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Pennsylvania

 Walking down her block, Savannah beams with pride on graduation day. (Jessica Kourkounis/For Keystone Crossroads)
Schooled
Education

Don't Call it the Badlands: The Story of Savannah Zayas — part three

Savannah’s attendance record holds her back at school, threatening her chances of graduating. A dedicated group of teachers, mentor ...

Air Date: July 19, 2017

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NewsWorks Tonight
Money

West Chester-based QVC to buy Home Shopping Network

At-home shoppers who just can’t resist the TV appeal to purchase products ranging from electronics to jewelry will be wowed by this ...

8 years ago

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., is shown greeting President Donald Trump at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa., in April. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Toomey’s health care tax cut costs Pennsylvania up to $4.8 billion per year

The health care bill in the U.S. Senate is very much like the one in the House, but in one respect it is far worse, thanks to Pennsylvani ...

8 years ago

 Gov. Tom Wolf is shown at a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
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Politics & Policy

Pa. voters must hold elected officials accountable on climate protection

It’s been a few weeks since President Trump put partisan politics ahead of the health of future generations with his announcement t ...

8 years ago

Clean Slate will rid Ronald of the misdemeanor convictions that have haunted him for more than a decade. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Pa. may make it easier for non-violent criminals to get a fresh start

In November, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed Act 5 that allows people to have some misdemeanor convictions sealed if a judge approves. But ...

8 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

Mapping Pennsylvania’s Urban Waterfronts

8 years ago

 Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks at an opioid forum hosted by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Pa. AG says combating opioid abuse his top priority

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says opioid abuse has become the biggest threat to keeping Pennsylvania residents safe. ...

8 years ago

 Officers salute as a hearse carrying the body of Jersey City Police Department Officer Melvin Santiago during a procession prior to funeral services. Santiago was shot in the head while still in his police vehicle July 13. His death has prompted some New Jersey lawmakers to call for reinstatement of the death penalty for police killers. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Some of Pa.’s wealthiest communities get state police coverage at no cost

The finding is in a report from the Pennsylvania Economy League. ...

8 years ago

 A Colorado man shows his concealed gun license. AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Federal concealed carry reciprocity is wrong for Pennsylvania and the country

I was heartened to hear U.S. Rep. Charles Dent, R-Allentown, say he believes in the Second Amendment at his recent Lehigh Valley town hal ...

8 years ago

 (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo, file)
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Money

Gov. Wolf’s minimum wage plans run into economic reality

Gov. Tom Wolf’s rose-colored minimum wage plans have run into green-eyeshade economic reality. A new ...

8 years ago

 Visitors tour the grounds of McDade Park. Once coal mining terrain, the park is home of the Anthracite Heritage Museum, Lackawanna coal mining tour, and other recreation areas. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Politics & Policy

A Scranton native’s take on Trump’s commitment to coal

Has President Donald Trump ever heard of Scranton blackfoot? As I watched him posing with coal miners and repeating easy bring-back-jobs ...

8 years ago

 Pennsylvania's infamous 7th U.S. Congressional District is said to look like “Goofy kicking Donald Duck.”  (United States Department of the Interior)
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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvanians’ growing sentiment to make elections fair

There were no pitchforks or torches when I attended a public forum earlier this month at Chestnut Hill United Church about how Pennsylvan ...

8 years ago

 Gov. Tom Corbett is shown addresses a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Politics & Policy

If Pa. lawmakers actually represented Pennsylvanians, tax policy would make more sense

When I was in graduate school in political science many years ago, I had a teacher — a moderate Republican — ...

8 years ago

Houses on 86th Street in Eastwick overlook wetlands littered with a pile of old tires. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Health

We must mobilize now to protect rare and precious water supplies

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected waterways. Critics of the ...

8 years ago

 The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is less than 10 miles from center city. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
Urban Planning

The role of water in preparing our cities for a better future

By linking the digital and infrastructure systems of the water utility with those of our urban centers, we will take a leap toward creating thriving, sustainable cities.

8 years ago

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