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Pennsylvania

Route I-81 near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law

For cops who want to help ICE crack down on illegal immigration, Pennsylvania is a free-for-all

Without guidelines or oversight, some officers are using traffic stops to question Hispanics and turn over undocumented immigrants to ICE.

8 years ago

Listen 5:35
Daryl Boling
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Political leaders must address prolific access to assault weapons

The bottom line is this: The rights of individuals to live free from fear that friends and family might be the next victim of senseless gun violence should be paramount.

8 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf, Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, and a number of other advocates for new justice norms in Pennsylvania speak outside the Dauphin County Judicial Center. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Wolf, lawmakers push a raft of criminal justice overhauls

On the agenda are eight initiatives.

8 years ago

A gas drilling site in Lycoming County, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Bill would weaken standards on conventional oil and gas drillers in Pa.

The measure marks the latest move in a protracted legal and political battle over how to regulate the state’s oil and gas industry.

8 years ago

Anne Franco and her husband, Ludvin Franco, on their wedding day (Provided)
Courts & Law

In Pennsylvania, it’s open season on undocumented immigrants

ICE’s Philadelphia office is making more 'at-large' arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions than anywhere else in America.

8 years ago

Republican candidates for governor of Pennsylvania, Paul Mango, (left), and Scott Wagner, (right), participate in a debate at the National Constitution Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Despite conflicting claims, it’s unclear who’s really ahead in Pa. GOP primary

Too little information is ultimately available to assess where the primary race stands with potential voters.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Politics & Policy

Amid allegations, Pennsylvania House GOP proposes studying workplace harassment

Pennsylvania state House Republicans are announcing two proposals aimed at curbing workplace harassment.

8 years ago

State Rep. Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny) has introduced a bill that would overturn Philadelphia's tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Bill to kill Philly soda tax introduced in Harrisburg

State Rep. Mark Mustio's bill would kill the Philly sweetened-beverage tax and ban it elsewhere.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe in a file photo from August 2017. (AP, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

GOP guts bill proposing independent redistricting commission

The Pennsylvania legislature would get more control over how state legislative boundary lines are drawn under an amended bill that passed ...

8 years ago

Activist Bird Milliken shouts
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Catalyzed by Cosby, advocates aim to end time limits on reporting sexual assault

Comedian Bill Cosby's retrial is underway, and some activists hope the case will highlight their fight to end statutes of limitations on prosecuting sex crimes.

8 years ago

Listen 3:03
Laura Ellsworth, a lawyer from suburban Pittsburgh and a first-time candidate, answers questions from the panel during a debate between Republican Gubernatorial candidates at Harrisburg Area Community College in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Ellsworth tries to break through noise in Pennsylvania governor’s race

Republican gubernatorial candidate Laura Ellsworth is facing state Sen. Scott Wagner and businessman Paul Mango in the May 15 primary.

8 years ago

Listen 6:07
Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon talks to reporters during a visit to the Appalachian Brewing Company in Mechanicsburg. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon touts small business assistance in Pa.

McMahon visited the Appalachian Brewing Company in Mechanicsburg and Battlefield Leather in Gettysburg.

8 years ago

A number of protesters in wheelchairs attended the committee hearing on the bills to create new work requirements and other welfare restrictions. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Welfare restrictions begin journey through Pa. House

Two bills would create work requirements and tighten regulations for Pennsylvanians getting state benefits.

8 years ago

Pipeline workers probe the ground on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township where sinkholes have developed as a result of the Mariner East 2 construction. Vandalism to pipeline construction equipment nearby has garnered two separate $10,000 rewards. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Pipeline opponents offer their own $10k reward for information on Mariner East vandalism

Two separate $10,000 rewards are now offered for information on who vandalized a backhoe and bulldozer last week in Chester County.

8 years ago

A pile of waste coal sits abandoned in Fredericktown. Photo: Reid Frazier
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

State to send $25M to help clean up a dozen abandoned coal mine sites

Pennsylvania announced approval of $25 million in funding for cleanup of abandoned mines at 12 sites around the state.

8 years ago

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