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Pennsylvania

Advocates supporting the lawsuit that eventually overturned the state's congressional map rallied outside Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman's office in Centre County in October 2017.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Voter advocates urge Pa. Senate leader to reform redistricting process

Fair Districts PA delivered postcards collected from constituents to State Senator Jake Corman’s office, urging reform in redistricting.

8 years ago

In file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Marino, President Donald Trump's former nominee to be the nation's drug czar, is defending his role in writing a law that critics say weakened the government's authority to stop companies from distributing opioids.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Officials working on opioid crisis in Pa. weigh in on Lycoming County’s Marino, who dropped bid to be Trump’s drug czar

“This was a failure of government," said Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

8 years ago

Two men pose for a picture, both in similar hues of purples
Community

The Philly tree? Yes, it's a thing — and there's a guide for that.

A new resource helps nature lovers reach a greater understanding of the trees that line streets, parks, and other spaces in Philadelphia and its neighboring areas.

8 years ago

Listen 0:00
Al Gore, grey suit, at a podium, black background
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Al Gore: We’re getting close to bipartisan action on climate

Al Gore says he’s optimistic the U.S. will break its political standoff over climate change, and that the U.S. is “not that far” from a bipartisan consensus on climate change.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Challenging gerrymandering

Guests: Carol Kuniholm, Sam Wang Pennsylvania routinely tops the list as the one of the country’s most gerryman ...

Air Date: October 19, 2017

Listen 48:59
 A crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale-based natural gas in Zelienople, Pennsylvania,  in 2012. A plan for a severance tax on drillers had advanced in the state House.. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. natural gas tax passes House committee, may hit a wall before full vote

Advancing the plan is a big step for Democrats and moderate Republicans, who have pushed for years to levy the severance tax.

8 years ago

Centre County's Jake Corman, the Pennsylvania Senate majority leader. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. House budget plan disliked in the Senate, but being considered as end to impasse

The budget’s completion still could hinge on whether the state House and Senate can agree on a gambling expansion.

8 years ago

Chief Robert Tracy, of the Wilmington Police Department holds a press conference on October 18, 2017. (WHYY)
Courts & Law

Gunman suspected of killing three, wounding three others caught in Delaware

After a multistate manhunt, police have captured the 37-year-old man suspected of shooting five former co-workers in Maryland and then a sixth person in Wilmington, Delaware.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police officers walk up a driveway, Friday, July 14, 2017, in Solebury, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Lawmakers want budget details before authorizing new funding for state police support of municipalities

The Pa. State Police must serve municipalities that don't have full-time local services. And as more localities have opted out, state taxpayers have been footing the bill.

8 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is shown in December 2016. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

House passes familiar budget plan — minus new revenue

House lawmakers narrowly passed part of a proposal Tuesday night to finish Pennsylvania's overdue state budget.

8 years ago

The Federal Reserve Building; white columns, black fencing against a blue sky
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers angle for tens of billions in federal restitution

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to get restitution for what they see as bad U.S. Federal Reserve policies during the recovery of the housing market.

8 years ago

In this Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The free press exposes Trump swamp creature Tom Marino

Let's briefly pause to celebrate the speedy downfall of a Trump apparatchik. Because it speaks to the resilience of our democratic institutions.

8 years ago

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a dinner hosted by the Washington Policy Center, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Bellevue, Wash.
Speak Easy
Education

Let’s take another look at the track record of charter schools in Pennsylvania

With continuing pressure from the Trump administration for vouchers and school choice, we urge people to look at the facts and strengthen traditional public schools for all.

8 years ago

Al Gore at the Climate Reality Workshop in PIttsburgh, Pa. October 17, 2017 (Reid R. Frazier / StateImpact)
StateImpact
Science

Gore tells climate activists: ‘We’re going to win this’

Gore’s presentation was part of his Climate Reality Project, which the former vice president and Nobel laureate founded 10 years ago.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police vehicle
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Racial inequity of pot arrests spurs ACLU call for legalizing drug in Pa.

In 2016, African-Americans were eight times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana than their white counterparts, despite using the drug at similar rates.

8 years ago

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