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Pennsylvania

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

Cayleigh Dorsey was the youngest to stand by the podium at the DRBC hearing. She’s one year old, and was held by her grandmother Alicia Dorsey, from South Philadelphia.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Delaware River Basin fracking ban hearings center on environment, economy

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek a fifth term in Congress. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Meehan won’t seek re-election after furor over payment to aide claiming harassment

The Delaware County Republican is the fifth member of Congress to resign or abandon re-election amid a national reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace.

8 years ago

 (Jeff Chiu/AP file photo)
Courts & Law

Driving for Uber may not rule out unemployment benefits, Pa. court says

The decision is considered a victory for low-wage workers, particularly those who turn to the 'gig economy' to support themselves after losing full-time employment.

8 years ago

Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. Republican lawmakers appeal to U.S. Supreme Court for stay on redistricting decision

Republican state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay on the state court decision earlier this week.

8 years ago

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Dunn and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell answered questions at a House hearing Thursday. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Lawmakers question agencies’ use of special funds for environmental programs

Rep. Curtis Sonney (R- Erie) said he’d like more transparency from DEP and DCNR about how the special fund money is being committed.

8 years ago

Secretary Perdue visited a food pantry in the midstate as part of his farm bill tour of Pennsylvania. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rolls out Farm Bill vision in Pa.

The last time the farm bill was negotiated, five years ago, one relatively popular suggestion was to cut funding for SNAP benefits by 10 percent.

8 years ago

Politics & Policy

Concerns over conflicts of interest arise over move to redraw Pa. maps

The ruling creates a rare question for members who are currently running for Congress: is it appropriate for them to help fix the maps or vote on the new ones?

8 years ago

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