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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump welcomes Ivanka Trump to speak at H&K Equipment Company during a visit to promote his tax and economic plan, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Coraopolis, Penn. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump wades into Pa. race seen as test of GOP strength

Saccone's name would not appear in Trump's prepared remarks, although he greeted Trump at the airport and attended the speech.

8 years ago

Crime tape stretches across a road near the scene of a shooting Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pa. The mayor of Harrisburg said a U.S. marshal is dead after being shot while serving an arrest warrant in the city. Mayor Eric Papenfuse said two other officers were wounded in the Thursday morning shooting. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Deputy US marshal killed while serving Pa. warrant

Christopher David Hill, 45, was part of a team serving an arrest warrant on a woman when gunfire erupted, authorities said.

8 years ago

Denise Kennedy, a 21-year employee at Garrettford Elementary School in Drexel Hill, says she could use overtime to supplement her $35,000 a year salary. (Annette John-Hall/WHYY)
Money

Wolf proposes lifting cap on overtime pay for low-wage earners

Pennsylvania rule on eligibility for overtime pay is 40 years old, and governor says it's time for a change.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

A tale of two State Reps

Guests: Chris Rabb, John Taylor The Pennsylvania legislature has a lot on the docket for 2018. Among the issues b ...

Air Date: January 18, 2018

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Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district, which is often considered the poster child of gerrymandering. The district cuts through five counties and a number of municipalities.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Supreme Court weighing decision on fast-tracked gerrymandering case

The court is expected to rule quickly on a lawsuit challenging the state’s congressional district boundaries.

8 years ago

Erik Arneson, director of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records.
Courts & Law

With move to expand open-records law pending, most Pa. agencies get few requests

A new study shows that Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know law does not burden public agencies. Still, advocates for the public's right to know say there is room for improvement.

8 years ago

Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard participate in a battle simulation during Exercise Red Rose, Friday, April 2, 2010, at Fort Indiantown Gap in Annville, Pa.  (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. National Guard facility breaks ground on new training facility

The busiest National Guard training facility in the country has broken ground on a new $11.5 million building, and officials say it was a long time coming.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

DEP fines natural gas company $1.7M for drilling violations

8 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Hearing will scrutinize use of money in special environmental funds

8 years ago

Protestors march down the Ben Franklin Parkway during the Women's March on Philadelphia
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Outrage over Trump is helping Democrats win elections

A year after the president's inauguration, Democrats have benefited from a 'Trump bump' of progressive enthusiasm.

8 years ago

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele talks about using DNA phenotyping to help solve a gunpoint rape in Norristown Farm Park.
Courts & Law

Montco DA tries new technology to solve a cold crime

Authorities hunting for suspects in a gunpoint rape in a Norristown park have hit a dead end, so they're turning to a new technology to help jumpstart their investigation.

8 years ago

Trees cut on a Susquehanna County property in March 2016 to make way for the proposed Constitution Pipeline. The company says it will fight a FERC order upholding New York State's denial of a permit for the project.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

After new setback, Constitution Pipeline says it will fight FERC order

8 years ago

Penndot Driver License Center at 8th and Arch streets.
Courts & Law

Drivers deprived of licenses after drug conviction sue to repeal Pa. law

Since 2011, Pennsylvania has suspended the licenses of nearly 150,000 drivers for up to two years. Critics say the law can hurt the chances of keeping a job after conviction.

8 years ago

Beth Lawn, a chaplain at a retirement community who lives in Chester, Pa., is one of 18 Democratic petitioners challenging the Pennsylvania congressional district map. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide if state congressional district map is a partisan gerrymander

Pennsylvania’s congressional district map is ...

8 years ago

In this photo taken Nov. 23, 2015, a student leans on a table in the cafeteria during first period at Roosevelt High School in Seattle. More school districts around the U.S. are heeding the advice of scientists who have long said that pushing back school start times can improve student health or academic output. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Heeding science, some Pennsylvania school districts push back high school start times

Later school start times could mean teenagers are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to research published last month by Penn State researchers.

8 years ago

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