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Susquehanna Township EMS director Matt Baily removes naloxone from a supply cabinet. EMS personnel will begin carrying a non-addictive pain drug, keterolac, beginning July 1. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
WITF
Health

Pa. first responders to carry non-addictive pain drug

The state Department of Health has approved EMS personnel to carry a non-addictive pain drug called keterolac, also known by the brand name Toradal.

8 years ago

Three Mile Island nuclear plant is scheduled to be dismantled between 2034 and 2044. (Joanne Casarro/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Money

Three Mile Island’s future looks bleaker as it fails at power auction

Failing to clear the auction means the plants are not able to produce power at a price the market is willing to pay.

8 years ago

Alisha Risser owns and runs a dairy farm in Lebanon county. Having been in the business for 17 years, Risser said consistently low milk prices in recent years have been really hard for farmers.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. dairy farmers struggling to find greener pastures in tough milk market

Along stretches of farmland on South Lincoln Avenue in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, you will notice yard signs with bright orange letters that read, “SAVE OUR LOCAL DAIRY FARMS.”

8 years ago

Listen 4:56
Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state’s Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn’t threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1 which will now be shut down again following a judge’s order. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Mariner East construction, operation halted again in Chester County

“I find there to be an imminent risk to the public and a need for immediate relief and further study to be done," the judge wrote.

8 years ago

Abolition Hall in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
Community

Former Underground Railroad stop in Montco at center of preservation fight

The property is part of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District, established almost 50 years ago, and the buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, who favors a reversal of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, plans to make that a campaign issue in his quest to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. (loubarletta.com)
Politics & Policy

Koch brothers turn on Pa. conservative running for U.S. Senate

Vote to keep government running angered Republican powerbrokers who now are financing six-figure ad campaign against Lou Barletta in his race against U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf set to sign updated Pa. law on sex offenses

The General Assembly has passed a second version of a measure designed to fix a flaw in Pennsylvania’s sex offender law.

8 years ago

Over the next two months, the Bensalem Police Department will offer parents and community members guided tours of
Community

Mock teenage bedroom helps parents recognize signs of risk

Over the next two months, the Bensalem police department will offer parents and community members guided tours so they can learn the signs of at-risk behaviors.

8 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati. (AP file Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Opening primaries in Pa. could boost turnout, but may be a tough sell

A proposal to open Pennsylvania's primaries to independent voters could boost turnout, but could be a tough sell with lawmakers.

8 years ago

Malcolm Kenyatta, who won the Democratic nod for the 181st district in the Pa. Legislature, cheers during the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Statehouse likely getting first openly gay lawmaker of color

The Pennsylvania Legislature is poised to soon make history as it welcomes its first openly gay lawmaker ...

8 years ago

Listen 2:05
Students at an art class in Overbrook High School in Philadelphia in 2016. State Senator Vincent Hughes has cited Overbrook as an example of a school in need of repair. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. lawmakers want to reform school construction program, but funding remains a question

Pennsylvania’s ...

8 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Pa. DAs outline best practices, possible pitfalls for police body cameras

The guidelines lay out how long the footage should be stored but leave the question of when to activate cameras up to individual agencies.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania has a statewide average of 179 mental health care practitioners per 100,000 people. That's below the national average of 214 providers per 100,000. The counties shown in orange also lag below the statewide average. (Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania)
Health

Pa. ranks below national average for mental health care providers

Fifty-three of Pennsylvania's 67 counties lag below the statewide average.

8 years ago

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree changes are warranted when it comes to gun laws and school safety. However, they often disagree about the right course of action. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

As session resumes, Pa. state lawmakers inch toward gun reforms

With the state House and Senate both back in Harrisburg, lawmakers are turning their attention to a number of gun control and school safety bills.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson County (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP Senator pushes for redistricting, open primaries

Scarnati is throwing his weight behind a few measures that have been more commonly championed by Democrats.

8 years ago

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