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Pennsylvania

 Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski arrives at the federal building in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Allentown mayor’s corruption trial in hands of jury

Democratic Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski faces charges including fraud, bribery, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.

8 years ago

 In this April 12, 2016 file photo, Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa. speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo, File)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Toomey proposes moderate gun control, tangles with Trump

In the meeting, Trump bucked the GOP line and appeared to come to a position on gun control that is well outside Toomey's — and most Republicans' — comfort zone.

8 years ago

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A backhoe clears land for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Delaware County in early 2017. (Emily Cohen/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Environmental groups seek injunction to halt Mariner East 2 pipeline construction

Several environmental groups have asked the Commonwealth Court for an injunction to halt Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners Mariner East 2 pipeline construction.

8 years ago

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Courts & Law

GOP lawmakers confront Pa. Supreme Court justices in hearing

This week's annual budget hearings are giving lawmakers a rare chance to publicly question Pennsylvania's Supreme Court justices.

8 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, and House Speaker Mike Turzai stand with other GOP leaders. They're currently appealing to two federal courts in an attempt to get the state Supreme Court's congressional map overturned. (Chris Knight/AP Photo, File)
Money

Pa. lawmakers rack up bills as redistricting battle rages on

Over the last several months, Pennsylvania's House and Senate have spent over $3.5 million on congressional redistricting.

8 years ago

Rachel Reddick, Steve Bacher, and Scott Wallace, candidates for the Democratic nomination in the newly-drawn 1st Congressional District, attend a candidate forum in Newtown, Pa. on Tuesday evening. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Democrats make their case to replace GOP U.S. Rep. Fitzpatrick in Bucks County

On Tuesday night, candidates Scott Wallace, Steve Bacher, and Rachel Reddick made their pitch for why they’re the right person to replace Brian Fitzpatrick.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's new congressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP lose bid to get state court to halt district map

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court is declining to delay implementation of a new congressional map the justices put in place last week.

8 years ago

In February 2017, Dr. Alan Summers confessed to his role in overseeing a now-defunct South Philadelphia clinic specializing in helping addicts. (https://goo.gl/maps/d5NdUNVS5RQ2)
Courts & Law

Ambler doctor gets prison for supplying prescription pills to addicts, dealers in South Philly

Judge tells Dr. Alan Summers, 79, that his clinic 'made an absolute mockery' of the medical profession by supplying addicts and dealers with drugs.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner, who is running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination next year, has been urging fellow Republicans not to support a natural gas severance tax — in part because he thinks it would help Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf politically. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

GOP gubernatorial hopeful calls for mandatory death penalties for school shooters in Pa.

In the wake of the of a Florida school shooting that killed 17 earlier this month, Republican state Senator Scott Wagner is making school safety a centerpiece of his campaign.

8 years ago

First-time candidate Chrissy Houlahan has gotten the endorsement of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey in her quest for a congressional seat. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Casey backs Houlahan for Congress

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey endorses Chrissy Houlahan for Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District primary.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has decided against a run for Congress in the newly constituted 10th District. (File photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. auditor general won’t run for Congress

Eugene DePasquale's decision leaves a Democratic field for the 10th that is largely devoid of high-profile candidates.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's new ongressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court after it found the previous version an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Federal judges decline to immediately throw out court-drawn congressional map

A three-judge panel declined to temporarily hold up implementation of the map put in place by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

8 years ago

Hibernating toads are making their annual leap to breeding grounds — a bit ahead of schedule (WHYY, file)
Science

Early spring peepers might be trouble for rest of food chain

Recent unseasonably warm weather has lured some frogs out of hibernation early. Herpetologists worry what that might mean for them — and other animals.

8 years ago

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In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, (left), U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, (center), and Anthony Sadler attend a parade held in their honor in Sacramento, Calif. The wait is almost over to see Roseburg, Ore., hero Skarlatos on the big screen in
Community

Pa. writer penned Clint Eastwood’s ‘The 15:17 to Paris’

In the spring of 2015, Dorothy Blyskal had quit her corporate job and was writing Facebook posts begging for an entry-level position in show business.

8 years ago

Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach has ended his congressional campaign more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and making sexually-suggestive jokes. (WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. State Sen. Daylin Leach officially ends bid for Congress

The Montgomery County Democrat announced his decision in a Facebook post, more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and sexual jokes.

8 years ago

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