Pennsylvania
A Fighter Since Birth: The story of Savannah Zayas — part one
By seventh grade, Savannah was already in danger of becoming a casualty of the North Philly streets; she’s endured horrific childho ...
Air Date: July 19, 2017
ListenBe Somebody: The story of Savannah Zayas — part two
Savannah enters high school eager to defy the odds. She’s determined not to follow the path of her mother, who dropped out of the v ...
Air Date: July 19, 2017
ListenDon't Call it the Badlands: The Story of Savannah Zayas — part three
Savannah’s attendance record holds her back at school, threatening her chances of graduating. A dedicated group of teachers, mentor ...
Air Date: July 19, 2017
ListenWest Chester-based QVC to buy Home Shopping Network
At-home shoppers who just can’t resist the TV appeal to purchase products ranging from electronics to jewelry will be wowed by this ...
8 years ago
Toomey’s health care tax cut costs Pennsylvania up to $4.8 billion per year
The health care bill in the U.S. Senate is very much like the one in the House, but in one respect it is far worse, thanks to Pennsylvani ...
8 years ago
Pa. voters must hold elected officials accountable on climate protection
It’s been a few weeks since President Trump put partisan politics ahead of the health of future generations with his announcement t ...
8 years ago
Pa. may make it easier for non-violent criminals to get a fresh start
In November, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed Act 5 that allows people to have some misdemeanor convictions sealed if a judge approves. But ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:02Pa. AG says combating opioid abuse his top priority
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says opioid abuse has become the biggest threat to keeping Pennsylvania residents safe. ...
8 years ago
Some of Pa.’s wealthiest communities get state police coverage at no cost
The finding is in a report from the Pennsylvania Economy League. ...
8 years ago
Federal concealed carry reciprocity is wrong for Pennsylvania and the country
I was heartened to hear U.S. Rep. Charles Dent, R-Allentown, say he believes in the Second Amendment at his recent Lehigh Valley town hal ...
8 years ago
Gov. Wolf’s minimum wage plans run into economic reality
Gov. Tom Wolf’s rose-colored minimum wage plans have run into green-eyeshade economic reality. A new ...
8 years ago
A Scranton native’s take on Trump’s commitment to coal
Has President Donald Trump ever heard of Scranton blackfoot? As I watched him posing with coal miners and repeating easy bring-back-jobs ...
8 years ago
Pennsylvanians’ growing sentiment to make elections fair
There were no pitchforks or torches when I attended a public forum earlier this month at Chestnut Hill United Church about how Pennsylvan ...
8 years ago
If Pa. lawmakers actually represented Pennsylvanians, tax policy would make more sense
When I was in graduate school in political science many years ago, I had a teacher — a moderate Republican — ...
8 years ago