Pennsylvania
Settlement requires coal plants to get permits with tighter pollution controls
The settlement pertains to 10 coal-fired power plants around the state that have been operating on expired water pollution permits for years — in one case for 17 years.
8 years ago
Water study finds some Pa. radium levels exceed tough California limit
More than 3.4 million Pennsylvanians are supplied by drinking water containing radium that exceeds a strict California standard, which advocates say should replace a looser fe
8 years ago
Report calls for overhaul of Pa. charter law
Pa.'s 20-year-old charter law has been criticized by every side of the political aisle. A new report from Public Citizens for Children and Youth offers ideas for change.
8 years ago
Listen 1:47In Congress, heroin task force has ambitious plans for 2018
This year the task force is adding eight bills to its agenda.
8 years ago
Listen 4:23Pa. House Leader Dave Reed isn’t saying no to a congressional bid
He’s eyeing the western Pennsylvania seat that is being vacated by Republican Bill Shuster.
8 years ago
Wolf opioid order could open door to better treatment, prevention in Philadelphia
Stephen Lankenau, a professor of Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University, spoke with WHYY's Jennifer Lynn about Gov. Wolf's disaster emergency declaration for Pa.
8 years ago
Listen 6:13A three-part series on Pa.'s Lakeside School and innovative approaches to trauma-informed education.
8 years ago
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
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
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
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 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
Listen 5:38Need for high-speed internet tops Pa. lawmakers’ agriculture agenda
Eight percent of Pennsylvania doesn't have broadband access.
8 years ago
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
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
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