Pennsylvania
NCC's Jeffrey Rosen on McCain receiving the Liberty Medal award
Tonight at the National Constitution Center, the 2017 Liberty Medal will be given to U.S. Sen. John McCain for a lifetime of sacrifice and service to our country.
8 years ago
Listen 6:03Lawsuit challenging GOP maps to get quick hearing
A new lawsuit aimed at reshaping Pennsylvania's congressional districts before the 2018 midterm election is speeding toward trial.
8 years ago
Bill would overhaul Pennsylvania’s regulatory process
A bill under consideration in the state House changes the way Pennsylvania enacts new regulations on everything from education, to health, and the environment.
8 years ago
Energy Secretary Rick Perry faces tough sell on coal and nuke subsidies
Perry continues to defend his plan to have ratepayers subsidize coal and nuclear production in the face of greater competition from cheap natural gas and growing renewables.
8 years ago
Treasurer OKs $700 million loan to Pa. as budget stalemate stretches out
Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella has changed his mind and authorized a $700 million short-term loan to the commonwealth so it can make Medicaid payments.
8 years ago
Water problems persist along Mariner East pipeline route despite court intervention
Water impacts continue at numerous Pennsylvania sites where Sunoco is building the Mariner East 2 pipeline two months after a court-brokered agreement.
8 years ago
Delco races could accelerate changing political landscape in Philly suburbs
Election Day is Nov. 7, less than a month away. WHYY's senior reporter Dave Davies spoke with Jennifer Lynn about an intense race in the Philadelphia suburbs.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Investigation finds Amazon benefitted from more than $2.4 billion in subsidies
Amazon benefited from more than $2.4 billion in incentives across the country, according to research published Wednesday by American City Business Journals.
8 years ago
A video installation in the land of Andrew Wyeth
For the first time, the Brandywine River Museum presents video art in the converted 19th-century grist mill.
8 years ago
After almost a year’s sanctuary in Philly church, immigrant opens door on new life
Facing deportation, Javier Flores found refuge in Philly's Arch Street United Methodist Church. Now he has a visa, and he's ready to take up life with his two young sons.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Trump turns back to tax overhaul; pitch aimed at truckers
President Donald Trump pitched his tax plan as a boost for truckers at an event Wednesday in Pennsylvania
8 years ago
Philly opens center to help Puerto Ricans displaced by hurricane
The facility's focus will be on helping people enroll for Federal Emergency Management Agency individual assistance. It also will guide the displaced to social services.
8 years ago
Democrats challenge longstanding GOP control in Delco race
In Delaware County, Democrats hope to topple the Republican machine that's ruled the county for decades.
8 years ago
Shapiro joins other states in suing Trump over diluting ACA mandate on birth control
Pennsylvania's attorney general says the Trump administration has broken the law and "undermined the health and economic independence of American women."
8 years ago
Radnor Board of Commissioners president arrested on charges of child porn
Investigators find that Philip Ahr, who heads Radnor Township's board of commissioners, had shared and solicited graphic child pornography since 2013, the DA's office says.
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