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Pennsylvania

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Politics & Policy

Pa. House puts brakes on lawmakers’ leasing cars

Forty-two legislators now lease state vehicles — 27 in the House and 15 in the Senate.

8 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania posts historically strong state revenue collections

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office is reporting historically strong state revenue collections thr ...

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. auditor general cracks down on school districts in recent reports

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has targeted two school districts in recent weeks for mis ...

8 years ago

backhoe works at a construction site
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘Regulatory issues’ delay opening of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline

PUC cites 'numerous ongoing matters' yet to be resolved

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's legislature is bigger than average, and lawmakers are split on whether that's a bad thing. (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

The Pa. House probably isn’t going to cut its own size, after all

A longstanding attempt to cut down the size of the state House is likely to sputter out in the coming days.

8 years ago

An aerial view of Mariner East 2 pipeline construction, adjacent to the Fairview Golf Course in Lebanon County August 24, 2018. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

We’re wired to be wary of certain things. Here’s why pipelines are among them

The science of fear partly explains why some residents dread Mariner East 2.

8 years ago

The state Supreme Court redrew Pennsylvania's congressional map this year. Legislators are having a hard time agreeing on how to reform the reapportionment process going forward.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers float some redistricting ideas, but few expect results

The legislature's already out of time to change the state redistricting process before the next reapportionment in 2021.

8 years ago

Crystal Weimer was arrested in 2004 for third degree murder, a crime she didn’t commit. She spent nearly 12 years in prison and was exonerated on June 27, 2016, and all charges were dropped with prejudice. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Wrongful murder conviction points to problems with public defense in Pa. — only state without central funding, oversight

Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit. ...

8 years ago

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks Friday at a conference hosted by the Consumer Energy Alliance in Pittsburgh. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Zinke talks LNG exports, pipeline constraints, offshore wind in Pa. visit

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says Pennsylvania plays a key role in helping the United States deal with foreign adversaries.

8 years ago

Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner (right) opens new Philadelphia office with supporter Tracey L. Fisher (Dave Davies/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Optimistic Wagner opens Philly office

GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner opens a Democrats for Wagner office in Center City.

8 years ago

Protesters blocked pipeline construction equipment on the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns, in Lancaster County last year. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Lawmakers consider tougher penalties for vandalizing pipelines, power plants

Pa. lawmakers are considering a bill establishing tougher penalties against people who vandalize “critical infrastructure.”

8 years ago

In this file photo
Community

Pennsylvania utility regulator sharpens focus on cybersecurity threats

Pennsylvania's utility regulator has created a new office to deal specifically with cybersecurity threats.

8 years ago

On a tour of the energy facilities in Salem Township, Forbes Road Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bob Rosatti stops at a Mariner East 2 construction site. The Slickville Volunteer Fire Department would have jurisdiction over an incident here, but the Forbes Road department — just six miles south — would provide mutual aid, Rosatti said. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

First responders near pipeline prep for an unlikely event: ‘One hell of a boom’

Recent pipeline explosions near Pittsburgh tested firefighters, police.

8 years ago

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Health

Former Philly sportscaster Don Tollefson tries his hand helping others seek addiction treatment

Disgraced former Philly sportscaster Don Tollefson is trying to pay it forward.

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania's Capitol building (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

House passes gun-restricting domestic violence bill. It’s an outlier.

The bill was initially expected to pass last June, before the legislature wrapped up for the summer.

8 years ago

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