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Pennsylvania

Courts & Law

Inmate said to be going through opioid withdrawal dies in Bucks prison

A Bucks County prison inmate died in custody, fueling concerns about how corrections authorities handle inmates with addiction issues.

8 years ago

A former restaurant will be the site of a medical marijuana clinic in the State College area, Centre County. (Anne Danahy / WPSU)
WPSU
Money

Medical marijuana could be good business in Pa.

Bradford is a historic town on the northern Pennsylvania border. An empty storefront will soon be one of the state’s medical marijuana clinics.

8 years ago

Buses from Chester Upland School District await dismissal from Chester High School on West Ninth Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Audit: Many Pa. school bus drivers aren’t meeting basic qualifications

A statewide audit has found a number of school districts across Pennsylvania have employed bus drivers that should be banned, and still more that that aren't properly cleared.

8 years ago

A commission of Pennsylvania lawmakers and state officials is working in Harrisburg to come up with a plan to pay down the state's pension debt. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

IFO: federal tax breaks might mean good news for Pa.’s bottom line

After a year marked by lower-than expected income and intractable budget problems, Pennsylvania's finances appear to be on an upswing.

8 years ago

State officials give an update on opioid disaster relief efforts. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Command center opens to coordinate Pa. opioid relief efforts

Almost three weeks into a statewide disaster declaration, a new Opioid Operations Command Center is up and running.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's oddly-shaped 7th Congressional district is often cited as an extreme example of gerrymandering.(via govtrack.us)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Drawing new Pa. congressional districts gets off to slow start

There are a few signs of progress, a week into the three-week period established by the state Supreme Court for lawmakers to produce a replacement congressional district map.

8 years ago

Pa. State Representative Greg Vitali (D-166)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

State lawmaker Vitali to run for Meehan congressional seat

Pennsylvania state Rep. Greg Vitali is the 7th Democrat to announce a run for U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan's congressional seat.

8 years ago

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Republicans seeing lion’s share of turnover in Pa. Legislature

The party that has wielded broad power in the General Assembly in recent years looks to also have far more open seats to defend in 2018.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Coal company, watershed group reach settlement over new mine

A proposed coal mine is moving forward in southwestern Pennsylvania after its operator reached a settlement with an environmental group.

8 years ago

Close-up of brown bat with nose fungus. (Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation)
Allegheny Front
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

UV light could be a ray of hope for bats with white-nose syndrome

Scientists might have found a new way to combat white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a fungus killing millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf tours Caln Elementary School in Thorndale, Pa. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Changing course, Gov. Wolf asks courts to rule on Pa. education funding lawsuit

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has changed his mind regarding a high-profile school funding lawsuit.

8 years ago

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On Jan. 2, the Pennsylvania environmental protection department suspended work related to permits it issued for the Mariner East 2 pipeline. This photo shows a work area off Fallbrook Lane in Glen Mills, near Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Mariner East 2: Texts raise questions about Wolf administration role in permitting process

“I don’t know if there’s a smoking gun here but there sure is a lot of smoke,” said Eric Friedman, a Delaware County landowner.

8 years ago

So far, bids for two mini-casinos have netted the state over $100 million. (AP, file)
Money

Pa. making more than expected on casino auctions — so far

With eight bids to go, the state has already made $90 million of the $100 million dollars it earmarked in the state budget.

8 years ago

An inmate stands in his maximum security cell in A Block at Pike County Correctional Facility in Lords Valley, Pa. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Death row inmates sue over Pa. solitary confinement policy

The commonwealth has 156 prisoners on death row and according to filings, 80 percent of them have been there more than a decade.

8 years ago

Rachel Reddick is seeking the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania's  8th Congressional district (rachelreddick.com).
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Women in uniform emerge on suburban Philly ballots

In all three of the suburban Congressional races in the Philly suburbs, the Democratic field includes a woman with a military or national security background.

8 years ago

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