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Pennsylvania

Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack wants the state Supreme Court to replace Pennsylvania's Congressional map (top) with one created by an expert witness (bottom) for plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming the current map is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. (Graphic designed by Lindsay Lazarski/Keystone Crossroads. Images from the Office of Lt. Gov. Mike Stack)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Redistricting reform proponents make last ditch arguments ahead of Pa. Supreme Court proceedings

Next week, the state Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit claiming Pennsylvania’s congressional map is an ...

8 years ago

A map of the 7th congressional district as drawn in 2011. The district incorporates most of Delaware County and portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster Counties. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Federal judges uphold Pennsylvania’s congressional map in gerrymandering case

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say they plan to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

8 years ago

A bicyclist rides past Pennsylvania State University's shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, in State College, Pa. Centre County, Pa., District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller announced Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, that more charges have been filed against fraternity brothers after investigators recovered deleted surveillance video footage recorded before the Feb. 4, 2017, death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza, of Lebanon, N.J., after a night of heavy drinking.
WPSU
Courts & Law

Shapiro takes over Penn State hazing death case after new DA’s recusal

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is taking over the prosecution.

8 years ago

The Titusville High School football team warms up before the homecoming game (Kevin McCorry/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Smart Talk: Challenges and changes to rural education in Pennsylvania

Keystone Crossroads’ Kevin McCorry travelled throughout rural Pa. to learn about the students, educators and families that struggle to provide a promising education.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf announcing his declaration of a 'State of Emergency' to deal with the opioid epidemic
Politics & Policy

Gov. Tom Wolf declares ‘state of emergency’ in Pa. opioid epidemic

There will be a command center at the state's emergency management headquarters in Harrisburg and provide wider access to the prescription drug monitoring program.

8 years ago

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In this file photo, Tony Pouliot demonstrates the goCrop app on his mobile photo in the cab of his combine on his farm in Westford, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP)
Politics & Policy

Need for high-speed internet tops Pa. lawmakers’ agriculture agenda

Eight percent of Pennsylvania doesn't have broadband access.

8 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Monday, July 10, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

If not taxpayers, who should pay for sexual harassment claims?

Pennsylvania has spent at least $1.5 million to settle sexual harassment cases over the last eight years.

8 years ago

A man walks down a hall toward the light of the Capitol rotunda, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Personal account of sexual harassment in Pa. Capitol spurs others to share stories

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Angela Couloumbis, who covers state government in Harrisburg, wrote a first-person account of how men behave around her in the Capitol.

8 years ago

Listen 6:29
Sunoco/ETP's Mariner East 2 construction continues this week in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. Despite DEP ordering construction to stop, Sunoco can continue to work on welding pipes. That work is regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, not DEP.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Despite DEP order to halt Mariner East 2 construction, some work is still allowed

When it comes to anything other than earth disturbance or water crossings, the agency doesn’t have jurisdiction.

8 years ago

In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks during a news conference after a Penn State Board of Trustees meeting in State College, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP, file)
Politics & Policy

Corbett looks back at Sandusky scandal, fallout

Corbett told Radio PA “mistakes were made” in the handling of the situation.

8 years ago

Mariner East 2 construction site on Shepherd Road in Edgemont Township, Delaware County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Report: Mariner East pipelines could have a $9 billion financial impact

Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners, which is building the $2.5 billion pipeline, paid for the report.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Politics & Policy

Pa. auditor general renews calls for expanded authority

The nonpartisan elected officer can’t investigate legislative spending or municipal authorities — despite years of pushes to allow it.

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

Endorsements trickling in for gubernatorial hopefuls in Pa.

The state Republican Party is starting its month-long series of meetings with candidates for governor.

8 years ago

Automobiles drive into the Fort Washington Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (AP, file)
Money

Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increase takes effect

A six percent increase for cash and E-ZPass took effect Sunday.

8 years ago

Ice skaters take advantage of a rare frozen pond to play some hockey  at Fenimore Woods in Radnor Township, Delaware County. (Shai Ben-Yaacov/WHYY)
Community

‘It’s cool’: Cold snap delights Delco pond hockey players

As recent winter temperatures have been a bit erratic, local pond hockey lovers never quite know when they’re going to get the right conditions to get out on the ice.

8 years ago

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