Pennsylvania
Southeast Pennsylvania’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens
Chief medical officer of new Pennsylvania dispensary is hoping doctors will begin recommending medical marijuana for patients instead of more addictive opioids.
8 years ago
Listen 1:55Environmental group: Methane pollution higher than Pa. thinks
Scientists at the Environmental Defense Fund calculated Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale industry is emitting twice as much methane as companies are reporting.
8 years ago
Short-term housing, wraparound services help Bucks cut homeless rate by 20 percent
A combination of factors explains the decline, with a shift toward rapid-rehousing programs perhaps playing the biggest role, according to experts.
8 years ago
Court will now decide fate of Pa. congressional map — as Wolf, Republicans can’t find compromise
The Pa. Supreme Court will now decide the shape of the state’s 18 congressional districts, as Democratic ...
8 years ago
On Jan. 31, when Jose Nuñez Martinez showed up in Philadelphia for a mandatory interview to adjust his status, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested him.
8 years ago
Listen 1:30Midnight deadline looms for new Pennsylvania congressional maps
Competing proposals to redraw Pennsylvania’s congressional districts in a high-stakes gerrymandering case are rolling in ahead o ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:29Chemist charged with taking cyanide, dumping in suburban Philly storm drain
Reached at his home on Wednesday morning, O'Rourke said didn't want to comment. A message seeking comment from his lawyer wasn't returned.
8 years ago
Where redistricting fights stand across the country
Even as Democrats and Republicans spend 2018 vying to win key races around the country, a larger legal battle underway this year could reshape the American political map.
8 years ago
13,500 Pa. homes still without safe heating source this winter
Data released Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission shows there are fewer homes without a utility heating service this winter compared to last year.
8 years ago
New group asks: Can Pa. citizens play their way to better district maps?
Draw the Lines is making professional digital mapping tools available to the public and creating a competition for mapmakers.
8 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, February 13, 2018
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf rejects the first proposal for a new state congressional map. The effect of the opioid crisis is seen in the l ...
Air Date: February 13, 2018
Listen 15:19My youngest daughter went through a brief phase last year of constantly reminding us that we were always living in the future. She’d sa ...
8 years ago
What will Sunoco’s $12.6 million Mariner East 2 penalty be spent on?
The Department of Environmental Protection’s penalty for dozens of permit violations over the last year was among the largest ever handed out by the agency.
8 years ago
Wolf administration rejects GOP congressional map proposal [updated]
The interactive map above shows the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts as propos ...
8 years ago
Listen 1:18Crowd emerges seeking GOP nomination in Rep. Pat Meehan’s district
Seven Republicans emerge for the 7th congressional district, none of them prominent party members.
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