
Pennsylvania
With move to expand open-records law pending, most Pa. agencies get few requests
A new study shows that Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know law does not burden public agencies. Still, advocates for the public's right to know say there is room for improvement.
8 years ago
Pa. National Guard facility breaks ground on new training facility
The busiest National Guard training facility in the country has broken ground on a new $11.5 million building, and officials say it was a long time coming.
8 years ago
Hearing will scrutinize use of money in special environmental funds
8 years ago
Outrage over Trump is helping Democrats win elections
A year after the president's inauguration, Democrats have benefited from a 'Trump bump' of progressive enthusiasm.
8 years ago
Montco DA tries new technology to solve a cold crime
Authorities hunting for suspects in a gunpoint rape in a Norristown park have hit a dead end, so they're turning to a new technology to help jumpstart their investigation.
8 years ago
After new setback, Constitution Pipeline says it will fight FERC order
8 years ago
Drivers deprived of licenses after drug conviction sue to repeal Pa. law
Since 2011, Pennsylvania has suspended the licenses of nearly 150,000 drivers for up to two years. Critics say the law can hurt the chances of keeping a job after conviction.
8 years ago
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide if state congressional district map is a partisan gerrymander
Pennsylvania’s congressional district map is ...
8 years ago
Heeding science, some Pennsylvania school districts push back high school start times
Later school start times could mean teenagers are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to research published last month by Penn State researchers.
8 years ago
Weeks into 4th term, Allentown mayor faces corruption trial
Democrat Ed Pawlowski stands trial this week on federal corruption charges, with jury selection beginning Tuesday in Philadelphia.
8 years ago
A surge, then a fade for Pennsylvania’s wind industry
More than two dozen wind farms popped up across the state leading up to 2012, but only one in the years since.
8 years ago
Judge fines environmental attorneys $52,000 for ‘frivolous’ injection well suit
The case is centered on a 2014 ban and a subsequent municipal charter adopted by Grant Township that banned fracking wastewater injection projects.
8 years ago
Harm reduction leaders call on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pa.
In the wake of the emergency declaration, harm reduction leaders are calling on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pennsylvania.
8 years ago
Suspect arrested in California death of Penn student
A suspect has been arrested in the death of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student whose body was found at a California park, a ...
8 years ago