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Pennsylvania

Osman Enriquez arrives at immigration enforcement offices in Philadelphia with his fiancee, Cindy, and year-old son, Jayden. Enriquez was threatened with deportation after his DACA application was lost in the mail.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

ICE arrests Pa. man in DACA limbo, highlighting confusion over program’s future

The Trump administration is ending DACA in March, and gave Dreamers until October to apply to renew their participation, but some applications got lost in the mail.

8 years ago

Listen 2:10
Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary of DEP's Office of Oil and Gas Management holds up an iPad.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

DEP says iPads, plus a new app, mean staff can do more oil and gas inspections

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes a bill that would have made abortion illegal at 20 weeks, four weeks earlier than existing law allows. The veto ceremony took place at Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Wolf vetoes controversial abortion bill

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed Senate Bill 3, which - had it become law - would have reduced the time women had to get a legal abortion from 24 to 20 weeks.

8 years ago

State Sen. Daylin Leach. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Leach steps back from Congressional bid after he’s accused of inappropriate behavior

Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach says he's "taking a step back" from his Congressional bid, but is not resigning from the Senate.

8 years ago

Listen 4:24
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

A dad ponders his legacy

Parents are a lot like actors, athletes and politicians in that, at some point in our career, we begin to consider our legacy.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Wolf: Leach should resign following harassment claims

Pa Gov. Tom Wolf calls for state Sen. Daylin Leach's resignation following a newspaper story reporting several women accuse Leach of inappropriate touching and comments.

8 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

How six House bills could change the way Pa. budgets

The proposals would largely come into play during impasses, like the ones the state has faced repeatedly in recent years.

8 years ago

Budget Secretary Randy Albright gave an update on the state's mid-year fiscal position Thursday. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Money

Wolf admin reports fiscal turnaround, contradicts IFO projections

After several years of shaky finances, Governor Tom Wolf's administration says Pennsylvania's fiscal health is now the best it has been since the Great Recession.

8 years ago

A sign marks the path of the Mariner East 1 pipeline through Chester County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Congressman Meehan seeks pipeline risk assessment for Mariner East 2

Responding to landowners’ concerns Congressman Pat Meehan has asked Gov. Tom Wolf to conduct a risk assessment of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Todd Stephens from Montgomery County speaks in support of Philadelphia stop-and-go owners.
Politics & Policy

Pa. state lawmaker plans bill to block Philly’s bulletproof glass measure

The bill is a direct response to a measure passed in Philadelphia City Council that could eventually bar some convenience stores from using bulletproof glass.

8 years ago

These undated photos show Cosmo DiNardo, of Bensalem, Pa., an admitted drug dealer with a history of mental illness (left); and Sean Kratz of Philadelphia (Bucks County District Attorney’s Office via AP)
Courts & Law

Cousins charged in shooting deaths of 4 men plead not guilty

Two cousins charged in the deaths of four young men found shot and buried deep on a sprawling farm said Thursday that they didn't kill anyone.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Senator swap in education committee likely to impact school choice vote in Pa.

The state Senate Education Committee is making a mid-session personnel change — switching out one Republican senator for another.

8 years ago

A natural gas well pad in central Pennsylvania, with a home in the foreground. A new study shows infants born to mothers living within a half mile of active fracking sites have a higher risk of low birth weights compared to those living further away. (Scott Detrow/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Study: Low birth weights linked to fracking sites

Infants born to mothers who live very close to natural gas fracking sites have a higher risk of low birth weight, according to a new study published Wednesday.

8 years ago

Julie Foster and Jean Broillet IV chat about beer trends at the cafe at their Tired Hands Brewery in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Lifestyle

Acquiring tastes: Ardmore brewers travel the world to savor craft beers

Jean Broillet IV and Julie Foster learn say they from the culture of other breweries — as well as their facilities and how they set up their businesses.

8 years ago

Listen 5:20
Matt Rooke sits outside of his home in State College, Pennsylvania. A former resident at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park, Rooke said his experience of being displaced gave him insights of the affordable housing problem in the area. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

Closure of mobile-home parks in fast-developing State College sparks conversation about gentrification, affordable housing

State College has boomed in recent years due to the presence of Penn State's main campus. But what does that mean for low-income residents?

8 years ago

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