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Pennsylvania

Democratic congressional candidate Rich Lazer has support from construction unions. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Local 98 gave $500,000 to DelCo Republicans, angering some Dems

Electricians union supporting a Philly candidate for the largely Delco Democratic congressional primary donated lots of dough to Delco Republicans over the past four years.

8 years ago

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Gov. Tom Wolf
Community

Gov. Wolf creates Pa. school safety task force, no students included

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has created a new statewide task force to examine ways to improve safety for the state’s schoolchildren.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Nick Miccarelli is questioned by reporters at the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre Thursday.  A lawmaker who alleges  Miccarelli  pulled a gun and threatened to kill her has been granted a three-year protective order against him. State Rep. Tarah Toohil alleges Miccarelli was physically abusive during a relationship that ended several years ago.  She also says he's been physically intimidating her at the Capitol this year. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmaker gets 3-year restraining order against colleague she says threatened her life

Rep. Nick Miccarelli of Delaware County has vehemently denied the claims, and he has resisted calls from GOP leaders and Gov. Tom Wolf to step down.

8 years ago

The author's niece, daughters and wife. (Jeff Bogle)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

It’s okay to say ‘you’re beautiful’ to your kids

The mid-week trip to Tampa was offered to me with relatively little notice. Of course I said yes. Freelancers always says yes. ...

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP gets ready for more elections

Guests: Charlie Gerow, John Brabender, Charlie Dent The Republican Party’s candidate for Pennsylvania’s 18 ...

Air Date: March 16, 2018 10:00 am

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This Oct. 31, 2014, photo shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors drop assault charges in Penn State hazing death

Pennsylvania prosecutors are dropping all assault charges against members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity in the hazing death of 19-year-old pledge Tim Piazza.

8 years ago

A U.S. Government Accountability Office survey polled school districts across the country on testing for lead in drinking water in 2017. Fewer than half of those surveyed did testing; of those that did, more than a third found elevated levels. (Bigstock/Kelpfish)
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers attempt to tackle high lead levels in Pa. schools

Legislation sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback would require all schools test for lead every two years and install filters or other fixes for any level above 5 parts per billion.

8 years ago

(M. Spencer Green/AP)
Education

Pa. educators decry Trump’s proposed school security cuts

"National approaches to school safety" are on the agenda Thursday as the Pennsylvania House Education Committee meets in Harrisburg for a hearing on school safety measures.

8 years ago

City Councilwoman Cherelle Parker says Philadelphia needs a public education campaign to keep workers — and their employers — up to speed on medical marijuana's rapidly changing legal landscape. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Philly Council panel wants to develop workplace guidelines on medical marijuana

Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hopes to work with stakeholders across the city on guidelines to help patients figure out their rights and prevent negative consequences.

8 years ago

Democrat Conor Lamb appears to have won the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, based on a review of the vote by public radio station WESA. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Democrat Conor Lamb appears to have won Pa. special election. Here’s what it means

That a Democrat is even close in this Western Pennsylvania congressional district can mean only one thing — bad news for Republicans in this midterm year.

8 years ago

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Dems have near-full candidate slates in Pa. House, Senate elections

Democrats have put together their largest slate of state House and Senate candidates in years. In November, they're hoping to start reversing Republicans' massive majorities.

8 years ago

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
National Interest
Politics & Policy

On Pennsylvania Trump turf, a House seat goes blue in a Lambslide

Fear is contagious. And Republicans should be terrified about Tuesday night's congressional race in southwestern Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania has the largest full-time legislature in the country. (AP, file)
Politics & Policy

Bill to shrink Pa. legislature moves forward; ultimate success uncertain

The state House has moved to change the commonwealth’s constitution and drastically reduce the size of the legislature.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest refiner on the East Coast, was relieved of some of its obligations to buy renewable fuel credits in an agreement with the EPA. (Peter DeCarlo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

EPA deal gives PES, in bankruptcy, some relief from renewable fuel credits

Philadelphia Energy Solutions reached an agreement with the federal government to reduce its liability for buying renewable fuel credits.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

What happened in the PA-18 special election?

Last night, voters in Western Pa. went to the polls to vote in a special election that has been followed by political watchers nationwide ...

Air Date: March 14, 2018 10:20 am

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