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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has decided against a run for Congress in the newly constituted 10th District. (File photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. auditor general won’t run for Congress

Eugene DePasquale's decision leaves a Democratic field for the 10th that is largely devoid of high-profile candidates.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania's new ongressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court after it found the previous version an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Federal judges decline to immediately throw out court-drawn congressional map

A three-judge panel declined to temporarily hold up implementation of the map put in place by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

9 years ago

Hibernating toads are making their annual leap to breeding grounds — a bit ahead of schedule (WHYY, file)
Science

Early spring peepers might be trouble for rest of food chain

Recent unseasonably warm weather has lured some frogs out of hibernation early. Herpetologists worry what that might mean for them — and other animals.

9 years ago

Listen 2:14
In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, (left), U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, (center), and Anthony Sadler attend a parade held in their honor in Sacramento, Calif. The wait is almost over to see Roseburg, Ore., hero Skarlatos on the big screen in
Community

Pa. writer penned Clint Eastwood’s ‘The 15:17 to Paris’

In the spring of 2015, Dorothy Blyskal had quit her corporate job and was writing Facebook posts begging for an entry-level position in show business.

9 years ago

Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach has ended his congressional campaign more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and making sexually-suggestive jokes. (WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. State Sen. Daylin Leach officially ends bid for Congress

The Montgomery County Democrat announced his decision in a Facebook post, more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and sexual jokes.

9 years ago

A dozen representatives of For Our Future political action committee chant outside Sen. Pat Toomey's Philadelphia office in support DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
Politics & Policy

With ‘meaningless’ DACA deadline looming, immigrant groups in Pa. regroup

On Sept. 5, the Trump administration announced an end to DACA. He also issued an ultimatum to Congress: create a permanent law by March 5.

9 years ago

A sign protesting the proposed PennEast Pipeline route in Carbon County, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

FERC order effectively denies appeals of PennEast approval, critics say

Federal regulators have effectively denied a request to reconsider their approval of the planned PennEast Pipeline, the agency’s critics say.

9 years ago

(Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Un-sanctuary: Some Pa. police departments pull closer to ICE

It’s normal for police departments to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement, but ICE has repeatedly attempted to enlist local police in carrying out immigration arrests.

9 years ago

Listen 5:25
Central York District parent Linda Veras-Lopez, (center), leans her head on her 14-year-old son Tyler Shields' shoulder during a press conference outside the Springettsbury Township Police Department Thursday. Veras-Lopez said she plans to attend every press conference because she wants updates on the police investigation into threats made to the school district earlier this week. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record)
WITF
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

In wake of Florida shooting, Pa. schools and police are on high alert

In York County, Central York School District has been closed for two days as police seek to learn who posted threatening messages online.

9 years ago

Bethlehem-based Sands Casino — owned by Las Vegas Sands — appeared to make a winning $9.9 million bid for a Northwest Pennsylvania satellite location in Hempfield Township.
On review, the state Gaming Control Board realized there was a problem. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

Pennsylvania gaming expansion proceeds, with a few bumps in the road

All told, the state has made almost $120 million on new casino fees — $20 million more than lawmakers anticipated.

9 years ago

Advocates supporting the lawsuit that eventually overturned the state's congressional map rallied outside Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman's office in Centre County in October 2017.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP piles on lawsuits in bid to avoid new congressional map

After lawmakers didn’t meet the court’s short deadline to fix it, justices redrew the map themselves. And analysts expect it will give Democrats stronger representation.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
Speak Easy
Health

Setting the record straight on ‘safe-injection’ sites

Philadelphia is in the midst of a debate about "safe-injection sites." Those opposed found voice in state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, but his statements are ill-informed.

9 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Changes in Pa. voting: new map and new machines

Guests: Lawrence Norton, Laura Olson, Nicholas Stephanopoulos There’s a fight over gerrymandering going on in P ...

Air Date: February 23, 2018

Listen 49:28
Paul Cherashore of the Philadelphia Overdose Prevention Initiative holds a dose of naloxone, an antidote for opioid overdoses. (Courtenay Harris Bond)
Health

Independence Blue Cross joins health insurers ending co-pays for naloxone

When the policy change takes effect March 1, many covered under its health insurance plans will be able to obtain the drug at no cost.

9 years ago

A map of the 7th congressional district as drawn in 2011. The district incorporates most of Delaware County and portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster Counties. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

New congressional districts in Philly suburbs could help Democrats win in D.C.

Pennsylvania’s new court-ordered congressional map has thrust the commonwealth into the national spotli ...

9 years ago

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