suing.

8 years ago

State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

After months in legislative limbo, protections for human-trafficking victims pass in Pa.

Gov. Tom Wolf has said he will sign the bill into law.

8 years ago

Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta speaks to supporters at Alfredo's Pizza & Restaurant in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Tuesday Oct. 9, 2018. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Barletta, Casey clash over pre-existing conditions, ACA repeal in Pa.

Recent independent polls show Casey with a more-than 15 point lead.

8 years ago

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